From Visual Surveillance to Internet of Things

Book excerpt: From Visual Surveillance to Internet of Things: Technology and Applications is an invaluable resource for students, academicians and researchers to explore the utilization of Internet of Things with visual surveillance and its underlying technologies in different application areas. Using a series of present and future applications – business insights, indoor-outdoor securities, smart grids, human detection and tracking, intelligent traffic monitoring, e-health department and many more – this book will support readers to obtain a deeper knowledge in implementing IoT with visual surveillance. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including: The rise of machines and communications to IoT (3G, 5G) Tools and technologies of IoT with visual surveillance IoT with visual surveillance for real-time applications IoT architectures Challenging issues and novel solutions for realistic applications Mining and tracking of motion-based object data Image processing and analysis into the unified framework to understand both IOT and computer vision applications This book will be an ideal resource for IT professionals, researchers, under- or post-graduate students, practitioners, and technology developers who are interested in gaining a deeper knowledge in implementing IoT with visual surveillance, critical applications domains, technologies, and solutions to handle relevant challenges. Dr. Lavanya Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Amity Institute of Information Technology at Amity University UP, Noida, India. She is a recipient of several prestigious awards during her academic career. She is an active nationally-recognized researcher who has published numerous papers in her field. She has contributed as an Organizing Committee member and session chair at Springer and IEEE conferences. Prof. Pradeep K. Garg worked as a Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun. Presently he is working in the department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee as a professor. Prof. Garg has published more than 300 technical papers in national and international conferences and journals. He has completed 26 research projects funded by various government agencies, guided 27 PhD candidates, and provided technical services to 84 consultancy projects on various aspects of Civil Engineering.