Day: May 2, 2018

Hikvision has successfully organized 2018 AI Cloud World Summit at Hangzhou International Expo Centre from 30 to 31 March 2018. The summit was attended by over 2,000 participants including industry experts and scholars, as well as the Hikvision partners including Microsoft, Intel, Milestone Systems and Axxonsoft. The forum gave both attendees and presenters opportunities to explore trends in AI development, its real-world applications, and AI-related partner cooperation in global markets. Hikvision introduced AI Cloud in October 2017 at the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen. AI Cloud is a development concept born out of the Internetof-Things (IoT) era. It is a three-layered architecture that incorporates cloud and edge computing to provide multidimensional perception and front-end processing at edge nodes, and then process data in real-time and converges to edge domains for intelligent applications and create new data. It further converge on-demand data to the cloud center for big data analysis. Building AI cloud ecosystems through open collaboration Artificial intelligence is thought to be another rising technology that is going to significantly impact the human society. In his keynote speech, Yunhe Pan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering highlighted that Artificial Intelligence is already evolving to its next stage due to the emergence of new social needs such as smart cities, smart medicine and unmanned driving, as well as significant changes in information environments like the Internet, mobile computing, cloud computing, Internet of Things and others. In short, the next generation of Artificial Intelligence is moving towards big data intelligence, collective intelligence, and cross-media intelligence. “A large number of application requirements are surging in a fragmented way. The implementation of AI is restricted mainly by three factors – data, computing power and application. To accelerate the process, it is necessary for all stakeholders in every industry to be open and collaborative to build an AI industry ecosystem,” said Yangzhong Hu, President of Hikvision addressing the summit, “To enable more partners to participate in the construction and sharing of the AI ecosystem, the company will be fully open on its products and services, including the AI Cloud software platform, training system, AI services, data annotation and data sharing services etc.” The emerging needs for edge computing At the summit, Oliver Philippou, Associate Research Director at IHS Markit, gave Hikvision’s international attendees a presentation titled ‘Artificial Intelligence – The Present and Future Prospects for Video Surveillance.’ According to Philippou, increasing numbers of network cameras on the global market pushes the development of video analytics further toward convergence – to edge and cloud systems – requiring better algorithms and deep learning to provide maximum accuracy. Dr. Shiliang Pu, President of Hikvision’s Research Institute, shared the company’s AI research facilities, milestones, and achievements over the past years. Dr. Pu pointed to advantages of edge perception and its ability to generate multi-layered cognition to empower AI applications. It is the joint efforts for various providers to build up this AI ecosystem. Hikvision was honored to have three of its strategic partners namely Intel, Milestone Systems, and AxxonSoft, who gave keynote speeches in a summit session about mutual partnership and how AI changes partner ecosystems.

Wireless CCTV, the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile video surveillance systems including body worn cameras, redeployable CCTV and electronic site security systems has recently announced that its Body Worn Camera (Connect) was awarded the Security Innovation of the Year 2018 at the Safety and Health Excellence (SHE) Awards. Hosted by Western Business Exhibitions, organiser of The Health & Safety Event, in conjunction with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), the Safety and Health Excellence Awards covers all aspects of health and safety, fire safety and security and incorporates the long-standing British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Rory Bremner on 11th April at The VOX, Birmingham and saw an attendance of over 420 professionals from the safety, fire safety, security and facilities sectors. In the category of Security Innovation of the Year, WCCTV’s Body Worn Camera (Connect) was selected as the outright winner by an esteemed panel of key industry figures, whose members represent organisations including NEBOSH, BSIA, IOSH, The British Safety Council and the Fire Industry Association. The judges whittled down more than 150 entries to a shortlist of 75 entries across nine categories. The WCCTV Body Worn Camera (Connect) is a multi-award-winning UK manufactured body worn camera offering live transmission of video, audio, real-time alerts and GPS information via 4G/3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The transmission element enables an operator to connect to a body worn camera in the field, view the live view video, communicate with the wearer and understand their position via GPS. Alternatively, the wearer can send an alert back to the control room with their live video and GPS location details. Unlike other live transmission body worn camera systems, the WCCTV Body Worn Camera (Connect) is a single unit, with no external cables, battery packs, transmission units or tethering. The Body Worn Camera (Connect) has been recognised with multiple prestigious awards and commendations including 3 ASIS Accolades in 2016 (Security Best, Judges Choice and People’s Choice), an SIA New Product Showcase award for best HD surveillance camera and was shortlisted as a finalist for the IFSEC Security and Fire Awards 2017. Speaking on the latest award, WCCTV’s Chief Executive Officer, David Gilbertson said, “This ongoing recognition form our peers within the security and health and safety industries is a testament to the company’s commitment to developing and delivering innovative solutions that provide a tangible benefit to end users.” “The WCCTV Body Worn Camera (Connect) raises the bar for body camera technology and what can be achieved by its effective deployment.” “Historically, uptake of body worn camera systems has been driven by the need to protect the wearer and the public by having greater transparency over how incidents occur and have been dealt with.” “However, this is purely retrospective – there is no opportunity for intervention, advice or assistance for a wearer out in the field who is left to rely on his or her own best judgement until a review can take place.” “WCCTV’s Body Worn Camera (Connect) drastically improves security, safety and decision making for agents in the field, and allows supervisors to coordinate tactical operations in real-time with eyes on the ground.”  

Hikvision’s MR-Q3-LR series of intelligent warehouse robots stood out from the submissions from 59 countries and won the Red Dot Product Design Award 2018. The robots boast concise and versatile design. By adopting the concept of ‘handling complexity by simplicity,’ Hikvision’s MR-Q3-LR series of intelligent warehouse robots provides excellent technical performance and human-machine interaction capabilities. In addition, the exquisite workmanship and flexible customization features also helped the series win the heart of the jury. Thanks to the frame made of aluminum alloy, the robot is robust yet light. The two-wheel differential drive features flexible motion control, which ensures smooth movement of robots, and the visual and inertial navigation (which will be upgraded to laser navigation) enables precise localization by them. Besides, the IP54 protection level allows the robots to function well even in harsh environments. Hikvision’s intelligent warehouse robots are a prime example of mobile robots being used on a large scale. Together with machine vision products, mobile robots have been widely used in numerous sectors including electronic equipment manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, e-commerce logistics, retail, third-party logistics, food and beverage, photovoltaic, and medical. Nearly 800 Hikvision intelligent warehouse robots have been employed in the Hikvision Tonglu security industry base for its phase I and II projects to provide strong warehouse and logistics support for the base which has a daily output value of more than RMB 100 million. This solution drastically reduces labor intensity and increases production efficiency and quality. In addition, the big data optimization technology is applied to optimize the warehouse layout, saving approximately 58% in manpower and boosting efficiency by 84%. Founded in Germany in 1955, the Red Dot Design Award is one of the top three internationally recognized awards in industrial design, along with the iF Design Award of Germany and the IDEA Awards of the USA. The Red Dot Award is renowned for its stringent evaluation criteria. It comprises three awards in the disciplines of product design, communication design, and design concept. The selected product must have innovative features that set it apart from other similar products and make it the leader in its industry.  

The Honorable President of Zimbabwe, HE Emmerson Mnangagwa led a delegation from Zimbabwe to visit Dahua Technology Headquarters at Hangzhou, China on the morning of 6 April 2018. Dahua Technology Chairman, Fu Liquan, and VP and General Manager of Dahua Overseas Business, Michael Chen warmly received the guests. Invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Mnangagwa engaged in his first foreign affairs visit to a country outside of Africa since taking office in November 2017. Zimbabwe is an important birthplace of civilization in southern Africa, and President Mnangagwa has been actively promoting economic reconstruction, seeking opportunities for economic development and investment. Fu Liquan introduced Dahua Technology’s core competence in video surveillance as well as their business development in Africa to the visiting guests. He said that Dahua Technology has continuously maintained healthy relationship with the local Zimbabwe market, and in the future, they look forward to contributing its strengths to the economic development in Zimbabwe. He also wished President Mnangagwa for a successful conclusion to his China visit. President Mnangagwa expressed his gratitude for having an opportunity to visit Dahua Technology Headquarters. He stated that the Dahua showroom had left him with a strong and lasting impression. Dahua Technology possesses advanced technologies and products with the capability to uphold the law and ensure a peaceful society, protect against criminal acts in airports and supermarkets, and even defend the safety of national borders. President Mnangagwa believes these strengths can assist Zimbabwe in its rapid development and advancement. Dahua Technology hopes that it can participate in the country’s reforms. Dahua Technology entered the African market in 2008, and achieved stable business growth. Starting in 2015, they successively established subsidiaries in South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia and Morocco, thus providing sales and technical support to the African market directly. They initiated business in Zimbabwe in 2014 and gradually expanded their local channel network. Today, the momentum of development has been set, allowing Dahua Technology to engage deeper into the local security market, and better serve local customers.

Dahua Technology presented ‘AI Creates Value’ during the International Security Conference and Expo 2018 to top security professionals at the Sands Expo Convention Center at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Dahua President Ke Li opened the keynote speech by expressing gratitude to all guests as well as to Dahua’s global network of partners and customers. James Wang, Deputy General Manager of Dahua Overseas Business, and Adam Burns, General Manager of IoT Vision Solutions at Intel, were the keynote speakers. Burns spoke about the trends in AI technology, while Wang defined the challenges of big data, the value of cognitive analytics, the increasing business intelligence opportunities, the expanding possibilities for improved business operations, and the system architecture components that make all of this possible. “Innovation has been the persistent force behind Dahua’s technology development. Dahua will continue to lead the application of AI in the security industry, becoming a world-leading video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider that enables a safer society and smarter living.” said Ke Li. “There have been several noteworthy advancements in AI in intelligence, computing, ecosystem and sensing,” said James Wang, “Dahua AI-powered security technologies mitigate the data challenges in physical security solutions like low processing efficiency, isolated data and massive data. Dahua AI security solutions, when applied to applications like retail, traffic management, logistics and warehousing, can boost business intelligence and performance, creating true value for physical security industry.” “It’s been years since Dahua and Intel started their cooperation. The evolution from video to vision makes surveillance more connected, intelligent and autonomous. Intel AI solutions, including Movidius, Intel FPGA and nervana, drive intelligence in the camera, at the edge and in the cloud, enabling various vision-based intelligent analytics and the expansion of vision to all IoT markets.” said Adam Burns. Wang also introduced the Dahua Deepsense Series, a suite of products that adopts state-of-the-art AI-deep learning technology, which will be released during 2018 H1. Dahua Deepsense series including network (PTZ) cameras, network video recorders, servers, etc., supports various kinds of security solutions with an array of advanced capabilities including human characteristics analysis, face recognition, ANPR, metadata collection and analysis, people counting, image search, facial flow, traffic incident detection and traffic data statistics. Beyond seeing the world, the power of AI-deep learning allows devices to understand it in a better way, offering higher flexibility and accuracy for end-users and more business opportunities for Dahua customers and partners.