PRESS RELEASE BY THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR YOUTH, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Local researchers come up with an algorithm using AI to improve the quality of facial images in CCTV cameras in combatting forensic crime

PRESS RELEASE BY THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR YOUTH, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Local researchers come up with an algorithm using AI to improve the quality of facial images in CCTV cameras in combatting forensic crime.

Researchers from the Department of Communications and Computer Engineering, at the Faculty of ICT of the University of Malta and Ascent Software Ltd., have successfully reached a milestone in the ICT sector, with DEEP-FIR, a project which addressed the problem in improving the quality of facial images captured by CCTV cameras in combatting forensic crime.

The project funded by FUSION, the National Research & Innovation Funding Programme, administered by the Malta Council for Science and Technology MCST, received around €185,000 in public funds. The results of the project were disseminated during a public engagement event which took place at the Esplora Planetarium Hall, in Kalkara.

Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation Keith Azzopardi Tanti addressed the stakeholders and public during the event stating the importance of using new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence for the benefit of the public.

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STQARRIJA MIS-SEGRETARJAT PARLAMENTARI GĦAŻ-ŻGĦAŻAGĦ, IR-RIĊERKA U L-INNOVAZZJONI Riċerkaturi lokali joħorġu b’algoritmu li juża l-AI biex itejbu l-kwalità tal-immaġini tal-wiċċ fuq kameras tas-CCTV fil-ġlieda kontra l-kriminalità.

Riċerkaturi mid-Dipartiment tal-Komunikazzjoni u l-Inġinerija Kompjuterizzata fil-Fakultà tal-ICT tal-Università ta’ Malta u Ascent Software Ltd, laħqu b’suċċess tragward fis-settur tal-ICT, bil-proġett DEEP-FIR, li joffri titjib tal-kwalità tal-immaġini tal-wiċċ miġbuda minn kameras tas-CCTV fil-ġlieda kontra l-kriminalità.

Il-proġett iffinanzjat minn FUSION, il-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Finanzjament tar-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni, amministrat mill-Kunsill Malti għax-Xjenza u t-Teknoloġija l-MCST, irċieva madwar €185,000 f’fondi pubbliċi. Ir-riżultati tal-proġett tħabbru waqt avveniment pubbliku fis-sala tal-Esplora Planetarium, fil-Kalkara.

Is-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ, ir-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni Keith Azzopardi Tanti indirizza lill-istakeholders u lill-pubbliku waqt din l-attività, fejn tkellem dwar l-importanza li jintużaw teknoloġiji ġodda bħall-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali għall-ġid tal-pubbliku.

Biex taqra din l-istqarrija għall-istampa, jekk jogħġbok agħfas hawnhekk.