The jury of the competition has agreed to consider as finalists the projects that are detailed below according to the alphabetical order of the title. Its authors will enjoy the prize: Access to the world of smarts cities.
The organization of the World Data Viz Challenge 2019 Barcelona-Kobe also wants that all other participants have the opportunity to attend this great international event that is Smart City Expo World Congress and for this you will be given a 3-DAY EXPO PASS.
Title: Championship for area robustness
Authors' biographies
Makoto Sakiyama: Student from Kobe university. My study is optimizing food supply chain by computer science.
Shunsuke Iitsuka: Student Sakiyama from Kobe university. My study is analyzing discussion by computer science.
Kazuki Haraguchi: Student Haraguchi from Konan University. My study is automatic generation of humorous dialogue based scenario using AI technology. The two comunication robots play using my generated scenario.
Title: Data Visualization for Urban Innovation by Digital Tech
Authors' biographies
Hiroyuki Shindo: Major in building equipment design. Engaged in ZEB and low-carbon projects by BI-Tech, technology development and implementation using ICT to create new value in architecture and urban space.
Mariko Doi: Major in urban system design. Engaged in service design, technology development and implementation using ICT to enrich experience in architecture and urban space.
Title: Data Visualization of Behavioral Facilitation Information at Disaster Situation on SNS
Authors' biographies
Yoshiki Yoneda: Master degree student from Konan University. Konan university is a private university in Kobe. My main research area is data mining. Now, I am studying about the mining the disaster information from SNSs and visualizing them.
Akiyo Nadamoto: Professor of Konan University. My main research area is Data Engineering, Data mining, and Content generation.
Title: Disaster Risk Reduction by Use of Place Names Stemming from Past Disasters
Authors' biographies
Mayuri Tanaka: Student of Senshu University in Kanagawa, Japan. Major in Information Systems. Working on developmenting a system of attendance management for a nonprofit organization.
Hiroki Uematsu: Researcher, engineer and lecturer. Major in Informatics. Engaged in development ranging from infrastructure and applications to IoT, and research on Semantic web and seismology.
Sayoko Shimoyama: “Open Data Evangelist” appointed by Cabinet Secretariat (an agency in the Japanese government). Director and Open Data Adviser of Infolounge Corporation. CBO of Code for YOKOHAMA.
Title: The future of sensor shoes
Authors' biographies
Kouhei Tuya: The university conducts research on image classification using machine learning. So I am interested in data processing. I like to travel so I am very happy to come to Barcelona.
Miyuki Kawaguchi: I study cities that create unique landscapes by learning about the history, customs, and climate of many cities in Japan and the world. Other than that, I study about regional revitalization. I have learned examples of community and social issues and have practical experience through events.
