Detecção de Roubo de Computadores em Laboratório Usando Visão Computacional
Computer theft in computer labs causes academic damage to coursesthat require this resource and ends up directly harming students. Inthis context, this paper describes a methodology applied to detectcomputer removal through video analysis in real-time. For eachframe, image processing and computer vision techniques were used,subtracting background information, binarization, segmentationof the region of interest and definition of contours. The case studywas developed at a Brazilian university. For theft detection, it wasconsidered a black computer tower case carried by people leavingthe laboratory. Monitoring is carried out by a camera positioned infront of the lab exit door. The software developed alerts a suspiciousactivity that may indicate a possible computer theft.