Visual Computing Lab

VCL Co-organizes the ICME 2020 Workshop on ICT and Multimedia Tools for Migrants Inclusion in Host Societies (WIMMIH)   Migrants integration into host societies pose many challenges in different levels. From job seeking to education enrolling and from asylum seeker to vulnerable refugees, the spectrum of different tools that can be created to assist these people and host authorities is vast. Multimedia ICT solutions have been devised in order to cope with many of these issues. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…

VCL Co-organizes the PETRA 2020 AGENT II Workshop   New advances in sensing technologies, including wearables, depth sensors, cameras etc., and machine/deep learning techniques open up new opportunities for researchers to capture and collect data in order to: i) offer early detection, monitoring and prevention of many disorders; ii) identify harmful habits and behaviors; iii) ensure a barrier-free life for people with disabilities and; iv) provide early interventions for improving quality of life and encouraging behavior change towards adopting and…

VR-Together at IBC 2019   The VR-Together project got a chance to showcase some of the developed VR technologies at the 2019 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), which took place between the 13th and 17th of September, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The VR-Together project focused on the real-time photo-realistic 3D capture and the integration of a live-avatar into a several minutes scenario. The booth attendance was high and the project got lots of feedback from industry leaders, researchers and tech wanderers who…

Mr. Anastasios Dimou and Dr. Petros Daras are co-chairs of the ISCRAM 2020 track “Technologies for First Responders”     Today’s First Responders (FR) are using technology of the past. During their primary mission of saving lives and preserving society’s safety and security, FRs face a multitude of challenges. In both small scale emergencies and large scale disasters, they often deal with life-threatening situations, hazardous environments, uncharted surroundings and limited awareness. Threats and hazards evolve rapidly, crossing municipalities, regions and…

DANTE project webinar (organized by ILEAnet H2020 Coordination, with INTERPOL support)   Dr. Georgios Th. Papadopoulos will provide a webinar on the developed solutions of DANTE (Detecting and ANalysing TErrorist-related online contents and financing activities) security project. Date: Wednesday 11 September 2019, 12.30 until 13.30 (CEST) Connection details: Registration required Keywords: financial investigations, data mining, terrorism, Deep Web, Dark nets Target audience: Law Enforcement Agencies members, Security Researchers, digital specialists, data analysts, terrorism analysts ILEAnet H2020 Webinars bridge Practitioners and…

VCL Co-organizes the ICVS 2019 UAV4S Workshop   The Workshop on Vision-enabled UAV and counter-UAV technologies for surveillance and security of critical infrastructures (UAV4S) will be hosted by the 12th International Conference on Computer Vision Systems (ICVS 2019), which will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 23-25 September 2019. Dr. Dimitrios Zarpalas is co-organizer of the Workshop. The workshop aims to stimulate research activities towards current technological advances and challenges about the development of UAV vision embedded technologies for surveillance…

Dr. Kosmas Dimitropoulos and Dr. Petros Daras are Frontiers Media guest editors of the research topic “Artificial Intelligence and Human Movement in Industries and Creation”   Recent advances in human motion sensing technologies and machine learning have enhanced the potential of Artificial Intelligence to improve our quality of life, increase productivity and reshape multiple industries, including cultural and creative industries. In order to achieve this goal, humans must remain at the centre of Artificial Intelligence and AI should learn from…