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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is delighted to announce the publication of a patent titled “A Content-Based Video Retrieval (CBVR) System and Method Thereof,” with application number 202541004749. The invention offers an efficient and accurate approach developed for content-based video retrieval by Dr Jatindra Kumar Dash, Associate Professor in the Department, along with his PhD scholar, Mr Farooq Shaik.

 Brief Abstract:

Imagine searching for a specific scene in a movie, not by remembering its title or actors, but by describing the action itself. This is the essence of content-based video retrieval (CBVR), a technique that searches for a video based on what’s inside it, rather than relying solely on manually assigned labels. Unlike traditional methods, which can be time-consuming, error-prone, and struggle with vast datasets, CBVR offers a more efficient and accurate approach. Our proposed system leverages the strong capability of deep learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, to analyse videos and extract their key characteristics. This process occurs in two stages: offline and online. Through the first stage, important features are extracted from all videos in the dataset and stored for future use. When a user submits a query video, its features are extracted in real-time (online) and compared to the stored features of all videos. The videos with features most similar to the query, essentially those with the “closest match” are then presented to the user. To capture the full essence of a video, our system employs a two-stream neural network architecture. This innovative approach allows us to extract both temporal features, which capture the changes and motion patterns within the video (think: someone running or jumping), and spatial features, which pivot about the static visual content of each individual frame (think: the objects and scene depicted).By utilizing a pre-trained neural network called ResNet-60, our system benefits from existing knowledge and can efficiently extract meaningful features from videos. To evaluate its effectiveness, we tested our system on the UCF101 dataset, a widely used benchmark consisting of 101  categorized videos. Our approach obtained accuracy 93,7\% for top 5 retrieval and 95.95\% for top 10 retrieval. The outcomes illustrate that our approach obtains superior accuracy compared to other state-of-the-art video retrieval methods.

Explanation  in Layperson’s Terms:

Most of video searching platforms relay on meta data attached to video to search and retrieve videos. For example you tube utilize video name description attached to video while uploading. How ever this approach is time consuming, error prone, and need human intervention. Our proposed CBVR system aims to retrieve videos based on content of video similarity rather than meta tags. Proposed article utilized pre trained Deep neural network particularly ResNet-50 a convolutional neural network with residual skip connections to learn video representation by employing LBP representation and Temporal map of the video.

Practical Implementation and Social Implications

The research focus on CBVR a technique that enables users to search videos based on content rather than meta tags. It has many practical implementations in various industries, such as Surveillance and security (like to search large surveillance feed particular incident), Health care and medical imagining(where doctor retrieve similar medical video for faster diagnosis), Education , Entertainment.

The research has significant social implications such as Improved accessibility to information, enhanced public safety, Advancing ai in daily lifes. Using this system in smart cities and digital systems.

Collaborations

Experiments are conducted on publicly available Dataset on DGX-1 server available at our university premises. In future we may plan to collaborate with local authorities for real time video feed to enhance proposed method capabilities.

Future Research Plans

Further in to research our plan is to propose a robust system that can be scaled and applied to all scenarios of videos may it be Medical videos, Education. Further proposed method is supervised approach, we want to explore unsupervised methods to generalize video retrieval.

In the quest for sustainable energy solutions, Dr Debajyoti Kundu, from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, examines the potential of biofuels through his research paper – “Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Biofuel Production: A Paradigm Shift Towards Renewable Energy.” The paper highlights the importance of heterogeneous catalysts for improving biofuel production efficiency. The research also suggests future research to support sustainable energy practices.

Brief Abstract:

This study focuses on the use of heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biofuel production. With the growing concerns around fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution, biofuels derived from biomass are emerging as promising alternatives. The article explores the significant role of heterogeneous catalysts in enhancing biofuel production by improving conversion efficiency, recyclability, and environmental impact. By analyzing various biomass sources, structural compositions, and the application of catalysts in bioethanol, biobutanol, biodiesel, biogas, and biohydrogen production, the study highlights recent advancements and provides recommendations for future research to drive sustainable energy solutions.

Explanation in layperson’s terms:

This research looks at how we can produce more environmentally friendly fuels from natural materials like plants and waste. Traditional fuels like oil and coal are harmful to the environment, so we are turning to biofuels made from biomass (such as plants) as a cleaner alternative. A key part of making biofuels efficiently is using special catalysts—materials that help speed up chemical reactions. The study examines how different catalysts are used to convert biomass into biofuels such as bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas. The goal is to improve the processes, making biofuels more sustainable and accessible for the future.

Practical Implementation and Social Implications:

This research has significant implications for advancing renewable energy. The use of heterogeneous catalysts can make biofuel production more efficient and environmentally friendly, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and mitigating climate change. By optimizing biofuel production processes, we can develop cleaner energy solutions that are sustainable, carbon-neutral, and beneficial for the environment. This study also supports the ongoing shift towards renewable energy, ensuring that biofuels can contribute to reducing global energy crises and health risks associated with fossil fuel use.

Future Research Plans

Our future research will focus on the development and optimization of biocatalysts for the bioconversion of biomass into biofuels. We aim to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of biocatalytic processes, exploring new catalysts and reaction conditions that can improve the conversion of various biomass feedstocks into valuable biofuels. This research will contribute to advancing biofuel production technologies, with an emphasis on reducing environmental impact and improving the scalability of bioconversion processes for renewable energy solutions