12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance Karlsruhe, Germany — August 25–28, 2015
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Conference Workshops

Five specialized workshops held alongside the main conference program on August 25, 2015 — Workshop & Demo Day at KIT, Karlsruhe.

Workshop & Demo Day

The 12th IEEE AVSS conference featured a dedicated Workshop & Demo Day on August 25, 2015, bringing together researchers and practitioners for focused sessions on emerging topics in video and signal-based surveillance. Workshops were organized across three thematic tracks:

  • Track 1: Traffic and Vehicle Surveillance
  • Track 2: Activity Recognition and Tracking
  • Track 3: Border Control and Biometrics
Track 1

VRS 2015

3rd Workshop on Vehicle Retrieval in Surveillance. Focused on methods for searching, matching, and retrieving vehicles across large-scale surveillance camera networks.

Track 1

ATS 2015

1st Workshop on Automatic Traffic Surveillance. Covered automated analysis of traffic scenes, including vehicle detection, tracking, and behavior analysis.

Track 2

AMMDS 2015

Workshop on Activity Monitoring by Multiple Distributed Sensing. Addressed techniques for fusing data from heterogeneous sensor networks to monitor complex activities.

Track 2

PETS 2015

17th Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Tracking in Surveillance. The long-running benchmark workshop for objective comparison of tracking algorithms in surveillance contexts.

Track 3

ISBC 2015

1st Workshop on Identification and Surveillance for Border Control. Explored biometric identification, anomaly detection, and surveillance technologies for border security applications.

Workshop Chairs

The workshop program was organized under the leadership of:

  • Rita Cucchiara — University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
  • Jordi González — Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Workshops were held at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the main conference venue.

The workshop and demo day at the IEEE AVSS conference provided an intensive forum for exploring cutting-edge developments in video-based surveillance technology. Researchers and practitioners gathered to examine emerging approaches in traffic and vehicle monitoring, activity recognition and tracking, as well as border control and biometric systems. These focused sessions allowed for deep technical discussions that complemented the main conference program, giving attendees hands-on exposure to new methodologies and real-world applications. The collaborative atmosphere encouraged cross-disciplinary exchange between academia, industry, and government sectors, fostering innovations that continue to shape the future of intelligent surveillance and signal processing systems worldwide.

Beyond the formal workshop tracks, the conference offered rich opportunities for networking and professional development among the international community of surveillance researchers. Attendees from diverse backgrounds shared insights on challenges ranging from large-scale camera network analysis to privacy-preserving monitoring techniques. The venue at KIT provided an inspiring setting for these exchanges, complemented by social events that encouraged informal collaboration. This blend of rigorous technical programming and community building has established the AVSS conference series as a premier annual event where theory meets practice, driving forward the theories, methods, and applications that define modern video and signal-based surveillance.