ITU-T Workshop Video and Image Coding and Applications (VICA) BIO Geneva, 22-23 July 2005 Virginie Carriel EMITALL Surveillance/Switzerland Session: 2: Applications Title of Presentation: Intelligent Video Surveillance based on JPEG standards Mrs. Virginie Carniel received her degree in Management and Master in Statistics, from Neuchâtel University in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Expert in company creation and reorganization, she participated actively in building process of Emitall Surveillance and she is now working as CEO of the company. With 10 years of experience in new businesses implementation and international development, she has been mainly active in telecommunication and electronic media industry. As Head of Marketing & Communication, she led the development of international activities of swissinfo/SRI (business unit of SSR SRG idée Suisse) and managed the reorganization of the Marketing Department. She participated to Carrier1 (Pan-European telecommunication operator) turnaround process, as director of Strategic Planning, and worked as Sales & Marketing director of Carrier1 France. Inside the Department of Corporate Strategy of Swisscom , she had the opportunity to participate to the Swiss telecommunication market deregulation and to the privatization process of Swisscom. She was in charge of business planning and coached “Data & Multimedia” and “Broadcasting” business units. She took part as well of Swisscom and Carrier1 IPOs.