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Kinesense

Kinesense is computer vision and video analytics company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company is one of largest suppliers of computer vision products to the UK police, who use the technology to search CCTV content in the course of criminal investigations.

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Kinesense
TypePrivate
IndustryComputer Vision
Founded2009
FoundersSarah Doyle, Mark Sugrue
Headquarters
Dublin
Websitewww.kinesense-vca.com

Kinesense is computer vision and video analytics company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company is one of largest suppliers of computer vision products to the UK police, who use the technology to search CCTV content in the course of criminal investigations.12

History

Kinesense was founded in Dublin in 2009 and received early investment from the Irish government's venture capital fund Enterprise Ireland.3

Technology

Kinesense technology is a combination of motion detection and deep learning algorithms that have been adapted for CCTV analysis. The company also develops blockchain technology for chain of evidence4 The company has also worked with the London Zoo to monitor animal exhibits.5

Awards

  • 2010 Innovation Award from Dublin Institute of Technology6
  • 2010 IBM SmartCamp Finalists 7
  • 2014 Won FP7 Research and Development Funding for P-React 8
  • 2016 Won H2020 Research and Development Funding for dRedBox with IBM 9
  • 2019 Won DTIF Research and Development Funding for the VISP project along with Overcast and Trinity College Dublin10
  • 2022 Won "Best Application of AI in an SME” at the AI Awards 2022 11
References

References

  1. Kinesense CCTV investigative technology saves time for police forces, Irish Examiner
  2. 20 Irish start-ups mining data science for business opportunities, Silicon Republic, 28 SEP 2015
  3. CCTV video software start-up Kinesense secures €620K investment, Silicon Republic, 13 SEP 2012
  4. Digital Video Chain of Evidence in the 21st Century, eForensics Magazine, Mark Sugrue.
  5. OLD SCHOOL TECH can SAVE the MEERKAT, The Register, 28 Nov 2014
  6. "DIT Dublin Institute of Technology - DIT Entrepreneur of the Year award". www.dit.ie. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. "WorldSensing parks on the finish line with IBM and Imperial College". www-03.ibm.com. 2010-07-26. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  8. Computer vision algorithms pick out petty crime in CCTV footage, New Scientist, 4 January 2017
  9. "Kinesense And IBM Share In €6.4m Fund". BizPlus. 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  10. "Minister Humphreys announces €65m for 16 ground-breaking projects under Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund". Dept of Business, Irish Government. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  11. Gain, Vish (2022-11-22). "Here are the Irish innovators who won at this year's AI Awards". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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