2016-05-21 17:37:07 Challenge: AI-Mart is a convenience store. The management has laid off a fraction of it service staff to cut the costs. Now it needs to come up with a resource plan to provide better services with a smaller workforce. Solution: “Computational Imaging” using cctv cameras helps monitor the customers in the store, judge their emotions and analyze what excites them. It can analyse the variability in numbers and give suggestions regarding the number of service personnel required at different times of the day and week. It can help the store reorganize itself to decrease aisle congestion and long billing queues. It can also analyze customer’s likes and dislikes to aid personalized marketing. Result: Owing to the insights from “Computational Imaging”, AI-Mart can make better profits and manage its resources efficiently.