Kadinche Co., Ltd. collaborated with East Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Kanagawa Division, Keio University, National University Corporation Kyoto University, National University Corporation, the University Corporation of Tokyo, iTransport Lab Co., Ltd., and Zenrin Datacom Co., Ltd., and “General Issues Among the Beyond 5G Function Implementation Program” at the National Research and Development Corporation Information and Communications Technology Research Organization (NICT, Chairman: Tokuda Hideyuki) Reiwa 4th Year New Commissioned Research (1st) in 2022/8 In response, a proposal for “Shonan FutureVerse: Super Resolution Backcasting CPS Platform Based on a Virtual City Future Image” was implemented, and it was adopted <*1>. Fujisawa City, Samukawa Town, and Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture are cooperating as demonstration municipalities in this research and development.
 The results of this research in the first year will be presented at a symposium hosted by the Keio University SFC Research Institute “Regional IoT and Information Power Consortium” on March 27th.
<*1>https://www1.nict.go.jp/collabo/commission/B5Gsokushin/B5G_05401.html

1. Research Overview

 Focusing on the “future image” of sustainable and resilient development of cities, we have built a future urban information infrastructure consisting of Cyber Physical System (CPS) orchestration that operates backcast-oriented starting from a “future image” created/edited/shared by diverse people in a virtual space, and super-resolution information generation/distribution/actuation using a Beyond 5G network, especially in terms of environment and disaster prevention, Kanagawa Prefecture A wide-area demonstration will be carried out in the southern Shonan region.

2. Presentation of first-year research results at the “Regional IoT and Information Power Consortium” symposium

(1) Title: (Tentative title) “Super Resolution Urban Sensing for Future City Creation in 2030”
(2) Date and time: 2023/3/27 (Mon) 13:30 to 17:30
(3) Location: Keio University Mita Campus North Hall
(4) Participation fee: Symposium is free ※The social gathering is being arranged for a fee
(5) Capacity: 100 people
(6) Event Overview
 The “Regional IoT and Information Power Research Consortium” was launched in 2017 with the aim of building smart cities that enrich people's lives by applying machine learning technology such as deep learning, etc. to create services that utilize the power of information in various fields such as smart homes, smart mobility, and smart spaces. In this consortium, we have promoted so-called regional DX activities together with local governments in the Shonan region, each consortium member company, and everyone in each university laboratory. Also, the activities of this consortium led to the activities of several national professionals, and last year in particular, the “ShonanFutureVerse” project, which is NICT's Beyond5G project, started. This time, the 4th “Regional IoT and Information Power Research Consortium” symposium and the “Shonan FutureVerse” project will be held as a joint symposium on the theme of “Super Resolution Sensing for Future City Creation in 2030.”

●Lecture by Mr. Seiichi Saito, CEO of Rhizomatics Co., Ltd.

●Program ＜Schedule＞：
  Doors open at 13:00
  13:30 Opening remarks Mr. Hitoshi Nakazawa, Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information Studies, Keio University
  13:45 Keynote speech by Mr. Seiichi Saito, CEO of Rhizomatiks
  14:30 break
  14:45 About the “Shonan FutureVerse” project
  15:30 Interactive Session
  15:30 Flash talk (3 minutes x 10)
  16:00 Interactive poster session
  16:30 Panel discussion
    Theme: “What should we do now by backcasting to create future cities after 2030?”
    Moderator: Keio University Faculty of Environmental Information Associate Professor Tadashi Okoshi
    Panelist: Mr. Seiichi Saito, CEO of Rhizomatics
    “Shonan FutureVerse” project members
  17:15 Closing Remarks
  Closing at 17:30
  18:00 social gathering ※ A social gathering is scheduled from 18:00

(9) How to apply for participation
   Advance registration required on the website
   How to applyHere(Google Form)
   Application deadline: 2023/3/17 (Friday)

3. Contact information from the press regarding this matter

 Regional IoT and Information Power Research Consortium Secretariat
  E-mail: sfcity@sfc.keio.ac.jp

Official website of “ShonanFutureVerse: Super Resolution Backcasting CPS Platform Based on Virtual City Future Images”
https://future-ver.se/