BBAI

With funding from Portugal 2020, the BBAI project – Brain Behavior analysis using the most advanced Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision aims at research and innovation in the development of artificial intelligence algorithms capable of identifying, through visual computing, physiological and psychological states that are dangerous for driving.

The BBAI project focuses on the detection and mitigation of poor psychomotor efficiency conditions in the context of driving vehicles, such as fatigue, stress, cognitive load and distraction, responsible for more than 90% of road accidents, with estimated costs of hundreds of billions of euros per year.

Distraction is the biggest cause of accidents worldwide, followed by falling asleep, and then speeding, excessive drinking, and others. Stress and cognitive load, on the other hand, are responsible for aggressive and inattentive driving, causing an increased risk to traffic and health, so informing the driver of his condition becomes critical.

While behaviors such as alcohol or speeding can be quantified and measured with the proper equipment and consequently monitored and prevented, other behaviors, such as those described above, are not yet sufficiently analyzed, and are therefore currently difficult to prevent.

In this context, the BBAI project aims to research and innovate in the development of artificial intelligence algorithms capable of identifying, through visual computing, physiological and psychological states that are dangerous to driving, using the most advanced techniques in the collection and tagging of data collected in real and simulated driving environments. All the algorithms developed during the project will be put to the test in the field through a HealthyRoad Mobile application.

Portugal 2020

907,070.04€

156,780.63

NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-069809

22-05-2021 a 30-06-2023

Alberto Freitas (PI-FMUP) and Cristina Santos

Beyond, CINTESIS-FMUP, FEUP and Instituto da Construção (IC)