Security is one of our most fundamental basic needs, and many people work day and night to ensure it. Since the requirements in the security sector are constantly changing, a continuous exchange among those responsible for security is essential. For this reason, company representatives from all over Germany met on 9 and 10 November 2021, for the 27th Conference on Personal Protection and Corporate Security (27. Fachkonferenz Personenschutz und Unternehmenssicherheit) in Cologne. The event was organised by the online journal Veko online.
It was a great honour for us that our colleague Dr Karsten Schwalbe was invited to speak at this conference. In his presentation on the topic “Person Detection Using Artificial Intelligence,” he gave a brief insight into what is meant by artificial intelligence and how it works methodically. Particular attention was paid to the presentation of selected FusionSystems projects in the field of person and behaviour detection, such as the automatic detection of dangerous situations and the autonomous checking of safety distances. The presentation was rounded off by an honest account of current challenges in the field of artificial intelligence and a subsequent discussion of further possible applications in personal and corporate security.
The participants agreed that artificial intelligence will revolutionise the security industry in the near future and that now is exactly the right time to advance this topic with various projects. Many thanks to our speaker and the organisers of the “27th Conference on Personal Protection and Corporate Security.”