2025-08-25 PL-INT-2025-011344 Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) - Category PL.3

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Page 4 Impact 1. Safety Innovation:Tested how Al can enhance crosswalk/intersection safety in Hawaii. 2. Student Empowerment: Demonstrated that high school students can contribute to solving complex community challenges using cutting-edge tools. 3. Model for Future Projects: Provided a replicable framework where real-world clients(HDOT), global tech innovators(NEC), and local students co-create solutions. As part of this initiative, PICHTR also introduced NEC's Road DX (Road Digital Transformation) technology into the campus and community context. Road DX leverages a localized 5G network and advanced fiber sensing to enable smart mobility, roadway safety monitoring, and infrastructure management. Project Video B. Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials(WASHTO) Conference— Honolulu 2023: PICHTR worked with the Hawai'i Department of Transportation, host of the 2023 WASHTO Conference and NEC to deliver an innovation showcase at the conference. PICHTR coordinated NEC's trade show booth design and logistics, led the Road DX pilot with Hawai'i public high school students, and produced a professional project video presented by HDOT Deputy Director Ed Sniffen. PICHTR also supported efforts to bring students to the conference to share their Road DX experiences directly with WASHTO attendees, including transportation officials and Hawaii News Now. This project demonstrated PICHTR's expertise in program management, technology integration, and education-to- industry engagement, while elevating Hawai'i's role in national conversations on smart infrastructure and roadway safety. Hawaii News Now: Hawaii students first in nation to use Al program for traffic crash prevention C.Al Sensing-Empowered Smart Intersection Safety Improvements for Vulnerable Groups—Waipahu 2025. Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT), University of Hawaii, NEC, Waipahu High School. The Hawai'i Department of Transportation, in partnership with the University of Hawai'i, PICHTR, and Waipahu High School is launching an Al-enabled smart intersection pilot in Waipahu to address Hawai'i's traffic safety crisis, particularly its disproportionate impact on pedestrians and kupuna in disadvantaged communities. By combining Al video analytics with Vehicle-to-Everything(V2X) communication, the system will detect and predict the movement of vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians—including those using assistive devices—and issue real-time collision warnings through V2X units and dynamic message signs, ultimately creating safer intersections and a scalable model for future smart mobility systems. The Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) will serve as the community technology connector and innovation partner within the project. Leveraging its decades of experience bridging innovation, business, education, community, and culture, PICHTR will: • Lead community engagement design ensuring meaningful involvement of Waipahu residents and alignment with Justice40 principles.