Cristina's project is decidedly innovative, also because "the combination of the recognition software and the droneit can be used in many other situations, always in the field of safety. I am thinking, for example, of fires and the search for missing persons". In short, the former student seems to have taken the letter literally mission dell 'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, "Science at the service of Man".
Cristina Zappullo is a former biomedical engineering student
4 March, 2016 - Australia has the highest number of shark attacks after the United States. Deadly ones are rare, but a recent and unusual series of attacks on surfers and swimmers has alarmed the country's authorities: how can we monitor the coasts effectively? Cristina Zappullo, graduated in Biomedical Engineering at theUCBM and now a software engineer at an Australian company, seems to have found the solution.
The young doctor is in fact developing a drone capable of identifying sharks to prevent their attacks, based on image recognition software. “As the drone flies over the coast, - explains Cristina to an Australian newspaper - the software processes the images to identify sharks in real time". A possible result thanks to the recognition of their movements: "Dolphin tails move vertically, while a shark moves left to right".
As soon as the latter is identified, its position and related images are sent to the ground, so that the alarm can be raised immediately. "Using a drone of this type brings many advantages. - always explains the engineer - This technology allows, for example, not to disturb the shark and prevents it from being killed or captured. In addition thedrone, unlike the human eye, can monitor greater distances".
