Michael O'Connell, Vice President and Executive Advisor of NEC Corporation speaks at UAE Ministry of Interior (MOI) Innovation and Foresight Summit in Abu Dhabi in Feb 2019. In his session "Innovation can be channeled to solve future challenges", he talks about how it is possible to mitigate risks to our common security needs

1. Innovation can be
channeled to solve future challenges.
Michael O’Connell, Vice President and Executive Advisor
NEC Corporation.

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Innovation can be channeled to solve future challenges.
The global challenges:
WEF Global Risk Report 2019

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Innovation can be channeled to solve future challenges.
New challenges:

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Innovation can be channeled to solve future challenges.
Enablers to channel innovation – new structures.

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Strengthen the Cyber Intelligence Collaboration
JC3
Academia
Police
Industry
(Security)
Industry
(End-users)
Participation to Japan Cybercrime Control Center
(JC3) (2014 Nov)
NEC Executive VP is the JC3 Representative Director. NEC leads
this effort. (Established/Joined November, 2014)
“The Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters”
Dr. Endo (NEC’s Chairman of the board) is playing an active role
as a member of “the Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters”
established by the cabinet.
Professional Development with Singapore
Government
Develop the Cyber Security Expert with Singapore
Economic Development Board (EDB) (September, 2014)

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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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NIST：National Institute of Standards and Technology
*Voice recognition technology was also ranked No1.
FpVTE2003
FpVTE2012
Slap Fingerprint Segmentation
Evaluation 2004
MINEX2016
Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint
Technologies 2007（ELFT2007）
NIST Proprietary Fingerprint
Template Testing （PFT2009､PFTⅡ 2013）
Multiple Biometric
Grand Challenge 2009（MBGC2009）
Multiple Biometrics
Evaluation 2010（MBE2010）
Face Recognition Vendor
Test 2013（FRVT 2013）
MBE
Face In Video Evaluation (FIVE)
World-class Technology: US NIST* Benchmark Testing
Fingerprint
recognition
Face
recognition
Iris
recognition
Iris Exchange (IREX) IX 2018
Performance test/ Multispectral Evaluation

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Strengthen the Cyber Intelligence Collaboration
SEC Consult enhance cybersecurity
SEC Consult will consider the provision of security monitoring
services in its Austria, Germany, and Switzerland hubs using
security professionals from NEC and Infosec (April, 2017)
Automated Indicator Sharing（AIS）
Subscription of DHS’s Automated Indicator Sharing（AIS）
which is connected to National Cybersecurity &
Communications Integration Center (NEC is the first vendor to
participate in Japan) . Able to recognize the latest cyber attack
threats and prevent the extent of damages from specific
threats.(March, 2017)
Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA)
NEC joined Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), a U.S.-based nonprofit
organization that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information
among member companies in order to improve products and
services and elevate security for customers. (October, 2018)

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NEC’s Cutting-edge AI Technologies Used in Solutions for Society
NEC is already utilizing a technology portfolio and business track record that extends over half a century, including
AI technologies that rank top around the world, in existing Solutions for Society.
Public Safety Marketing
Urban Surveillance
Crowd Behavior Analysis
Management of
Critical Facilities
Citizen ID/
Immigration Control
Operational Innovation
Cyber Security
Water Demand Prediction
Landslide Detection & Prediction
Power Station Failure
Sign Detection
Plant Failure Sign Detection
Power Demand Forecasting
Customer Analysis &
Management
VIP Detection &
Service Support
Voice of Customer (VoC)
Analysis
Predictive Analytics Solution
for Fresh Food Demand
Human Resources
Matching
Image/Weight inspection
Object Recognition
& Traceability
Quality & Performance
Predictive Analysis
Predictive Analytics Solution
for Demand of Repair Parts
ComplianceEnhancement
Solutions
Infrastructure
/PlantManagement
System Invariant Analysis
Optical Vibration
Sensing
Self-learning
Super Resolution
Speech, Emotion
Recognition
Recognizing Textual
Entailment
Autonomous and
Adaptive Control
HeterogeneousMixture
Learning
Face
Recognition
Object
Fingerprint
Crowd Behavior
Analysis
RAPID Machine
Learning
Predictive Robust
Optimization Framework
Visualization Analysis Prescription
Profiling Across
Spatio-Temporal
Data

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NEC’s Solutions for Society
NEC provides IT solutions covering the seabed to outer space.
Cyber Security is required in all IT solutions.
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Seafloor
Airports
Ports
Factories
Rail
Roads
Banks
Companies Broadcasting
towers
Broadcasters
Important
facilities
Hospital
Government
Communications
Retail
stores
Energy
Dams/Water
supply
Space
Seafloor optical
cables
Seafloor
seismographs
Air traffic control
Fingerprint
recognition
Bank ATMs
Diverse business systems
Digital TV transmission
TV studios
Electronic records
Electronic
government
Water
management
Leak detection
POS
Harbor
surveillance
Underwater
surveillance
Production
management
Factory
management
Rail
communications
Traffic
management
Facility
surveillance Logistics
Firefighting
systems Communications
systems
Smart energy
Satellite communications/
Earth observation
Fire
departments
Distribution
centersPost
offices
Next-generation network technologies
High-performance, high-reliability core IT technologies
Diverse sensor and human interface technologies
NEC ICT supporting social infrastructure and systems
Post
sorting
machine
s