View source for Kinesense

{{Infobox company
| name = Kinesense
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = [[Computer Vision]]
| founded = 2009 <!-- if known: {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] -->
| founders = Sarah Doyle, Mark Sugrue <!-- or: | founders = -->
| hq_location_city = Dublin
| website = {{URL|www.kinesense-vca.com}} <!-- or: | homepage = --><!-- {{URL|example.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 investigation]]s.<ref>[https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kinesense-cctv-investigative-technology-saves-time-for-police-forces-381978.html Kinesense CCTV investigative technology saves time for police forces], [[Irish Examiner]]</ref><ref>[https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/data-science-startups 20 Irish start-ups mining data science for business opportunities], [[Silicon Republic]], 28 SEP 2015</ref>
==History==
Kinesense was founded in Dublin in 2009 and received early investment from the Irish government's [[venture capital]] fund [[Enterprise Ireland]].<ref>[https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/cctv-video-software-start-up-kinesense-secures-620k-investment CCTV video software start-up Kinesense secures €620K investment], Silicon Republic, 13 SEP 2012</ref>
==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 evidence]]<ref>[https://eforensicsmag.com/download/working-with-digital-evidence/ Digital Video Chain of Evidence in the 21st Century], eForensics Magazine, Mark Sugrue.</ref> The company has also worked with the [[London Zoo]] to monitor animal exhibits.<ref>[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/28/tv_whitespace_poachers/ OLD SCHOOL TECH can SAVE the MEERKAT], [[The Register]], 28 Nov 2014</ref>
==Awards==
* 2010 Innovation Award from [[Dublin Institute of Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dit.ie/newsandevents/news/archive2011/ditentrepreneuroftheyearaward/|title=DIT Dublin Institute of Technology - DIT Entrepreneur of the Year award|website=www.dit.ie|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
* 2010 IBM SmartCamp Finalists <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www-03.ibm.com/press/uk/en/pressrelease/32202.wss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802235303/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/uk/en/pressrelease/32202.wss|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2010|title=WorldSensing parks on the finish line with IBM and Imperial College|date=2010-07-26|website=www-03.ibm.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
* 2014 Won [[Seventh Framework Programme|FP7]] Research and Development Funding for P-React <ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116970-computer-vision-algorithms-pick-out-petty-crime-in-cctv-footage/ Computer vision algorithms pick out petty crime in CCTV footage], [[New Scientist]], 4 January 2017</ref>
* 2016 Won [[H2020]] Research and Development Funding for dRedBox with IBM <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bizplus.ie/kinesense-and-ibm-share-in-e6-4m-fund/|title=Kinesense And IBM Share In €6.4m Fund|date=2016-01-25|website=BizPlus|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>
* 2019 Won DTIF Research and Development Funding for the VISP project along with Overcast and [[Trinity College Dublin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dbei.gov.ie/en/News-And-Events/Department-News/2019/December/07122019.html|title=Minister Humphreys announces €65m for 16 ground-breaking projects under Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund|date=2019-12-07|website=[[Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment|Dept of Business, Irish Government]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.Kinesense-vca.com Kinesense Company Website]
[[Category:Information technology companies of Ireland]]