Seeking European partners for the deployment of an application specific IoT visual sensor using machine learning

Au-Zone Technologies Inc. • Alberta, Canada

Open until November 24, 2019

As a participant of the upcoming symposium “2nd GCCIR Matchmaking Symposium” organized by Innoget and GCCIR next November 25th, 2019 in Barcelona (Spain), the company Au-Zone Technologies Inc. is seeking European partners to meet at the Barcelona event to develop a joint collaboration project.

Au-Zone Technologies Inc. is specifically interested in European partners with domain expertise, experience, and leadership in a vertical market which could be significantly impacted or disrupted with the development and deployment of an application specific IoT visual sensor using edge-based machine learning. Further details are described below.

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Details of the Technology Call

Au-Zone Technologies Inc. is a small team of software and hardware professionals with a passion for developing Machine Learning and Computer Vision technologies for IoT product. The company implements object detection, classification, and signal analysis for a wide range of end applications. This includes driver assist systems, operator monitoring, equipment predictive maintenance and process optimization.

The company’s™ IOT Solution enables OEM’s to add visual intelligence to their products. It supports a highly-optimized CNN inference engine that enables machine learning without cloud processing. This is key for applications that require real time performance. The engine supports a wide range of embedded CPU, GPU, and microcontrollers at different power and cost points. The proprietary integrated solution stack delivers a proven platform for rapid prototype and commercial deployment.

The current release of the product is commercially available with active customers –including international tier one semiconductor vendors and OEM product developers. The next release which expand the features, model support and hardware platforms is in active development.

Thus, the company is looking for a European partner company with domain expertise, experience, and leadership in a vertical market which could be significantly impacted or disrupted with the development and deployment of an application specific IoT visual sensor using edge-based machine learning. The end application should have high potential volume or high product margins to justify the custom product development costs.

Preferences / Requirements for Potential European Partner(s)

The following are the important aspects Au-Zone Technologies Inc. is looking for in a European partner:

  • A partner company would be active in the design; development and marketing products, which include a high degree of technical innovation.
  • The firm should have an established sales and support infrastructure capable of launching and supporting a new product line in the European market.
  • Access to field data relevant for the specific application for training deep learning models is a requirement.
  • An ideal partner will have some experience with data science in a research environment that is looking for a technical collaborator with practical experience and IP to enable cost effective commercial smart visual sensor deployment.

Company details

Au-Zone Technologies Inc.

Alberta, Canada

Category of the call
Partners for consortium

Funding available
€ 500,000

Entity offering the program
GCCIR/ACCIO

Deadline
24-11-2019