ChapsVision, the data processing and enhancement specialist, has announced the acquisition of ACIC, the Belgian specialist in video recognition-based security solutions and its first acquisition in Europe

The ChapsVision Group, the French data processing specialist, has acquired the Belgian expert in artificial intelligence applied to video processing. This strategic transaction marks a new stage in the continued growth of the ChapsVision Group and strengthens the capacity of Argonos, its platform for the massive processing of heterogeneous data.

Since its inception in 2003, ACIC has demonstrated robust expertise in video signal processing. ACIC is a spin-off from a research centre (MULTITEL) and university laboratories (UCLouvain, UMons) with which it continues to be involved in innovative projects. Their teams are experts in intelligent camera analysis and video processing technologies. ACIC is responding to the need for video surveillance automation, which has become essential for sensitive sites, critical infrastructures and urban video surveillance. It offers a full range of proven software for intelligent video surveillance, enabling sites to be secured, intrusions and raids to be detected, and vehicles to be counted. ACIC distinguishes itself from traditional image analysis solutions by offering more advanced functionalities that incorporate artificial intelligence technologies, such as Deep Neural Networks.

ChapsVision confirms its ambition to become the European sovereign leader in the mass processing of heterogeneous data integrating intelligent video surveillance processing.

This acquisition combines ACIC’s in-depth knowledge of image processing with the technological capabilities of the ChapsVision Group.

This integration heralds future developments in the sector, where video processing integrated with data analysis platforms offers added value for securing major upcoming events. It also makes it possible to address the needs of companies with high security requirements as well as public administrations (Security, Defence) sensitive to issues of sovereignty, surveillance of their sites, and protection of their employees and citizens.

Olivier Dellenbach, CEO of ChapsVision, added: “The integration of ACIC into our sovereign data analysis platform fits perfectly with our vision of developing new services for our customers. Artificial Intelligence applied to video processing is a new strategic asset for the group, which complements the technological capabilities of our heterogeneous data exploitation system.“

“We are delighted to see ACIC joining a group with strong European sovereign ambitions. By joining forces with ChapsVision, they will together be able to offer the European market genuine expertise in AI, combining mastery of natural language processing (NLP) with mastery of video processing,” adds Jérôme Hanoteau, Director of ACIC.

“The ACIC team is delighted to be joining the ChapsVision group. While retaining its close links with the universities of Mons and Louvain, this integration will enable it to increase its development, take on new challenges and integrate into new products, in the hope of providing the group with complementary data analytics technologies for sovereign solutions at European level,” explains Joël Hancq, Director of Multitel, Innovation Centre.