On Friday, April 10th, 2015, “Kyushu University Co-Evolutional Social System Symposium: How Urban OS is Created“ was held at the Research Facilities for Co-Evolutional Social Systems. We had many participants at this very first event at the Research Facilities for Co-Evolutional Social Systems, that was completed in February this year.

This symposium was a seven part lecture, with each speaker expounding on how “urban OS” shall be created, in “How to Create Urban OS: 1 - 7.” For the first time, we shared information such as the past data of verification tests toward the goal of “urban OS” development, and participants were able to actually see what data can be collected with P-Sen (“Peti Sensor Box” in the campus) and B-Sen (“Big Sensor Box” in the facility).

Through various events, we will continue to involve as much people as possible to share how “urban OS” will be developed and eventually implemented to society. We will also share how we will collect, store, and analyze information to improve people’s lives.

For the first time, participants saw the interior of B-Sen in the Research Facilities for Co-Evolutional Social Systems. Various sensors are equipped in the B-Sen, which allows us to collect data on a person’s activities during a day in real life.

A space simulator predicts a person’s movement based on collected data. We use this to perform verification tests to develop a platform that sends optimal data feedback from “cyber space” to “real world,” which is a characteristic of “urban OS.” It is also equipped with a life support robot that offers nursing care to the elderly and a wheelchair that measures heart rate. Various equipment inside B-Sen were explained to visitors.

We showed participants the 14 P-Sen devices on Ito Campus. We described the people flow data that is collected in real-time from these P-Sen in different spots, and how this data is used.