Associate Professor Komatsu of Faculty of Science and Engineering received the Encouragement Award at the 24th Forum on Information Science and Technology (FIT2025)Itabashi Campus

At the 24th Forum on Information Science and Technology (FIT2025), held at Hokkaido University of Science (Sapporo, Hokkaido) from Wednesday, September 3rd to Friday, September 5th, 2025, Associate Professor Yuto Komatsu of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Data Science, Teikyo University, gave a presentation titled "Indoor environment recognition technology using image data during earthquakes" in the general lecture session in the field of disaster mitigation information systems, and received the FIT Encouragement Award.

This forum is jointly organized by the Information and Systems Society (ISS) and Human Communication Group (HCG) of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, and the Information Processing Society of Japan. The forum is run based on the concepts of "learning about the latest trends in information science and technology all at once," "broadening horizons and gaining new insights," and "gaining dreams and courage for students and young researchers."

In this research, we developed indoor environment recognition technology using image data from standard cameras that can be installed over a wide area, with the aim of quickly and accurately assessing damage during an earthquake, determining the continued usability and activity of individual buildings and urban functions, and calculating recovery resources. Images of indoor furniture and fixtures taken during an earthquake were used to calculate the amount of movement of each object, and AI was then used to classify the object type and state of movement, automatically converting them into numerical values. Going forward, we will use this environment recognition technology to investigate damage assessment methods for grasping the extent of damage. By clearly indicating damage assessment results after an earthquake, it is expected that emergency measures will be optimized, the loss of urban functions will be minimized, and recovery will be achieved quickly.
Associate Professor Komatsu's research results were recognized as an excellent paper, leading to the award.

Teikyo University will continue to promote initiatives that will enable it to give back to society the knowledge it has cultivated on campus, including research into disaster response.

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