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16/05/2016

Axis harnesses the power of young minds

Lund, Sweden

Axis Communications has entered into an educational collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), a leading global research university, designed to enable faculty and graduate students to explore innovative uses and applications of network video through software development. Since the autumn, professors and graduate students of CMU’s College of Engineering dedicated time outside of their regular coursework to utilise IP video technology to address a variety of challenges.

Limited only by their imaginations, the students selected projects without any influence from Axis. One of the main goals of the collaboration is to provide the students with the creative freedom to look at existing technology in new ways. For many, the programme is also an introduction to a growing, yet unfamiliar, industry.

“It’s a learning experience for both parties. CMU students learn about the technology, while we learn of new ways our products can be used to create a smarter world,” said Rob Muehlbauer, Senior Manager, Business Development Partner Ecosystems, Axis Communications, Inc. “The innovative, resourceful and creative thinking of young minds is the key to our industry’s continued evolution and success. Anything we can do as market leaders to generate interest is a win for the physical security industry as a whole.”

Axis products are built on open technology standards, allowing the students to create third party applications like any software developer using the Axis Camera Application Platform (ACAP). These applications can be downloaded and installed on Axis IP cameras and video encoders – much in the same way smartphone users download apps.

“Axis is proving to be a significant partner for CMU, not only by making their cameras available, but also by providing technical know-how on how to best leverage the hardware,” said Bernardo Pires, Project Scientist, Robotics Institute, CMU. “In recent years, computer vision has become proficient in many vision analysis tasks, such as detect and track people, vehicles or objects. Traditionally these algorithms were run on desktop or server hardware. Axis is positioning itself to be the leader in pushing that innovation and intelligence to the camera.”

Some of the IP video applications produced by CMU students include city planning, drone technology and facial expression technology.


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