A GROUP of students from the Technological Institute of the Philippines placed third in the 2021 Philippine National Police-Information Technology Management Service Hackathon for developing a closed-circuit television called “SulyApp”.

The team composed of Computer Engineering seniors Jarod Augustus Austria, Adrian Galit, Joaquin Tyrone Guevarra, Kathleen Jogno, and Franklin Nazareno competed against 43 teams across the country.

The “SulyApp” is an application that monitors and alerts CCTV operators of unwanted activities real-time.

It also uses artificial intelligence to read body movements typically associated with criminal assaults.

Once it detects a suspicious pose or stance, SulyApp classifies the scene as an emergency and immediately sounds an alarm.

The app also sends out an email notification to the nearest police desk.

“SulyApp can be run anywhere in areas that have CCTVs – may it be in schools, homes, or small neighborhoods. Rather than relying on manpower and mere evidence retrieval, the app detects crimes as they happen, changing the way we do surveillance and permitting faster response time,” TIP said.

“The more data the application gathers, the smarter and more accurate SulyApp gets. Likewise, every recorded clip can  be saved and downloaded for review. More features are underway as the technology will be further developed,” it added.