ACU JUNE Final LR

NEWS FEATURE
More airports to turn to new machines
and AI to thwart security threats
“In the near future,
Artificial Intelligence
(AI) will play an
important role in
airport security as it
ensures swift analysis
and predictions of
potential criminal or
terrorist behavior.
Airports are in the
process of upgrading
their systems to align
themselves with
modern technology.”
- Tom Squier
As millions more are poised to
travel via air in the foreseeable
f u t u r e , a i r p o r t s a r e
challenged to provide order, safety,
security and convenience all at the
same time.
Technology has long been
tapped to ensure that these
tasks are met but this will be
heightened in the coming
years as airports turn to new
machines and ar tificial
intelligence (AI) to create
systems that will safeguard
passengers and properties
from threats of any kinds,
including terror attacks.
“In the near future, Artificial
Intelligence (AI) will play an
important role in airport
security as it ensures swift
analysis and predictions of potential
criminal or terrorist behavior. Airports
are in the process of upgrading their
systems to align themselves with
modern technology,” said Tom Squier,
managing director for Middle East
Operations of Smiths Detection.
Squier served in the Royal Australian
Navy for a decade before joining
Smiths Detection, a global leader in
threat detection and screening
technologies for aviation, ports and
borders, urban security and defense
markets, in 2007.
“Prior to joining Smiths Detection, I
served in the Royal Australian Navy
for 10 years. In that role, I was
responsible for all aspects of
l e a d e r s h i p a n d p e r s o n n e l
m a n a g e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t h e