Smarter cities and Artificial Intelligence

1. Smarter Cities and AI
A glimpse into the future of
“Cognitive Cities”
Pietro Leo
Executive Architect
IBM GBS Italy Big Data Analytics Leader
Global Technology Progam Manager - IBM Academy of Technology
Twitter: @pieroleo
Email: Pietro_leo@it.ibm.com
5 Dec 2013
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Building a Smarter Planet
“Every human being, company, organization, city, nation,
natural system, and man-made system is becoming
interconnected, instrumented, and intelligent.
This is leading to new savings and efficiency—but
perhaps as important, new possibilities for progress.
Sam Palmisano
IBM CEO, 2008
The world is
flatter.
The world is
smaller.
The world is
getting smarter.
Because it can.
Because it must.
2008
Because we want it to.
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It is a problem solving style, pervasive and
multidisciplinary, that has been applied to all sectors
Smart traffic
systems
Smart water
management
Intelligent
oil field
technologies
Smart supply
chains
Smart food
systems
Smart
healthcare
Smart energy
grids
Smart
countries
Smart
weather
Smart
Banking
Smart
retail
Smart
cities
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4. Smart Cities: with a Smarter Planet approach
cities and urban areas infrastructures are
considered a whole interconnected system
Intelligent Transportation
Systems
- Integrated Fare
Management
- Road Usage Charging
- Traffic Information
Management
Energy Management
- Network Monitoring & Stability
- Smart Grid – Demand
Management
- Intelligent Building Management
- Automated Meter Management
Public Safety
- Integrated Emergency Services
- “Weatherproofing”
- Micro-Weather Forecasting
Water Management
- Water purity monitoring
- Water use optimization
- Waste water treatment
optimization
Environmental Management
- City-wide Measurements
- KPI’s
- CO2 Management
- Scorecards
- Reporting
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5. ...aiming to an overall to a systemic improvement by working on
interconnected problems and not on specific silos, that provide
sustainable economic growth and enhanced quality of life
Intelligent Transportation
Systems
- Facilitate use of Public
Transportation
- Reduce congestion
- Reduce air & noise
pollution
Energy Management
- Extend effective network
capacity
- Facilitate grid integration of
Alternative Energy sources
- Give consumers greater control
over energy consumption
Public Safety
- Safer streets
- Reduced crime
- Defense against extreme
weather
Water Management
- Ensure water safety
- Detect & reduce leaks
- Deal with Combined
Sewage Overflow issues
Environmental Management
- Monitoring air & water
pollution
- Protecting open space
- Restoring environmental
balance
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We have learned from over 2,000 projects with cities of all
sizes
In Delft, developing
Predictive analytics
Smart metering in
helped slash
Malta helps
citizens pay only
for the energy they
use
Richmond’s
crime rate by
40%
in one year
In Taiwan,
99%
of smarter
trains run
on time
Miami-Dade
County Public
Schools have
increased
academic
achievement
across the board
Data analytics
helped cut crime
35% in NYC
enhanced flood
prediction and
protection systems for
coastal areas
and river deltas
In downtown Stockholm
smart traffic systems helped
reduce gridlock by
20%
IBM helps Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol move 20 million
more bags every year with a
smarter baggage system
Peak energy
loads fell by 15%
when IBM helped
homes in the Pacific
Northwest talk straight
to the grid
Patterns for Leveraging Information, Anticipating Problems, Coordinating Resources
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Reducing Congestion
Stockholm implemented an intelligent
toll system in the city centre, which resulted in
•22% reduction in traffic
•40% reduction in emissions
•40,000 additional users of the public
transportation system
and…
• accidents resulting in personal injury down by
5-10%
• premature deaths reduced by 20-25 lives
• increased retail business in city centre
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Technology is in all aspects of daily life...
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Foundation for a Smarter Planet
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This is the beginning of a New Era of Computing
Cognitive
Systems Era
Programmable
Systems Era
Tabulating
Systems Era
Programmatic
Search
Deterministic
Enterprise data
Machine language
Simple outputs
Discovery
Probabilistic
Big Data
Natural language(s)
Intelligent options
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Touch: You will be able to feel through your phone
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Hearing: Computers will augment what you hear
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Future of Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence?
Cognitive Cities
Cognitive
Systems Era
Artificial Intelligence is more and more liquid, it is like
a city building material
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An example of “liquid” Artificial Intelligence...
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/42451.wss
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Pietro Leo
Executive Architect
IBM GBS Italy Big Data Analytics Leader
Global Technology Progam Manager - IBM Academy of Technology
Twitter: @pieroleo
Email: Pietro_leo@it.ibm.com
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