Year

2021

Degree Name

Master of Philosophy

Department

School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering

Abstract

Biosecurity scanning plays a crucial role in preventing exotic pests, weeds and contaminants from entering a country through shipping containers. Exposure to biosecurity risks causes a substantial loss to the native environment, production value and public health. Currently, these threats are managed via manual inspection, detector dogs and x-ray scanners; however, these procedures are time-consuming, error-prone, or costly.

In this research, we propose a novel approach for biosecurity risk detection that utilizes hyperspectral imaging technology and semantic image segmentation. This approach segments the target objects in a hyperspectral image by analyzing their spatial and spectral signatures. The target objects in this project include metal, plants, soil, creatures and background.

FoR codes (2008)

0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING, 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

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