Michael O'Connell, Vice President and Executive Advisor of NEC Corporation speaks at "Private Sector Workshop on Trafficking in Human Beings and People Smuggling" organised by INTERPOL in Lyon, France on 14 - 15 March 2019. During his presentation, he shared how new technologies can be employed to investigate human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Reach out at safety@nec.com.sg if you would like to have more details.

1. New technologies to investigate human
trafficking and migrant smuggling
Michael O’Connell, Vice President and Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation.

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NEC Central Research Labs
▌ Network of 9 Labs focused on
Global Research
▌ Employs over 1,000 R&D
Professionals
▌ Actively Partners with Key
Customers on Real World
Problems
North America
Latin America
Europe, Middle East and
Africa
Greater China
Japan
Asia-Pacific
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History of NEC’s Initiatives in AI
NEC has a technology portfolio and business track record that extends over half a century, including AI technologies
that rank top around the world.
1960
OCR
Fingerprint
Recognition
Face
Recognition
Deep Learning
Heterogeneous
mixture
learning
Predictive Robust
Optimization Framework
Postal addresssorter
Applied in human resource matching,
image analysis
（RAPID Machine Learning）
Applied in demand
forecasting, etc.
2000
2010
Analysis
Prescription
Visualization Ranked 1st
four consecutive times
2009,2010,2013,2017
Autonomous
and Adaptive
Control
Police
Ranked 1st
eight times
2003～2016
Immigration
control
Iris
Recognition
Ranked 1st
2018
National
ID
* U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Value Creation by Combining Various data and AI Technologies
Real World
Over-
whelming
efficiency
Speed
Accuracy
Automation
Enhanced
Suggestion
To humans
Assist human
decisions
Bird's-eye view
Optimization
Identify human and objects
from data in the real world
Acquire knowledge by
combining various information
Visualization Analysis
Control optimally using
prediction and reasoning
Real World
Digitalization,
Improvement
of data quality
Recognition &
Identification
using
the five senses
Human
Things
Understanding
of meaning &
intent
Contexts
Analysis with
interpretation
High-precision
analysis
Planning &
optimization
Prescription

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Aim is to build Smart and Safer Cities

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Fingerprint
Iris
Ear Acoustic
Palm・Vein
Face
4 Consecutive wins
in NIST*1 Evaluation
(2009,2010,2013,2017)
*1 US Institute of Standards and Technology
5 Consecutive wins
in NIST*1 Evaluation
(2004,2007,2009,2012,2013)
Voiceprint
Rank No.1 in
NIST*1 Evaluation
(2018)
NEC’s Biometrics Recognition Technologies
NIST: National Institute of Standardsand Technology
Non-Regulatory agency of the US Department of Commerce

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New investigative practices:
• Cyber world:
• Global cyber surveillance / monitoring network.
• Wider use of AI as data facilitator.
• Improved access to digital forensics.
• Enhanced support from social media providers for monitoring and reporting.
• Physical world:
• Enhanced border security screening systems utilising biometrics.
• Wider use of smart city surveillance solutions.
• Improved public private partnerships.
• Tip-lines and easier reporting mechanisms by victims and
witnesses / family through social media, collated and of use
to law enforcement / agencies for intervention.