The paper entitled “A Unified Framework for Coarse-to-Fine Rocognition of Traffic Signs using Bayesian Network and Visual Attributes” written by Hamed Habibi Aghdam, Elnaz Jahani Heravi and Domenec Puig won the best student paper award in 10th International Conference on Computer Vision, Theory and Applications.
Abstract: Recent advances in pervasive video surveillance systems pave the way for a compre hensive surveillance of every aspect of our lives. Computerized and interconnected camera systems can be used to profile, track and monitor individuals for the sake of security. Notwithstanding, these systems clearly interfere with the fundamental right of the individuals to privacy. To alleviate this privacy problem and avert the so-called Big Brother effect, the usage of privacy enhancing technologies is mandatory.
