BALCAT
Ballistics classification system
Description

This operation aims to improve the service provided by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) to citizens by automating the operational process of cataloguing photographic images and comparing them with the existing image bank with tens of thousands of images, implementing a prototype that uses the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches.

In particular, an innovative solution will be created for the ballistics area, identified by the PJ as a priority area, which will allow to identify with a high rate of success and speed the correspondence between projectile and possible type of weapon used, reducing the effort and intervention time of specialized human resources, which will have an impact in the process of evidence production and consequently will make Portugal a fairer country.

The solution to be developed at ISCTE consists in the implementation of a specific classification model, based on Siamese neural networks, which allows the identification of weapon models from images of the casings of deflagrated projectiles (ballistic classification system). The training and testing of the model will make use of a previously created image database containing a large number of images of deflated projectile casings.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
ISTAR-IUL Software Systems Engineering Partner 2020-03-01 2022-02-28
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Judiciary Police (PJ) Portugal Leader 2020-01-01 2021-12-31
INOV (INOV) Portugal -- 2020-01-01 2021-12-31
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Joao C Ferreira or Joao Ferreira Professor Auxiliar (com Agregação) (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-IUL); Researcher 2020-01-01 2021-12-31
Sérgio Valentim -- Researcher 2021-09-08 2021-12-31
Tiago Fonseca -- Researcher 2021-09-01 2021-12-31
Tomás Gomes Silva Serpa Brandão Professor Auxiliar (DCTI); Integrated Researcher (ISTAR-IUL); Researcher 2021-07-26 2021-12-31
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
tbd -- Contract ANI - SAMA - Qatar 20000 20000 2020-03-01 2022-02-28
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Ballistics classification system
2020-01-01
2021-12-31