‘Abnormal Behavior in Subway’ Detected by AI... Daejeon City Conducts Demonstration Project

Daejeon City, with government support, will demonstrate technology that detects and responds to three types of abnormal behavior occurring in the subway?assault, fainting, and not wearing masks?using artificial intelligence edge technology. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A technology that can detect and respond to abnormal behaviors such as assault, fainting, and mask non-wearing in the subway using artificial intelligence will be demonstrated in Daejeon.

On the 7th, Daejeon City and Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation announced that they have been selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s ‘Open MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) Based Technology Commercialization Demonstration Project’ and will proceed with the task.

MEC refers to a technology that processes network data on-site without transmitting it to the central server, shortening data transmission distance and enabling ultra-high-speed and ultra-low-latency services.

The MEC-based technology commercialization demonstration project will be led by Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation. The demonstration project focuses on integrating 5G MEC-based artificial intelligence (AI) edge computer technology into urban rail transit to prevent the continuously increasing safety accidents in subways.

Previously, the city submitted a proposal for the ‘MEC-based AI Edge System for Urban Rail Transit’ together with the Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation.

This project is a kind of safety system where AI-equipped CCTV monitors three types of abnormal behaviors occurring in electric train cars in real time, and when abnormal behavior is detected, it is transmitted to the central control room and the driver’s cabin for response.

The project involves the Korea Information and Communication Technology Association, the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, and three local companies, receiving a government budget support of 800 million KRW.

For the project execution, the Metropolitan Express Transit Corporation plans to pilot the system on one train set (4 cars) and proceed with system demonstration for technology commercialization.

Additionally, the city will support the establishment of the nation’s first MEC-based AI safety system to enable citizens to use urban rail transit safely and conveniently.

Myeong No-chung, Director of the Science and Industry Bureau of the city, said, “The city has already established an AI-based urban rail transit safety system that detects abnormal behaviors such as falls at City Hall Station in February,” adding, “With this project applying AI technology from subway stations to train cars, we will develop AI policies that citizens can experience in their daily lives.”