{{Infobox company | name = Kinesense | type = 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 investigations.<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 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|archive-date=2018-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912205833/https://bizplus.ie/kinesense-and-ibm-share-in-e6-4m-fund/|url-status=dead}}</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=Dept of Business, Irish Government|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref> * 2022 Won "Best Application of AI in an SME” at the AI Awards 2022 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/ai-awards-ireland-artificial-intelligence-winners|title=Here are the Irish innovators who won at this year's AI Awards|date=2022-11-22|website=Silicon Republic|language=en-GB|access-date=2024-12-10 |last1=Gain |first1=Vish }}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.Kinesense-vca.com Kinesense Company Website]
Category:Information technology companies of Ireland