Distributed Camera Networks: Research Challenges and Future Directions.

分布式摄像机网络：研究挑战和未来方向加州大学河滨分校的Bir Bhanu这个项目提供了一个为期两天的研讨会，将于2009年春季在加州大学河滨分校举行，讨论和确定分布式摄像机网络多学科研究领域的研究挑战和未来研究方向。研讨会还打算鼓励这一领域的多学科研究，促进研究人员之间的更多互动，并增加对潜在应用的了解。与会者来自学术界、工业界和政府。在知识价值方面，研讨会旨在以一种全面的方式讨论一个新兴的、潜在重要的多学科研究领域。研讨会包括来自不同学科的参与者和主题的混合。主题领域包括：(I)分布式传感、处理、通信和控制；(Ii)视频内容的分布式理解；(Iii)实时嵌入式系统；(Iv)图形；和(V)模拟。就更广泛的影响而言，研讨会本身和后续研究和其他活动可能对重要的潜在应用产生重大影响，包括视频监控、灾害现场监控、交通监控、老年人居家护理和娱乐。研讨会包括对教育问题的讨论。研讨会的目的是让不同的参与者参加。

Distributed Camera Networks: Research Challenges and Future DirectionsBir Bhanu, University of California-RiversideThis project provides a two-day workshop, to be held in spring 2009 at the University of California-Riverside, to discuss and identify research challenges and future research directions in the multidisciplinary research area of distributed camera networks. The workshop also intends to encourage multidisciplinary research in this area, facilitate greater interaction among researchers, and increase understanding of potential applications. Participants are from academia, industry, and government.With respect to intellectual merit, the workshop addresses an emerging and potentially important multidisciplinary research area in what is intended to be a comprehensive manner. The workshop includes a mix of participants and topics from different disciplines. Topical areas represented include: (i) distributed sensing, processing, communication, and control; (ii) distributed understanding of video content; (iii) real-time embedded systems; (iv) graphics; and (v) simulation.With respect to broader impact, the workshop itself and follow-on research and other activities have the potential to have a significant impact on important potential applications including video surveillance, monitoring of disaster sites, traffic monitoring, in-home care of the elderly, and entertainment. The workshop includes discussion of educational issues. The workshop intends to engage a diverse set of participants.