Semi-OT -Seminar-Implications of visual analysis skills for the use of an integrated airport security strategy using multiple imaging technologies

http://www.ecu.edu.au/schools/computer-and-security-science/news-and-events/secau/2014/02/using-visual-imaging-technologies-as-an-integrated-airport-strategy

ECU's Security Research Institute invites interested members of the public to attend a Special Interest Group (SIG) Seminar by Dr Craig Donald.

Implications of visual analysis skills for the use of an integrated airport security strategy using multiple imaging technologies

Date: Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Time: 3.30pm (Presentation), 4.15pm (Networking and refreshments)

Venue: ECU Mount Lawley Campus, Building 10, Room 10.131

Speakers: Dr Craig Donald
RSVP: sri@ecu.edu.au. Refreshments available. Please RSVP for catering purposes.

Visual imaging technologies of various types are increasingly being used at different flow points within airport environments as part of airport security strategies. These include traditional CCTV cameras, infrared and thermal cameras, x-rays, millimetre wave and terahertz based technologies. These technologies using an increasing variation of electromagnetic processing provide images that range from actual images of people (eg CCTV) to abstract or stylised representations of content (thermal or terahertz). Three key dynamics affect the way these technologies are currently implemented.  First, the technologies are typically not used in a coordinated manner as part of a security strategy to compliment and feed context to each other. Second, although particular areas such as X-ray stations typically have rotations through the positions of x-ray screening, metal detection and physical searching roles, most of these imaging technologies are separately staffed by specific and unique personnel in specialised roles.  Third, the extent to which similar skills can be used and transferred for visual analysis of real, representative or synthetic images has not been clearly established. This presentation will discuss considerations on how visual imaging technologies could be used as part of a coordinated security strategy. An underlying set of visual analysis skills for airport security strategy making coordinated use of visual imaging technologies has important implications for selection, deployment, integration possibilities, intelligence and context gathering and detection possibilities.

Speaker Profile

Dr Craig Donald is an industrial psychologist with a specialist involvement in human factors issues in technology integration and the security industry. He consults internationally in security management, has published in academic and industry publications widely internationally with work translated into Russian and Polish, and has a particular focus in body language and the detection of incident behaviour. He has worked with police on CCTV surveillance in several countries including UK, Australia, Poland, Singapore, and Southern and East Africa as well as surveillance functions in customs, aviation, town centres, casinos, and precious mineral producers. In the research area, Craig has worked on integrating human factors and technology projects with the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa, the TNO-FEL in Holland, and on several projects with QinetiQ in the UK. He works extensively in the area of control rooms, visual analysis and detection in CCTV and x-ray screening, emergency response systems, and strategies for crime recognition and detection.