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Achieving Human Centric Innovation
for Co-Creation in a Digital Society
At Fujitsu Laboratories, we are promoting research and development
In a digital society undergoing massive changes, in order to
on cutting-edge technologies and creating business models for
strongly promote the growth strategies of our customer companies,
their practical use, with a mission to realize innovation that
we are implementing the following three measures.
drastically transform the society and contribute to the growth of
First, we are continually generating and disseminating R&D results
the Fujitsu Group. Seeing the world from a global point of view, we
that, we hope, will amaze people around the world. Second, we are
are working on emerging technologies related to ICT from
rapidly deploying these results in PoC and PoB on a global scale.
advanced materials, next-generation devices, networks and cloud
And finally, we are creating new business models that resonate
systems to the creation of next-generation solutions and services.
throughout the world and bring about business innovation.
Due to the rapid progress of ICT, and the fusion of new cutting-edge
Based on this policy, Fujitsu Labs, working together with the
technologies such as Mobile, IoT, Big data, AI and Security, all sorts
160,000 employees of the Fujitsu Group around the world, is not
of things are being connected with unprecedented scale and
only developing cutting-edge technology for co-creation in the
speed, and people, things, information and events are being
digital society, but also achieving human centric innovation --
digitized. For realizing digital transformations in business and
creating new value centered on people.
society, we need an excellent digital business platform as a “cocreation arena,” where technologies, products, services, and
business models are dynamically connected. To meet this demand,
Fujitsu L abs presents the “Hyperconnected Cloud” as its
medium-term vision of next-generation ICT systems, and while
continuing new R&D, it is co-creating an ecosystem through this
platform across different industries and fields for the digital
society.
Shigeru Sasaki
President and Representative Director
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ICT ：Information and Communication Technology
IoT ：Internet of Things
AI ：Artificial Intelligence
PoC：Proof of Concept
PoB：Proof of Business
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Hyperconnected Cloud
Service-Oriented Connection
Integrate various services dynamically and promote Co-creation businesses
Web Scale ICT Infrastructure
ICT infrastructure evolving continuously while incorporating required technologies
Core/Front Network Fusion
Virtualized network that connects all things from physical networks to front-end devices and services
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Make all products, functions and services intelligent through AI
Security
Applied Research
Leading-Edge Basic Research
Integrated security system protecting cyberspace, IoT, personal identity data, and products
Promote PoC and PoB for new business creation and present early solution
Drive forward R&D challenging the limitations of ICT and generate innovation
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Service-Oriented Connection
We are conducting R&D on technologies that connect and integrate applications,
services and new values generated from big data and knowledge
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Knowledge Integration
In the midst of globalization, diversification of needs and increasing system complexity, our society is now changing to the
world where people and services are seamlessly and dynamically connected. To respond to this environmental change and
expand businesses by creating innovation, not only depending on its own knowledge and technologies in an enterprise but it is
highly required to actively take in and utilize the open knowledge and technologies that are widely used. In the name of
“Knowledge integration”, we are challenging R&D on software development technology which enables to quickly build the
systems that generates new values by integrating and utilizing knowledge, services and data existing inside and outside an
enterprise.
Mission-critical system
development technology
Service-oriented software
development technology
Application analysis technology
Differentiation part development
Function Function Function
Existing system
API
Refactoring
API
Service creation
API
Service
API
Idea
API
API
API
API
Service
Service
Service
Service
Private cloud
Service-Oriented Software
Development Technology
We are working on software development
technology to transform traditional business
applications into next-generation architecture
on the cloud that can be flexibly reconfigured
and easily creates new values on it. Especially,
using software assets and various kinds of
log accumulated on the cloud, we improve
development efficiency and quality, which
are essential for assembly-style development
and scenario development.
We are engaged in R&D on the new-style of
business applications development technology
through utilizing services and data inside
and outside an enterprise whether they are
open or private. Especially, we are challenging
to ensure easiness and reliability of service/API
assembly-type applications development on
the cloud.
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PoC
Prototyping
Mission-Critical System
Development Technology
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New business
creation
API
Assembly-type
development
technology
Public cloud
SoE development technology
IoT
Mobile
AI
SoE Development Technology
We are conducting R&D on technology to
swiftly develop Systems of Engagement
(SoE) where people and things are connected
one another and new innovative solutions
are generated. Our goal is to enable iterative
and incremental development of SoE through
rapid prototyping of applications on the
cloud by using mobile and IoT technologies
and improving them based on feedbacks
from actual users.
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IoT Integration
Now “Digital innovation” is rapidly expanding, which is an attempt to accelerate the growth or business model reformation and
create new market through co-creation by fully utilizing mobile devices/IoT and precisely digitizing the situations in the real
world where people are actually doing various activities. In “IoT integration”, we are challenging the implementation of IoT
integration platform to create services that seamlessly utilize the information on people and things in the real world by
connecting all applications/services from business systems to mobile devices/IoT freely without any restraint.
SoE service
Co-creation/Cross-industry
cooperation
Assembly-type
development
IoT integration platform
Provide the services linked with physical space
Physical space virtualization
Mobile/IoT
Human interaction
Factory/Facilities
Retail store/Hospital
Infrastructure/
Public facilities
Technology for Providing Services
Linked with Physical Space
Physical Space Virtualization
Technology
In order to involve on-site workers and general
consumers into digital world naturally and
digitize their activities, we need the technology
to offer more user-friendly and secure
services than now. Through this study, we are
trying to develop the technology to provide
the ser vices timely, comfort ably and
securely according to the situation of people
and things in the real world.
To connect the people and things in the
physical space with cloud services simply
and flexibly, we are developing the device
virtualization technology to hide the device
profile or wireless connection status, etc.
from services, as well as the objectification
technology to create API by mapping the
people and things information on the digital
space.
Home
Human Interaction Technology
In the IoT era where a wide variety of devices
are being used, interaction methods between
people and ICT are also being progressed.
Here, we are engaged in the development
of new human interaction technologies such
as smart facility, personal robot, wearable
system, etc., which are beyond the physical
limitation such as a screen, keyboard, etc.
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Web Scale ICT Infrastructure
We are promoting R&D on ICT infrastructure and ICT platform to implement
the cloud system where all kinds of data from people, things, information to services
are connected and interlocked one another
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New-Generation Cloud Platform
In the future ICT systems, various types of information will be digitalized and collected from various sources including humans
and environments in order to provide new values to our society. Therefore, the systems should be connected and orchestrated
with public/private cloud services and various devices distributed in wide areas used for various types of businesses. In the
New-generation cloud platform research, we are developing technologies for cloud resource virtualization and system
management so that users can utilize distributed data and applications transparently irrespective of their locations.
Distributed cloud for optimal ICT resource allocation
IoT data
Distributed cloud fusion technology
Public cloud
Hosted
Data processing/
accumulation/
analysis
Next-generation
data utilization platform
IoT data
On-premise
Cloud system software
technology
Provide the service
with high reliability
Service user
Cloud System Software Technology
Distributed Cloud Fusion Technology
In order to meet the diversified and changing customer requirements,
we are developing software technologies for cloud systems to provide
various types of highly reliable cloud services flexibly and rapidly,
including hybrid cloud technology to connect customers’ on-premise
systems with public clouds.
We are developing application deployment and data processing
technologies to create new services which can provide functions for
response improvement, trouble prevention and quick recovery for
system management. By analyzing and utilizing massive data
collected from a large number of systems in the right place and the
right time, we prevent response degradation and system instability
caused by changes in circumstances.
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Infrastructure Technology
In the IoT era, enormous amount of data are generated by various sensors and devices and their number is increasing. Therefore,
it is necessary to simplify their management and process them in high speed. In “ICT infrastructure technology”, we are promoting
the R&D to enhance the performance by implementing application specific architecture instead of the conventional
general-purpose computers which depend on semiconductor’ s microfabrication technology. Moreover, we are proceeding with
R&D on next-generation packaging technology aiming to create a more compact, high-speed and low-power-consumption system.
We are also advancing the study of the mechanism to efficiently manage and utilize the data for diverse data usage in the IoT era.
Domain-Specific Computing
Next-Generation Data System
Performance of conventional general-purpose
ser ver is approaching its limit. We are
engaged in the development of domain-specific
computing technology as the next-generation
architecture that can demonstrate its excellent
performance and features in the specific
domains such as AI or media processing in
combination with dedicated engines such
as FPGA, GPU, etc., as well as developing the
server and datacenter technologies to let
these functions run efficiently.
Along with the advent of IoT device, the
data that can be used by various data systems
were diversified and digital transformation
for co-creation is now being realized. To
support the co-creation by platform, we are
conducting R&D on the next-generation
data utilization platform to implement the
huge data store that virtually integrates the
distributed SoR data, Open data and IoT
data.
Domain server
Virtually integrate/utilize the SoR data,
Open data, IoT data
Media
server
Healthcare
server
Security
server
Next-generation data
utilization platform
Intelligent/Autonomous
Monozukuri Technology
Closely connecting the virtual and real
Monozukuri (Manufacturing) as two driving
forces, we are aiming to establish the
consistent CPS (cyber physical system) from
designing to manufacturing and to realize
the intelligent, autonomous and smart
Monozukuri and solutions. We are also
implementing the prototyping environment
to cast a new idea into shape in a short
time.
Development of Monozukuri CPS based on
synchronization of Virtual and Real manufacturing
Concept
Prototyping
technology
Design
Design automation，
Know-how extraction
/utilization tech.
Development
VPS, Virtualization
technology
Production
preparation
Virtualization
technology
for production line
Manufacturing
Testing/Analysis,
Monozukuri
IoT technology
Optimal servers specialized for requirements
Domain-specific
architecture
Optimized libraries
SoR data
FPGA
Many core
Learning
GPU
Non-volatile Memory
Inference
Open data
IoT data
Cocreation
Monozukuri CPS
Cloud-based
design/
development
environment
Virtual factory
Monozukuri solutions
Search
Cognition
Coding
SoR: Systems of Record
IoT: Internet of Things
CPS: Cyber Physical System
VPS: Virtual Product Simulator
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Core/Front Network Fusion
We are promoting R&D on technology to seamlessly connect various kinds of
networks existing from core network to IoT field-areas through virtualization
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One Network
In the IoT era, a large number of terminals/devices are connected via networks and diversified services are provided to the
target people, places, etc. We are trying to implement “One Network” that can be used simply without requiring complex
setting, and that can evolve according to the change of usage. Specifically, we are promoting the research on technology to
simply and quickly configure various network resources according to the service requirements and changes, as well as the
technology to increase the capacity and speed of the 5G wireless and optical networks, etc. to support the network configuration.
IoT service
Service
Optical comm. resources
Cloud
services
One Network
Orchestration/Service connection
Network function resources
Wireless comm. resources
Network Virtualization Technology
We are trying to provide the network that can
connect people, things and services “timely
and optimally” according to the customer
demand. We engage in the research on the
network orchestration technology to connect
all resources from datacenter to devices
centering on the network virtualization
technology to efficiently separate the limited
network resources and combine the required
portions flexibly on demand, as well as the
technology to connect various services, etc.
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People/Things
Network virtualization
Edge
computing
Wide-area
mobile communication
Next-generation
optical communication
5G service
Ultra high-speed/
high-efficiency
optical network
Swarm of
sensors/devices
Wireless communication
for IoT/5G
High-capacity
wireless communication
Ultra-High-Speed/High-Capacity
Radio Access Technology
High-Efficiency Optical Transmission
Technology
Towards the arrival of next-generation 5G
mobile communications systems and
full-scale IoT era, we are developing the
high-capacity, low delay and highly reliable
wireless communications system that enables
new services such as a SCADA (Supervisory
Control And Data Acquisition) system of
massive sensor devices, etc. We are promoting
R&D on flexible and high-efficient wireless
access control technology to deal with
everything from a low-speed sensor data to
ultra-high-speed data more than tens of Gbps,
as well as the integrated control technology
for wireless base stations deployed in high
density, etc. and related standardization.
We are conducting R&D on the next-generation
optical modulation and demodulation
technology, signal processing and optical
node architecture to realize a greater capacity
of optical communication equipment that
supports the core, metro and access networks
as ICT society’ s backbone system. We are also
engaged in R&D on monitoring, signal quality
analysis technology and optical node control
functionality to facilitate the efficient operation
of optical network.
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IoT Field Integration
In “IoT field integration”, we are conducting R&D on the technologies required at the customer sites where IoT devices are
actually used (IoT field-areas). In those places, according to the customers’ business situations, various kinds of devices and
networks can be used. In order to cope with the explosive increase of these devices, we are promoting R&D on technology to
swiftly implement the on-site IoT field-area environment (sensor devices and networks) and autonomous operation to reduce
the conventional manual implementation and management works.
Business application
IoT field operation management
Failure analysis/Optimization
IoT data
Gateway
Administrator
IoT field operation management
Failure monitoring/Autonomous control
Core networks
Device/Communication
method difference absorption
Retail
store
IoT device
Smartphone
Gateway
Wi-Fi
Gateway
BLE
900 MHz band
People/Things
Production site
Maintenance
Wireless network integration
IoT
field-areas
Sensing device integration
Flexible/Battery-less
Thermoelectric generation
electric conductor
attachable antenna
BLE: Bluetooth Low Energy
IoT Sensing and Network Integration Technology
IoT Field Operation Management Technology
In IoT system, it is necessary to connect the sensing devices to the
cloud platform stably. Therefore, we are developing the wireless
network technology to use them stably and establish and operate
the wireless networks automatically without manpower. We are also
conducting R&D on the sensing technology to use energy harvesting
that can be used easily even at the place where no power source is
available, and the prototyping technology to quickly develop a
sensing device which is required at each site.
Usage of IoT devices such as sensors is getting diversified along with
the increase of the locations where they are used, and their
management methods are also getting complicated and increased
enormously, e.g. when and how to collect the required data, etc.
Therefore, we are developing the technology to keep monitoring the
status of wireless networks that connect various IoT devices and to
manage these IoT field-area environments autonomously by
automatically correcting the data of their behaviors from remote
place before any problem occurs.
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AI
We engage in R&D on the human-centric
AI technology that provides the services
based on the intelligent ICT system and
that can understand the
human emotions and affections
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AI
Through advanced ICT performance and Artificial intelligence (AI) progress, utilization of AI has been expanding rapidly in
various fields in the society. It is expected that AI will support the human judgment and activities by enhancing its autonomous
prediction and judgment capabilities. Moreover, machines are also expected to be more empathetic with people. In the study
of “AI”, we are developing the technology to extract the useful information from massive data generated by media, sensor, etc.,
as well as the technology to let the machines understand the human emotions and affections.
Traffic
Application example
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Traffic jam recognition
Flow recognition of
traffic/people, etc.
Accident recognition
Image diagnosis
Contamination recognition
Fraud prevention
Product recommendation
Drug design
Product line automation
Corporate analysis
Automatic ordering
State estimation
Fault sign monitoring
Dialogue agent
Flow analysis
Perception/
Recognition
Development technology
Supply
Chain
Finance
Knowledge
processing
Decision making/
Decision support
Affection
Dialogue
Inference/Planning
Human action recognition
Natural language processing
Prediction/Optimization
Time-series environment recognition
Pattern recognition
Dialogue/Recommendation
Machine learning (Deep learning, etc.)
Multimedia
Sensor
Web
Text
Numeric value
Data
Deep Learning
Multimedia Processing
Knowledge Processing
Deep Learning, which is a machine learning
technology to support AI technology, is
expected to be used in various fields in the
society. We are developing the technologies
to optimize neural network and improve the
efficiency of learning to extract its latent
learning potential, along with relevant
technologies such as the integrated learning
(multimodal learning) to process the image,
speech, text data, etc. and reduction of learned
neural network to put it into practical use.
We have researched and developed ICT
systems that realize functions of the human
five senses to connect the real world and
virtual world of computer. Not only R&D on
multimedia processing technologies such as
image processing, speech & audio processing
and natural language processing, we will
focus on developing cognitive systems
understanding the human emotions and
affections to offer the customized services to
individuals.
Establishing the knowledge database by
linking the diverse data such as web data,
open data published by government, in-house
business data of each company, we are trying
to realize AI systems such as the natural language
dialogue, prediction and optimization, based
on analysis and reasoning on the knowledge
database.
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Security
We are promoting R&D on the technology to
implement the security system to guarantee
the security of cyber system, IoT,
personal identity data, and products,
and to combine them on the cloud platform
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Security
With the progress of cloud system and IoT, our daily lives will become more convenient. However, at the same time, social risks
for the systems due to the cyber-attack will also be growing. Moreover, data protection technologies will also be indispensable
due to the widespread of the utilization of personal and private data in the future. We are developing technologies that control
the balance between security and convenience to protect the systems and data.
Cloud security enhancement
Privacy & Data security
Privacy protection/Blockchain
Biz package/
Service product
Cloud
Hyperconnected Cloud
Cyber/System
security
Mobile/PC
Network
Applications
Social Security & Tax No.
Sports event
Healthcare
Auth platform
Auth platform
FinTech
Server/Storage
Middleware
Product enhancement by
security technologies
Authentication/Authorization
ID federation/Trust framework
Cyber Security & System Security
Privacy & Data Security
Authentication & Authorization
We are conducting R&D on technology to
detect the cyberattack on enterprise system
in an early stage and identify the range of
the impact for minimizing the damage. We
will implement the system to comprehensively
protect the systems ranging from the
conventional server and client PCs to cloud
and IoT, and realize the safe and reliable
society and enterprise systems.
Through data protection technology to
securely connect the sensors and terminal
devices with cloud systems by high-speed
anonymization, and blockchain technology
that enables P2P-based immutable data
sharing, and our unique advanced cryptography
technology, we will establish the system to
keep the data across multiple organizations
secure and highly reliable to enable
collaborations and co-creation by sophisticated
data sharing and utilization.
In addition to the palm vein and fingerprint
authentication, we develop the personal
authentication service to guarantee users’
identification on the cloud by the biometric
authentication for cloud systems and ID
federation, and device authentication
technology to support IoT systems, to realize
the safe and secure authentication platform.
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Applied Research
With the aim of creating new businesses,
we are conducting applied research
for the fusion of technologies
and business models
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Applied Research
For exploring new markets of ICT, we are working on applied research to fuse our advanced technologies and business models.
Utilizing our innovative technologies as a base, we create new businesses in the field of vehicle, robotics, healthcare, social
infrastructure and sports, etc. where there is a high possibility of innovation by ICT. Through PoC and PoB with customers, we
will offer products, services and solutions to the market in a short time.
Co-creation by PoC/PoB
Customer
●
New market
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Co-creation
Outside company
Applied
innovation
Fusion
Academia
Exploration
Fusion
Customer/Partner
Social innovation
New business
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Integration
New area of study
Environ. infra
Social infra
Transportation
Domain of applicability
New market
Healthcare Innovation
＋
Technology pool/Business model
PoC : Proof of Concept
PoB : Proof of Business
Life innovation
Smart house
Wearable sensor
Sports
Currency
Digital
contents
Robotics
Vehicle
Robots connect the people/ICT naturally
Environmental sensing
Driver’s status
Robots collaboratively provide services to each person
Vehicle’s status
Vehicle
Robotics
We are promoting R&D while seeking the ideal structure of the
Hyperconnected Cloud that supports the vehicle evolving into smart
machine equipped with communication and autonomous driving
functions through ICT, and that realizes the diverse mobility options
for the urbanizing and aging society. To realize such a new mobility
society, we are developing the leading-edge technologies.
Aiming to realize a robot that can coexist with people naturally, we
are engaging in the applied research for co-creation of new services
related to robotics technologies such as human interaction,
autonomous action, cooperation among multiple robots, etc.
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Leading-Edge Basic Research
We are promoting R&D for the creation of
new technologies that break through the
limitations of ICT
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Leading-Edge Basic Research
In technology development, we have to continue pioneering a groundbreaking method that is not an extension of an
existing one, considering, e.g. that the miniaturization of transistors is reaching its limitations. For unpredictable
breakthrough in the future ICT market, we engage in basic research such as quantum computing, new material
development, etc.
Neuro & Quantum Computing
Nanocarbon Technology
Now miniaturization of semiconductor is reaching its limitations, and
it will become impossible to keep the performance improvement rate
of the past years with a conventional von Neumann computing.
Targeting the drastic performance enhancement required for the
next generation, we are conducting R&D on neuro and quantum
computing, which are non-von Neumann architecture.
Nanocarbon materials represented by graphene, carbon nanotube
have far excellent properties surpassing the silicon semiconductor,
and are considered to bring about the breakthrough in electronic
devices which are approaching their limits of miniaturization.
Through heat dissipation device, ultrasensitive sensor, ultra-low
power devices, etc., we will contribute to the technological
development in the society.
Carbon nanotube
(CNT)
Neuro/Quantum computing
Graphene
Real needs
Calculation amount
Optimization problem
Deep Learning
Fullly-connected
architecture
GPU
FPGA
Neuro
engine
General-purpose
server
Quantum
engine
Heat dissipation material
Odor sensor
Transistor
Heat source
Limitations of
Moore’s law
Substrate/Heat spreader
Era
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Overview: Global R&D Sites
Through collaboration among domestic and global laboratories, we are advancing
R&D on the leading-edge technologies and carrying out field trials which are
difficult to be executed due to regulations inside Japan
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Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Ltd.
Focusing on solutions in EMEIA (Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa) having distinctive cultures and values, we are conducting R&D
activities on big data analytics, high-performance computing applications and manufacturing & design services. FLE is also actively engaged
in standardization activities for the next generation - 5G mobile communications.
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Panel discussion at a Fujitsu Innovation Gathering
organized by Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe
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HIKARI: Medical data analytics system jointly developed
with San Carlos Hospital in Spain. Patients’ data are
analyzed and visualized for diagnosis and prediction
Tsunami and flood simulation run on supercomputers
Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc.
Leveraging the advantages of its strategic office locations in US (Silicon Valley in California and Telecom Corridor in Texas), Fujitsu Laboratories
of America conducts business incubation for advanced technologies from Fujitsu Laboratories, monitors and investigates the latest technology
trends, undertakes research in emerging technologies including computer architectures, network systems and security, develops solutions for
the healthcare, education and smart energy verticals, and promotes open innovation by collaborating with startups.
San Francisco
Silicon Valley
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Talks and technology exhibits at the annual
Fujitsu North America Technology Forum hosted by
Fujitsu Laboratories of America
Advanced technology development for optical
communication networks supporting the networking
industry in North America
Mobile health technologies to promote better health,
including stress monitoring during driving
Fujitsu Research and Development Center Co., Ltd.
Collaborating with laboratories in Japan, we are conducting R&D on networking, AI, knowledge processing, etc., as well as supporting the
commercialization of technologies originated in Japan. We also engage in R&D on technologies specific to regional needs such as social
infrastructure (traffic monitoring, air and water environments) and cultural promotion (protection of ancient documents), etc. for further
generation of China-originated innovative solutions.
Vehicle detection/classification
Traffic jam detection
Parking lot full/empty detection Traffic violation (Illegal parking/stopping)
Chinese Technology Forum (CTF) on leading-edge
technologies held by FRDC every year
High-accuracy image recognition technology for
intelligent transportation system that automatically
detects the traffic jam, violation and parking lot usage
status
Combining partial scans of large-format historical
documents by non-contact scanner to create
full images for historical document digitization
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4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
211-8588, Japan
Tel: +81-44-754-2613
www.fujitsu.com/jp/labs/en/
September 2016