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BlueSkeye AI to launch Health Foundation Platform at CES 2024

BlueSkeye AI to launch Health Foundation Platform at CES 2024.

The Health Foundation Platform makes it easy and quick for health tech companies to integrate clinical grade AI which analyses medically relevant expressed behaviour into their products.

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BlueSkeye AI receives approval to begin clinical trials

Nottingham based AI startup Blueskeye AI has been given approval by the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) to begin clinical trials of its TrueBlue perinatal mental health App. The app uses artificial intelligence to scan peoples’ faces and voices and can identify and monitor signs of depression.

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BlueSkeye appearance on BBC TV

Blueskeye AI, recently appeared in an episode of the BBC current affairs programme Panorama.

Founding CEO, Professor Michel Valstar, spoke to journalist Lara Lewington for a programme entitled, “Beyond Human, Artificial Intelligence and Us.” The programme was broadcast on 14 August and can be seen on the BBC IPlayer.

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Why we founded BlueSkeye

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Why we founded BlueSkeye

Around 1 in 5 women experience a perinatal mental health problem during pregnancy or within the early postnatal years.

70% will hide or underplay their illness.

Suicide is the leading cause of direct maternal death within a year of having a baby.

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BlueSkeye AI receives ISO 27001 Certification.

Blueskeye AI, a leading provider of machine learning technology for affective and social signal analysis, has been awarded ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System.

ISO27001 is an international compliance framework set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards, and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

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BlueSkeye AI Helps Filmmaker Create Truly Interactive Movie

When University of Nottingham and Horizon Digital Economy Research academic and filmmaker Richard Ramchurn wanted to push the boundaries of how interactive a film could be, he turned to former colleague and entrepreneur Professor Michel Valstar.

Valstar’s start up, BlueSkeye AI, is a spin out from the University of Nottingham designed to commercialise the Professor’s 18 years of experience in affective computing and social signal processing. Experience which has led to the publication of over 100 papers, cited over 16000 times.

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BlueSkeye AI shortlisted for Digital Leaders “Emerging Tech of the Year” Award

Blueskeye AI, a leading provider of machine learning technology for affective and social signal analysis, has been shortlisted for the Emerging Tech of the Year Award by the Digital Leaders community.

BlueSkeye was named as one of the 100 most impressive digital transformation organisations in the UK. BlueSkeye will be up against nine other Tech innovators at an awards ceremony in Leeds on 22 June.

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BlueSkeye AI shortlisted for StartUps Magazine Most Innovative Tech Award

BlueSkeye AI, a leading provider of machine learning technology for affective and social signal analysis, has been shortlisted for the Most Innovative Tech Award at StartUp Magazine’s annual Hustle Awards taking place at the Steel Yard in London on 20 July.

The Award, sponsored by electronic component distributor Anglia Unicorn, recognises early stage technology companies with genuinely new and innovative technology that’s having an impact.

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What is Affective Computing?

In today’s world, technology plays a crucial role in our daily lives. From smartphones to home appliances, technology has made our lives more convenient and efficient. However, technology has also made it possible to understand and interpret human emotions through the field of affective computing, sometimes known as emotion AI.

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Will your next car know you have Alzheimer’s before your Doctor does?

Advances in machine learning, and over 18 years of academic research by myself and my team in affective computing and social signal processing have allowed us to develop software that can reliably and consistently identify signs of long term and acute illness.

Should they wish, car and truck manufacturers could easily, or with a little enhancement, incorporate the software into preexisting safety monitoring systems.

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BlueSkeye AI Digital Leaders Impact Award in Mental Health and Wellbeing

Blueskeye AI was one of two runners up in the Mental Health and Wellbeing category at the annual Digital Leaders Impact Awards at Media City in Manchester on 22 March.

The Awards celebrate digital innovations that improve people’s lives and the world around us. They are open to any individual, business, government or non-profit using digital products or services for positive social or environmental benefit.

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BlueSkeye AI wins Medilink Midlands Business Award for Innovation

Blueskeye AI won the Innovation Award at the annual Medilink Midlands Business Awards at the University of Birmingham on 16 March.

The Award, sponsored by intellectual property lawyers Barker Bretell, recognises the development of an innovative technology, design or process that has produced a major improvement in business performance and impacted the market.

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