- Award winning AI-based mobile application prototype, “6th Sense”, indentifies public anomalies for improved situational awareness for governments and first responders
- AFCEA EPIC App Challenge prize awarded to teams worldwide using AI to provide accurate, compliant and actionable results
- Nokia assembled engineers from around the world to develop a working prototype, demonstrating the company’s depth of talent and inhouse innovation
Bengaluru, NFAPost: Nokia announced that its public safety artificial intelligence (AI) prototype has won first place in a prestigious app challenge held by AFCEA International’s Emerging Professionals in Intelligence Committee (EPIC).
It was Nokia’s first year participating in the event, which invites organizations and companies to develop a software solution to a problem confronted by governments and public safety organisations around the world. In just six weeks, teams create applications that analyze open-source data sets to identify anomalies such as natural disasters, social unrest, cyber attacks and disease patterns.
AFCEA International Intelligence Vice President Ray Cross said the AFCEA EPIC app challenge brings out so much talent and innovation; it is always an inspiration to see what the teams can achieve in such a short time.
Situational awareness
“The teams’ efforts honor the spirit of collaboration championed by AFCEA and AFCEA Intelligence. Nokia’s team demonstrated the breadth and depth of their organisation’s capabilities by producing an app that holds great promise for situational awareness and human massing intelligence — both critical capabilities for governments in the future,” said AFCEA International Intelligence Vice President Ray Cross.
Nokia’s winning 6th Sense prototype app sources mobile network cell metrics to identify concentrations of people that might indicate an event or gathering. Using only anonymized data to protect privacy, the Nokia app identifies an event and triggers analysis of other relevant unclassified sources for additional information.
Gathering further input from mobile users of the app, 6th Sense AI modules present the information gathered in a clear, easy to understand mobile format. App users are able to send drones to investigate, bringing additional images and live data streams. Data coverage can also be extended using drone-based wireless base stations.
Nokia Enterprise Senior Vice President (Americas) Mike Calabrese said it is such an honor to receive this recognition from AFCEA International and EPIC.
“Along with our developments and growth in key technology trends like 5G, the 6th Sense mobile app demonstrates our ability to innovate quickly and develop robust applications to drastically improve an organization’s ability to better understand the context and scale of anomalous gatherings. We look forward to presenting innovations of this caliber to our government customers worldwide,” said Nokia Enterprise Senior Vice President (Americas) Mike Calabrese.
Machine learning
Nokia Network Software Advanced Technology Group leader Mikko Jarva said the company is proud that in a matter of weeks of development team put together a working prototype and a clear and precise demonstration of its initial capabilities.
“The creation of this app shows how Nokia can apply its deep understanding in machine learning, AI, wireless communications, automation, orchestration and drones — and the linkages between these technologies — to bring innovation to governments,” said Nokia Network Software Advanced Technology Group leader Mikko Jarva.
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