ISIS - An Integrated Sensor Information System for Crime Prevention

Lead Research Organisation: Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Electronics, Elec Eng & Comp Sci

Abstract

ISIS will detect threats on public transport, inform key decision makes of that threat and manage its own network. It will use video cameras, audio microphones and RF/microwave sensors to detect threats as they enter buses or trains. ISIS will use template matching to use the video and audio streams to identify known criminals or terrorists and alert security and transport staff. In cases were the passenger is unknown it will use advanced RF scanning techniques to check for external intrusion into the vehicle space such as an explosive device placed under a bus or train and will also check to unknown electronics used as detonation mechanisms for explosives concealed insit a laptop or mobile phone.

Publications

10 25 50
 
Description 1. Image recognition to detect high stress situations on bus transport which might lead to crime.
2. New image processing parsing methods for meta-tagging CCTV feeds automatically.
3. Linking real time bus position with neighbourhood and bus stop threat levels.
Exploitation Route This research laid the foundation for our new CSIT Institute which has extensive links to industry and academia.
Sectors Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics,Security and Diplomacy,Transport

 
Description The results were used to help a local bus manufacturer and Transport for London suppliers realise the importance of security and crime prevention on bus public transport
First Year Of Impact 2010
Sector Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Transport
Impact Types Economic

 
Description EPSRC
Amount £4,569,565 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/G034303/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 04/2010 
End 06/2015
 
Description EPSRC
Amount £2,704,971 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/H049606/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 04/2010 
End 06/2014
 
Description EPSRC
Amount £39,000 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2010 
End 06/2013
 
Description INTERREG IIIC North
Amount £4,900,000 (GBP)
Funding ID Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme 
Organisation INTERREG IIIC North 
Sector Public
Country France
Start  
 
Description Invest Northern Ireland
Amount £4,400,000 (GBP)
Funding ID INI CSIT 
Organisation Invest Northern Ireland 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 05/2010 
End 06/2015
 
Description Queens University
Amount £8,800,000 (GBP)
Funding ID CSIT 
Organisation Queen's University Belfast 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2010 
End 06/2015
 
Description Queens University
Amount £8,800,000 (GBP)
Funding ID CSIT 
Organisation Queen's University Belfast 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start  
 
Description Stream On 
Organisation Stream On
Country Canada 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution This research helped Stream-On provide research based support to their customers
Collaborator Contribution Stream-On were able to lead our research to the needs of the market
Impact Some of our software ideas were used by Stream-On in their product design.
Start Year 2007