Hikvision's ImageNet Win Analyzed

Author: John Honovich, Published on Nov 28, 2016

Hikvision is pushing hard to move up market and win at video analytics.

One notable sign is Hikvision touting their #1 ranking for an ImageNet challenge.

We hired a computer vision academic, expert at ImageNet, to review the results and assess Hikvision's performance. Inside this note, we explain how ImageNet works, how Hikvision did, the role of GPUs and what this means for Hikvision's pursuit of the video analytics market.

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