Computer Vision and Forensic Investigation

Computer vision, a field which falls under artificial intelligence, is increasingly establishing grounds in many disciplines, as the demand for automated means to solve real world problems gradually grows. Forensic engineering is a discipline that has been moving very closely towards the use of computers as investigation and problem-solving tools. This begins to kindle ideas of how forensic investigation and computer vision can work together to create new approaches and techniques within the field. This paper explores how to use computer vision as a tool to classify the building materials, evaluate the details, and potentially identify distresses of building envelopes using a collection of existing digital images and algorithms that help train the computer to produce efficient and reliable results. Discoveries about computer vision and the complexity of replicating and automating the human visual system encourage deep research on the programming of algorithms to improve and recognize the machine's ability for the forensic investigation.