Quantitative Assessment of Urban and River-Adjacent Litter through AI and Citizen Science: Implications for Policy

Megu Tsuchimura

Presentation information

[E] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-IS Intersection

[M-IS07] Plastic Pollution: Interdisciplinary Challenges across Earth and Policy Sciences

Sun. May 24, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 102 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Kako Shinichiro(Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University), Isobe Atsuhiko(Kyushu University, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics), Sasao Toshiaki(Ritsumeikan University), YAMAMOTO MASASHI(Kanagawa University), Takahashi Yukihiro(Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[MIS07-03] Quantitative Assessment of Urban and River-Adjacent Litter through AI and Citizen Science: Implications for Policy

*Megu Tsuchimura¹, Masato Kuki¹, Fujio Kojima¹, Shinichiro Kako², Daisuke Matsuoka³ (1. Pirika, Inc., 2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 3. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

Keywords:Citizen Science, AI-based Image Analysis, Mismanaged Plastic Waste, Urban Environment, Watershed Management, Data-driven Policy