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MARCO LA CASCIA

Research Area

Active Research fields

Computer Vision: feature extraction from images and videos, affective computing, human action modeling and classification, face processing and tracking, emotion recognition

Video-surveillance: tracking algorithms, crowd analysis, anomaly detection

Content-based multimedia indexing and retrieval

Machine Learning

Research projects of the last 5 years

PI or co-PI for the research projects:

  • "IDEHA: Innovation for data processing in cultural heritage", PNR 2015-2020; (Quota UniPA - € 1.100.000)
  • “SINTESYS: Security and INTElligence SYStem”, PON R&C 2007 – 2013; (Quota UniPA – € 737.598)
  • “ASIC – Applicazioni e Servizi Innovativi di Comunicazione Voce/Video/Dati”, MIUR DM 449/Ric. del 10/03/2006 Settore 11 “ICT e componentistica elettronica” ; (Quota UniPA – € 479.600)
  • “FREE SURF: FREE SUrveillance in a pRivacy–respectFul way”, PRIN 2006, con L’Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (PI) e l’Università di Firenze; (Quota UniPA – € 68.571)

Participant to the research projects:

  • PRIN 2017 - Progetto "I-MALL - improving the customer experience in stores by intelligent computer vision"
  • PON 2007-2013 SCN_00447 – Progetto “ADAPT – Accessible Data for Accessible Proto–Types in Social Sector”
  • PON 2007-2013 PON03PE_00214_3 – Progetto “NEPTIS”
  • PON 2007-2013 PON04a2_C – Progetto “SmartHealth”
  • PO FESR 2007–2013 – CUP: G73F12000000004 – Progetto “ITasIT – IT as Integration Tool”
  • PAC02  Avviso Start-up PAC02L2_00215 – Progetto “DIGITEMA – Fruizione DIGItale del patrimonio del Teatro MAssimo di Palermo”
  • PAC02 Avviso Start-up PAC02L2_00167 – Progetto “Smart Heritage”
  • PAC02 Avviso Start-up PAC02L2_00068 – Progetto “BookAlive”
  • POR Misura 4.1.1.1 – Progetto “Omega-Lab”
  • POR Misura 4.1.1.1 – Progetto “PIANETA”
  • “Industria 2015”, “Made in Italy” MI01_00158 – Progetto “Speaky Acutattile”

Collaborations

Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, USA

Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Northeastern University, Boston, USA

ICAR - CNR

Università di Catania;

Università di Firenze;

 

Active research

See DIID Computer Vision and Image processing lab

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Software development for:

  • information retrieval;
  • digital cultural heritage management;
  • video analtics;
  • video-surveillance systems;
  • classification and prediction systems;