AI (Artificial Intelligence) is empowering a new generation of advanced, efficient security systems. In the field of education, AI is also facilitating the digital and intelligent upgrading of schools and institutions from K12 to universities.
AI applications, such as smart identification, deep learning and intelligent analysis greatly reduce manpower costs, while improving the security level and management efficiency at the same time.
AI-enabled innovative teaching methods
AI-enabled innovative teaching methods can help enhance engagement in both remote and in-person classes, and promote a conducive learning environment for students.
To give a better understanding of how can schools benefit from utilising advanced technologies, like AI, here’s a list of some of its campus applications:
- Prevent unauthorised entry into campus
Campus entrances and exits are areas vulnerable to external threats. A robust entrance and exit access control system is imperative in building the school’s first major line of defence.
AI-enabled access control system
Installing an AI-enabled access control system can effectively prevent unauthorised entry
For example, installing an AI-enabled access control system can effectively prevent unauthorised entry into the campus, library, teaching buildings, dormitories and other school premises. Aside from that, the latest data management technology can be used to meet the daily needs of schools and students (e.g. attendance, visitors, and vehicles).
Likewise, perimeter protection, the technology behind tripwire and line crossing function, plays a vital role in preventing invasions in surrounding areas or unauthorised access to regulated places.
Machine learning helps reduce false alarms
When unauthorised personnel and vehicles are detected, the system will send a real-time alarm to notify the control room, which can help reduce security risks in the campus. Machine learning helps reduce false alarms, by filtering out irrelevant objects, such as leaves, branches and even animals.
- Detect violent actions in real time
Globally, school violence and bullying remain a serious problem. A report by UNESCO and the Institute of School Violence Prevention at Ewha Womans University (Seoul, South Korea) indicated that an estimated 246 million (20%) children and adolescents were subjected to some form of school violence each year.
One of the recommended priority actions is to establish reporting systems and improve the collection of data and evidence.
Security systems with integrated emergency management
Today’s comprehensive security systems have already integrated emergency management features
For campus safety, today’s comprehensive security systems have already integrated emergency management features. With the help of an AI sensor, 3D cameras with stereo analysis capabilities can identify fights, falls and other possible violent behaviours through deep learning.
With real-time alarm in place, the school’s security personnel can be informed in time about possible emergencies, such as violence and falls, thereby allowing them to intervene or respond accordingly.
One-button alarm system
A one-button alarm system is also suggested in the campus premises, in order to provide students with the fastest way to ask for help, in case of emergencies.
- Improve teaching performance and learning outcomes
Normalcy and resource imbalance during the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted developing countries to accelerate the digital transformation of education. With the unprecedented offline-to-online transition of many classrooms, modern electronic whiteboards and blackboards have emerged.
Dahua DeepHub Smart Interactive Whiteboard
The Dahua DeepHub Smart Interactive Whiteboard, for instance, provides an array of features, including multi-functional writing, wireless projection, conference content sharing, etc., making it an ideal choice for classrooms and meeting rooms where demonstration, information sharing and document management are needed.
Alternatively, an all-in-one smart blackboard with highly integrated design is also a good option. It combines traditional blackboard writing with touchscreen technology, promoting collaborative human-computer interaction in the classroom.
Intelligent camera with broadcasting function
An intelligent camera with broadcasting function can automatically track and capture a teacher’s lecture
Moreover, teachers don't have to worry about students, who can’t participate in in-person classes. An intelligent camera with broadcasting function can automatically track and capture a teacher’s lecture through AI algorithm, with an accuracy of up to 99%.
It can integrate with multi-channel video streams to vividly restore the classroom scene, thereby providing an immersive remote learning experience for students in different locations.
Best practices
As AI becomes more advanced and continues to gain traction in the security industry, it is imperative to carry out best practices in surveillance monitoring. Educating users regarding proper usage of technology and its benefits is strongly encouraged.
Aside from that, data and privacy protection must also be prioritised at all times. Several central management software and platforms combine data and privacy security functions in order to help protect privacy, while monitoring.
Face/body mosaic technology
Some of the measures being implemented are minimised data and private information, face/body mosaic technology, as well as security encryption of network transmission, storage, download, and export.
Users also have an option to configure the storage duration of each video channel. Overall, these best practices are put into action, so as to help ensure privacy protection and promote responsible monitoring.
Dahua Smart Education Solution
Dahua Smart Education Solution adopts all of the aforementioned technologies
Taking video-centric AI as its core, Dahua Technology actively contributes to the modernisation of education and aims to create a safe and pleasant environment for students, teachers and staff.
The Dahua Smart Education Solution adopts all of the aforementioned technologies with focus on three dimensions: safe campus, smart teaching, and smart examination room.
Aside from providing 24/7 complete on-site/off-site monitoring in the campus, they also focus on minimising cheating behaviour in student examinations and on harnessing intelligent teaching, and learning platforms for modern digital classrooms.
Examination room network system
In 2021, Dahua assisted the Egyptian Ministry of Education in regulating the country’s college entrance examination, by deploying an examination room network system for 1,800 examination centres.
“I am the happiest person on this picture that shows the installation of surveillance cameras in all high schools. This is a step that will raise the efficiency of education, because it will abolish the idea of cheating and will regulate the behaviour of the students, and the observer, during the examination,” said the spokesperson of the Egyptian Ministry of Education.