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"...campuses are embracing sophisticated
artificial intelligence to understand,
mitigate and solve security challenges" By Stephanie Weagle
From Safe Campus to Smart Campus
Transforming campuses into safer and smarter institutions with artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions
advanced technology
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campuslifesecurity.com | March/April 2019
Today, educational institutions operate much like a city, with centralized law enforcement ensuring the safety of students and visitors, responding and investigating when crime occurs and striving for improved quality of life for residents. Campuses house local business- es—sometimes even healthcare clinics and stadiums, as well— which can serve thousands of people daily.
Much like cities, campuses are embracing sophisticated artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions to understand, mitigate and solve security and operational challenges. Based on Machine Learn-
ing techniques, AI-backed technologies are trained to extract, iden- tify, classify, recognize and index metadata from video surveillance content, which can then be leveraged as intelligence for driving any- thing from investigating crime to recognizing a security threat or emergency, and even deriving operational insights for improved business performance.
Video content analytics solutions, for instance, enable university and K-12 campuses to utilize their video surveillance infrastructure to extract data intelligence. Maximizing their existing investment in security surveillance, campuses leveraging video analytics are
