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Oct 10, 2012
Bourne pursuit: Improving computer tracking of human activity    Bookmark and Share
1764.jpgProf. Silvio Savarese and his group have found a way to improve a computer's human-tracking accuracy by more than 30 percent by looking not only at where the targets are going, but also at what they're doing. His computer vision algorithms will help make cars safer on the road, in addition to various other applications.   [More Info]

Related Topics:  Automotive industry   Computer Vision   Robotics and Computer Vision   Savarese, Silvio   
 
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