From Noise to Intelligence: Transforming Perimeter Security Operations
Perimeter intrusion detection systems (PIDS) are often too sensitive to nuisance and false alarms. Environmental factors like wind, weather and wildlife generate excessive alarms, leading to operator fatigue, reduced trust and slower response times.
This session examines how the collaboration between end users and industry partners in combining signal analytics, computer vision (CV) and multimodal vision language models (VLM) and multisensor correlation is reshaping perimeter security at high-security sites, including U.S. government facilities. Panelists will break down the evolution from off-the-shelf models and basic signal analytics to purpose-built solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes, reducing noise to as few as 1–2 actionable alarms per month without compromising detection performance.
This session will help attendees:
- Understand why false alarms degrade performance and drive operator fatigue
- Learn how frequency-based modeling separates true threats from environmental noise
- See what effective perimeter CV and VLM artificial intelligence (AI) looks like in real-world deployments
- Integrate PACS, sensors and video to deliver high-confidence alerts
- Review results from U.S. government sites reducing alarms to 1–2 per month
- Apply layered AI to reduce noise, speed triage and strengthen operations
Speakers
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Eric DeanChief Technology Officer, Security and Electronic Systems
M.C. DeanEric Dean is the M.C. Dean chief technology officer and senior vice president for security and electronic systems, which drives enterprise electronic security, cybersecurity, cloud and information technology systems design, deployment and sustainment expertise for the company. He has more than 30 years of experience in information technology and systems engineering.
Dean serves on multiple manufacturer and standard committees for new product development and is an active member of the Security Industry Association, responsible for driving innovative approaches to the security industry.
With the growing connectivity of Internet of Things technologies, Dean is the champion of M.C. Dean’s emerging services solution. He earned his master’s in telecommunications from the University of Maryland.
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Rhett McDonoughProject Leader, Security and Electronic Systems
M.C. DeanRhett McDonough brings 27 years of experience delivering security, electrical, telecommunications and AV solutions for M.C. Dean. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has supported multiple federal government programs, serving in project and operations manager roles for federal agencies and Fortune 50 customers.
McDonough is responsible for ensuring projects are executed to the highest standards of quality and compliance while overseeing budgets, schedules and coordination among customers, subcontractors and M.C. Dean leadership.
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William LeonardDirector of Engineering, Security and Electronic Systems
M.C. DeanWilliam Leonard manages the design, implementation, operations, maintenance and support services for enterprise security systems, IT systems and network infrastructure for top U.S. Department of Defense agencies.
Leonard’s hands-on experience with complex technical systems includes enterprise-scale virtualization, storage, database management systems, software development and deployment for mission-critical facilities worldwide. He received his Master of Science in Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and currently holds CISSP, Lenel Certified Expert and CompTIA Security+ certifications.
