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SUMMER CAMP · 2025

First Summer Camp

Build together.
A digital world of our campus.

Chinese and international students connected 3D spaces, sensor data and AI applications around the teaching building they use every day.

Hubei University · Wuhan, China

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Summer camp students and teachers outside the Joint Institute
Fig. 01
First Summer Camp · Students and teachers together

LEARNING TOGETHER

Collaborate across cultures.
Learn through practice.

Discussing requirements, writing code, connecting hardware and presenting ideas. Two weeks of work around real campus settings also created opportunities to connect beyond the classroom.

Chinese and international students reviewing project code together
Fig. 02
Developing side by side · Discussion and debugging
Students connecting and testing electronic components
Fig. 03
Hardware practice · Connecting sensors to the project
Students discussing a smart-campus design at a whiteboard
Fig. 04
Planning together · Scenarios, features and technical responsibilities
Summer camp students working in classroom project groups
Fig. 05
Group collaboration · Sharing progress in a common workspace
More moments together
Summer camp students playing pool
Fig. 06
Beyond the classroom · Connecting through shared activities

WISDOMSCAPE MMJI

Connect one building
as a complete system.

WisdomScape was the camp's smart-campus project, integrating BIM and IoT. A 3D building model provides the spatial foundation, a data platform connects services, sensors gather on-site information, and AI explores campus applications.

Explore the smart campus by theme
WisdomScape MMJI digital twin with its building model and environmental-device data
Fig. 07
Digital-twin interface · Final presentation screenshot; values reflect the demonstration

DIGITAL TWIN

Rebuild a familiar space

Using on-site observations and architectural plans, the team manually modeled the teaching building, including its exterior, floors and interiors. The model provides a foundation for digital-twin displays and future AR / VR applications.

Complete 3D model of the teaching building
Fig. 08
Building exterior · Complete 3D model
Floor cutaway of the teaching-building model
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Floor structure · Multiple levels and interior layouts
Reading area inside the teaching-building model
Fig. 10
Interior details · Reading-area model

DATACORE

A data platform
connecting the subsystems.

The frontend and backend organize shared analytics and services with distinct access for students, teachers and administrators. Spring Boot, Vue 3, TypeScript and MySQL connect campus services and device data.

View the technology stack

Backend: Spring Boot, JWT
Frontend: Vue 3, TypeScript, ECharts
Database: MySQL, MyBatis-Plus
IoT and messaging: MQTT, Kafka

Smart Cloud Platform administration dashboard
Fig. 11
DataCore · Services, users and role-based permissions

IOTP

Connect sensors.
Understand the physical environment.

The IoT platform links sensing, networking and applications, using environmental data such as temperature and humidity. By the final presentation, a small number of sensing nodes had been deployed as a pilot in ground-floor classroom 108.

Expansion throughout the building was a future plan in the presentation.

IoT hardware setup with cables and sensor modules
Fig. 12
Sensor network · Connecting and testing devices
An IoT development board and electronic components being wired
Fig. 13
Building nodes · Hardware prototype

AIEDGE

Bring AI into
everyday campus settings.

The presentation recorded nine AI model outcomes, including sitting-posture detection, fall detection, attendance, a Baduanjin exercise coach and the Manman digital human. These images show selected demonstrations and prototypes.

Baduanjin smart coach recognizing movements with body keypoints
Fig. 14
Baduanjin smart coach · Movement recognition demonstration

Movement recognition & interaction

Computer vision models track body keypoints during exercises. Classroom demonstrations explored ways AI could assist everyday campus life.

The feedback shown belongs to the project demonstration. Deployment to edge devices remained a post-camp plan.

Sitting-posture detection prototype in a classroom
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Sitting-posture detection · Classroom prototype
Manman digital human project image
Fig. 16
Manman digital human · Interaction character

Directions for further exploration

From environmental sensing to visual recognition and digital-human interaction, the project organizes models around campus services and explores integration with the Institute's edge devices.

CAMP RECORD

Activity details

Activity
First Summer Camp
Dates
June 16–27, 2025
Venue
Hubei University · Wuhan
Project
WisdomScape MMJI
BIM-IoT Campus Digital Twin and Smart Management System
Subprojects
DataCore · Data analytics and services platform
IoTP · IoT connectivity and operations platform
AIEdge · Edge intelligence and automation platform
Faculty advisors
Riji Yu and Dan Zhang (for this summer camp)
Final presentation
Zhenxin Lin ↗

PRESS & UNIVERSITY COVERAGE

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