Curtin University has established a long-term strategic research and development alliance with DTI Group Ltd - a Perth based company that is leading the world in the development and implementation of public transport video surveillance technologies. This collaboration enables research activities in the area of large scale surveillance for public transport to be significantly expanded and will ensure that WA is a recognised centre internationally in this vital area of research.



Undertaking effective video surveillance on public transport vehicles and places provides a number of unique challenges, including:

• the complexity of the highly dynamic "moving" environment
• complex event and activity detection
• the need for improved multi-sensor coordination and data fusion
• difficulties in providing reliable, high performance computer systems on board environments which are not computer-friendly
• the capacity to transfer large amounts of data to and from these moving platforms to enable delivery to a central monitoring facility.

This collaboration will provide substantial capability and infrastructure to address these complex issues and to develop the next generation of algorithms and technologies that will dramatically improve the effectiveness of public transport video surveillance installations.

Current Grants:

ARC Linkage Project Research Grant
This project will develop frontier technologies for intelligent surveillance of public spaces, particularly in the transportation sector. The key outcomes of this project will be the use of a variety of novel sensors, in combination with new algorithms for analysing and responding to critical patterns of sensor data. Our collaborations with DTI as an industry partner will ensure a high probability of success in the development of these technologies, and accelerate their introduction into Australian and global markets.