Canon Research Centre France S.A.S.

CRF research domains are high performance communication networks, high quality image and video processing and artificial intelligence.

Thanks to its expertise in these domains, CRF is developing innovative technologies that contribute to new business creation, in particular in the domains of video-surveillance and medical imaging in Europe, but also technologies to transmit high speed wireless data allowing video streaming, or technologies part of next generation video coding, through collaborations within International Standardization Bodies.

A core CRF missions is to contribute to standards for imaging and networking. For example, CRF has contributed to the HEVC and VVC video compression standards. CRF also contributed to the standards that allow these videos to be stored and streamed: ISOBMFF, NALUFF, HEIF, OMAF and DASH.

CRF is also very active in wireless networking standardization, such as 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7). CRF is also an active contributor to 3GPP for 5G.

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SECREDAS Project (2018-2021, Horizon 2020 ECSEL Programme)

CRF was a member of the SECREDAS project (Cyber Security for Cross Domain Reliable Dependable Automated Systems) with the introduction of C-ITS standard technologies such as Collective Perception Messages (CPM) on a surveillance sector server platform.
On June 26, 2021, in the city of Helmond (Netherlands), CRF’s solution was showcased with an Axis Q3709-PVE network camera as part of various SECREDAS project demonstration scenarios at an intersection, including one in which it can detect that incorrect messages are being sent by a hijacked vehicle, so that vehicles in the area can be warned of the danger.

SELFY Project (2022-2025, Horizon Europe Programme)

CRF is a member of SELFY project (SELF assessment, protection & healing tools for a trustworthY and resilient CCAM).
CRF will contribute to the development of a robust on-road cooperative perception system that provides resilience metrics and confidence calculations, by using multiple sensors of different types that increase trust on the object detection function performed by roadside units (RSUs).
It will also contribute to extending the capabilities of the on-board perception system by exchanging information with the infrastructure and adjacent vehicles, and by fusing information from vehicle cameras and other on-board sensors and collaborative perception messages received by the vehicle’s On Board Unit (OBU).

ROADVIEW Project (2022-2026, Horizon Europe Programme)

CRF is a member of the ROADVIEW project (Robust Automated Driving in Extreme Weather). CRF will contribute its object detection expertise to the demonstration of object detection in extreme weather conditions.

ETSI Standardization

CRF participates in the standardization activities of the ETSI Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Technical Committee.

ID4MOBILITY

CRF is a member of ID4MOBILITY, the Innovation Hub for Digital Mobility Services and Vehicle Smart Manufacturing in the Greater West region of France.