Recently, Dr. James Davis was interviewed, along with other experts, concerning the current advances in surveillance technology and detection The Economist newspaper. The article discusses Davis's research into tracking individuals behaving suspiciously. A copy made read here.
This is not the first brush with media attention for Jim Davis. In May of 2007, his research was highlighted on the PBS show Frontline in their episode "Spying on the Home Front." The Columbus network affiliates have also covered his work as well various OSU journals. Davis joined CSE in 2000 after receiving his PhD from MIT where he was involved with the Vision and Modeling Group, part of the Media Lab. During his time with MIT, he also worked with Walt Disney Imagineering.
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