KMD has developed domestic and worldwide network of diverse partners.
Multi-Sattelites Using Global Network: From Hiyoshi to the World
The borderless international community is connected, regardless of location, via a network. This is accelerating the pace of activities conducted in the “cloud”. Headquartered on Keio University’s Hiyoshi Campus, KMD conducts dynamic research and education in a collaborative, global network bringing together numerous satellite facilities and partner institutions across Japan and around the world. The various locations communicate with each other daily using a high-definition online video conference system. Collaboration with people located in different parts of the world ensures that research and educational activities remain on the cutting edge, and that KMD communicates its ideas to the world as a member of the international community.he various locations communicate with each other daily using a high-definition online video collaboration system. Collaboration with people located in different parts of the world ensures that research and educational activities remain on the cutting edge, and that KMD communicates its ideas to the world as a member of the international community.
Hiyoshi Campus Collaboratioin Complex
The Collaboration Complex on the Hiyoshi Campus of Keio University serves as the headquarters for the research and educational activities conducted by KMD and its students. It contains the advanced technology and equipment required for students to complete their course work and participate in Real Projects.
Keio Osaka City Campus
Keio Osaka City Campus is KMD’s base of operations in the Kansai Area. KMD has its own laboratory for research on the City Campus.
Keio-NUS CUTE Center (Singapore)
Keio University established the Keio-NUS CUTE Center in Singapore in collaboration with KMD and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Formed at the invitation of the government of Singapore’s Interactive and Digital Media R&D Programme Office, the Center conducts advanced research in next- generation media and communications in a strategic partnership with NUS.
Universal content platform for public transportation networks
Since 2012, the CUTE Center has collaborated with KMD on empirical research aimed at the development of autonomous, decentralized universal digital signage platforms for public transportation networks. The project members developed a platform to distribute content based on probe information, location information, and other peripheral environment information in public buses on the Kent Ridge campus of NUS. The platform detects location information instantly and accurately, and uses that informa- tion to link positioning and environmental information.
Cyber Living Lab (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)
The research wing of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is home to the advanced project; the Cyber Living Lab that applies virtual reality and robotics technologies to the creation of new media experiences for the living spaces of the future. It is conducted in collaboration with visitors to the museum from companies and from the general public.
CiP & Cybernetic being Lab
Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, which opened in 2020, is an international business hub for content and technology, and has been designated as a National Strategic Special Zone for future “Pop & Tech”. KMD promotes collaboration with various stakeholders, including governments, companies, NPOs, and citizens, to create new businesses and society.
The Cybnernetic being Lab, established as part of the Moonshot R&D Project, researches and develops next-generation digital technologies, such as avatar robots and the Metaverse, to create new ways to work, learn, and play toward the realization of a more diverse and inclusive society of the future.