Image
NCC Finland
NCC Finland is part of the EuroCC2 project, which establishes national HPC competence centers in different European countries. EuroCC Finland's mission is to support and improve the capabilities of Finnish business users to utilize the opportunities of high- performance computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence. Through EuroCC Finland, companies have access to the computing capacity of the EuroHPC LUMI Supercomputer. EuroCC Finland is operated by CSC – IT Center for Science.
Industrial organisations involved:
Supersight Oy is a leading developer of privacy-preserving computer vision technology. The Finland-based company is committed to develop cutting-edge technology that provides people flow analytics as a service for real estate occupancy optimisation. The technology brings efficiency to real estate management and helps provide for a more sustainable future.
Technical/scientific Challenge:
“Companies are wasting hundreds of billions on empty office space. If the use of office buildings could be better optimised, numerous client companies could save millions and reduce energy related emissions by eliminating unnecessary space,” says Kimmo Pentikäinen, CEO of Supersight, describing the correlation between real estate business, energy and emissions.
To solve this problem of unused office space, Supersight set out to develop machine vision model. Processing large-scale visual video stream datasets of people entering and leaving the office premises effecting the people flow analysis, combined with the development of a sophisticated AI model requires parallel computing to accelerate the training of the necessary neural networks.
Solution:
Supersight's new improved solution comprises a mobile phone, a supercomputer, and a working AI model. Android mobile phones are used as computing sensors, the most cost-effective and cyber-safe solution for measuring the use of the built environment. Processing of large-scale visual datasets combined with the development of a sophisticated AI model requires parallel computing to accelerate the training of the neural networks for the development of their own AI model. Supersight got access to the LUMI supercomputer and expert support in using the software.
Business impact: accelerated testing and modification of AI model
“With the LUMI supercomputer, we significantly accelerated the testing and modification of our model. This was absolutely crucial in our quest for 99% accuracy in modelling real space usage. With LUMI, we were able to run multiple training processes simultaneously, which ensured that our final model was optimised for performance and scaled well to a variety of environments,” tells Pentikäinen.
Benefits:
- Breakthrough technology innovation resulting in a real time people flow analysis tool while ensuring privacy
- Accelerated R&D processes in 99% accurate AI model development
- Reduced energy related emissions in real estate business
- Reduced costs for companies renting real estate
Success story # Highlights:
Keywords: RDI, people flow analytics, sustainability, neural networks, real estate
Technology: HPC LUMI, AI (model optimisation)
Industry Sector: AI technology for people flow analytics