{"id":5183,"date":"2023-11-16T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:22:27","slug":"computer-vision-what-it-is-areas-of-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/computer-vision-what-it-is-areas-of-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer vision: what it is, how it works and 4 areas of future application"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5183\" class=\"elementor elementor-5183 elementor-5168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ada273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ada273\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-203ecbf\" data-id=\"203ecbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d407c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30d407c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Computer vision <\/strong>is a technology that allows computers to interpret and analyse images and videos in a similar way as the human brain does. Artificial intelligence (<strong>AI<\/strong>) algorithms can identify objects, recognise faces and analyse movements.<\/p><p>Computer vision finds application in the most diverse areas of everyday life, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jogroup.eu\/digital-transformation-italia-trend-2023-novita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Industry 4.0 <\/strong><\/a>to <strong>automotive<\/strong>, from <strong>medicine <\/strong>to <strong>surveillance<\/strong>. In this article, we will explore the different areas of application, the advantages it offers and possible future developments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03b452 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"a03b452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a03b452\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__a03b452\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__a03b452\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb10ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb10ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is computer vision?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ce6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ce6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer vision is a <strong>branch of artificial intelligence<\/strong>; it deals with teaching computers to interpret digital images, both static and moving (video).<\/p><p>The term <strong>vision<\/strong> refers to the ability to recognise and understand objects, scenes, actions, emotions and relationships in a digital image.<\/p><p>Computer vision AI algorithms are based on <a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/deep-learning-machine-learning-traditional-ai\/\"><strong>deep learning<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/machine-learning-smarter-future\/\"><strong>machine learning<\/strong><\/a> techniques, which allow useful information to be extracted and used for various purposes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ea93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77ea93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does it work?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aece32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aece32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer vision uses countless <strong>mathematical and statistical techniques <\/strong>to process images and videos. Some of the most common techniques include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a65a32 sistemo-listati elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6a65a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>segmentation of the image<\/strong>, i.e. the division into smaller parts;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>feature extraction<\/strong>, i.e. the identification of distinctive elements;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>pattern recognition<\/strong>, i.e. the search for repetitive sequences.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcf2b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edcf2b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-2-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-2-EN.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-2-EN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-2-EN-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-2-EN-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3220a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3220a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will now list the main steps of computer vision in more detail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0005b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf0005b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Image acquisition<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1506f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1506f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This involves capturing the image from a source, such as a <strong>camera<\/strong>, <strong>scanner<\/strong>, <strong>sensor <\/strong>or <strong>digital archive<\/strong>. The image can be in bitmap, vector or mixed format, depending on the type of information it contains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586114f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"586114f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Pre-processing<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c595e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c595e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image quality is improved by reducing <strong>noise<\/strong>, <strong>contrast<\/strong>, <strong>blurring <\/strong>and other factors that can affect <strong>sharpness <\/strong>and <strong>resolution<\/strong>. Techniques such as image filtering, transformation, segmentation and normalisation can be used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b775bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b775bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Extraction of characteristics<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a8743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6a8743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This involves identifying the salient elements of the image, such as <strong>edges, contours<\/strong>, <strong>colours<\/strong>, <strong>textures<\/strong>, key points and regions of interest. In this case, techniques such as corner detection, descriptor description, feature coding and clustering can be used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2bb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2bb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Recognition and classification<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea1a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea1a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The features extracted from the image are associated with predefined categories, such as <strong>object classes<\/strong>, people <strong>faces<\/strong>, <strong>emotional expressions<\/strong>, <strong>actions<\/strong>, <strong>scenes<\/strong>, <strong>texts <\/strong>and <strong>symbols<\/strong>. Machine learning and deep learning techniques such as artificial neural networks, support vector machines, probabilistic models and random forests intervene here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0ae00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e0ae00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Interpretation and understanding<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7234bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7234bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Information obtained from recognition and <strong>classification <\/strong>is given meaning, based on context, purpose and logic. Reasoning, inference, learning and decision-making techniques can be used to generate answers, predictions, recommendations or actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27d970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a27d970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-3-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-3-EN.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-3-EN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-3-EN-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-3-EN-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4632a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4632a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry 4.0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8280311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8280311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the era of <strong>Industry 4.0<\/strong>, thanks to computer vision, <strong>factories <\/strong>will be able to reduce costs, monitor production chains in real time and detect any anomalies or defects in finished products. This will make it possible to prevent defects before they become a problem and reduce the number of discarded products.<\/p><p>Computer vision will also improve safety in the workplace. AI-based surveillance systems will detect dangers and warn workers in good time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bb324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61bb324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automotive: safety and autonomous driving<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e1b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e1b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer vision applied to the <strong>automotive <\/strong>industry will make it possible to detect and identify objects on the road, such as pedestrians, vehicles and signs. Driver assistance systems will thus alert the driver to hazards, such as the presence of a passer-by at a zebra crossing or approaching a curve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce981ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce981ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medicine: personalised diagnosis and treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2639050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2639050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer vision will also revolutionise <strong>medicine<\/strong>. It will make it possible to improve the diagnosis of diseases and to develop personalised therapies based on the individual characteristics of patients.<\/p><p>By analysing images obtained through an MRI or computed tomography scan, algorithms will be able to accurately identify tumours, aneurysms and other pathologies.<\/p><p>In the case of tumours, computer vision will make it possible to identify the most effective treatment to fight them. It is important to emphasise, however, that this technology will never replace the role of the doctor: the final decision on diagnosis and treatment will always be taken by the healthcare professional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fcfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18fcfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Security: surveillance and facial recognition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af33de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af33de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Computer vision-based <strong>surveillance <\/strong>systems will detect potentially dangerous situations such as intrusion into a restricted area or theft of valuables. These systems will be used to monitor large areas such as airports, stadiums and public squares.<\/p><p><strong>Facial recognition <\/strong>will make it possible to identify unknown or dangerous persons and possibly report them to the competent authorities. Computer vision will also prove to be a valuable ally against terrorist attacks or criminal acts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560ef40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560ef40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technological developments and new frontiers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b22805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b22805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The future of computer vision is extremely promising. All AI-based technologies will become increasingly sophisticated, enabling levels of precision that were unthinkable a few years ago.<\/p><p>One of the main future developments in computer vision will certainly concern <strong>machine learning<\/strong>. Thanks to <strong>machine learning<\/strong>, AI will learn from its mistakes and continuously improve its performance.<\/p><p>Computer vision will also have a significant impact on <strong>agriculture<\/strong>. Cameras and sensors analysing plants in real time will enable farmers to monitor the state of their crops and detect any diseases or infestations.<\/p><p>Finally, computer vision will also have a significant impact on <strong>robotics<\/strong>, <strong>manufacturing <\/strong>and<\/p><p><strong>space exploration<\/strong>.<\/p><p>However, the use of computer vision also raises certain ethical and legal issues that need to be considered as soon as possible. It is important that the development of new technologies takes place in a <strong>responsible <\/strong>manner that respects human rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e019e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e019e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/#contact-us\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-4-EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-4-EN.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-4-EN-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-4-EN-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.pmf-research.eu\/pmf-research.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Computer-vision-4-EN-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c43d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00c43d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to develop a computer vision project? 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The PMF Research team is at your complete disposal.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/\"><strong>PMF Research<\/strong><\/a> is a <strong>research and development <\/strong>(<strong>R&amp;D) centre <\/strong>established in <strong>2003 <\/strong>and belonging to the <strong>JO Group <\/strong>cluster of companies; it deals with <strong>ICT<\/strong>, <strong>virtual reality<\/strong>, <strong>artificial intelligence <\/strong>and <strong>big data<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Computer vision is a technology that allows computers to interpret and analyse images and videos in a similar way as the human brain does. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can identify objects, recognise faces and analyse movements. 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