Boston College started using an AI-based weapons detection screening solution from Evolv Technology at the entrances to its football, hockey, and basketball games.
The school joins Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, and Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, as Boston-area sports entities teaming up with Evolv Technology, which also calls the region home.
The Evolv Express screening systems use sensor technology with AI to provide accurate threat detection at high volume and fast speed. It helps distinguish between weapons and the everyday items people carry in their pockets and bags without always requiring individual checks. That means the majority of fans can pass right through, reducing backups at the gates.
Boston College has 16 systems it is using between Alumni Stadium, which seats 44,500 people for football games, and Conte Forum, which primarily hosts hockey and basketball and seats roughly 8,000 people. Alumni Stadium also hosts the school’s graduation ceremony each year. The school could use Evolv Express for other large gatherings, since the units can be moved.
“We saw the deployments at Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park, and know there’s a standard being set now in the Boston area,” said Matt Conway, Boston College’s Associate Athletics Director – Facilities & Operations. “The Evolv system combines the highest levels of security and screening with convenience and ease of entry for the patrons at our venues.”
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