Author: Ricard Martín

• Both companies will combine their tracking and image recognition capabilities to improve security in industrial environments.
• This strategic alliance enables the development of new solutions for the traceability of objects and subjects in different sectors and work environments.

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, and Tracktio, developer of tracking and geolocation software to improve productivity and security in industrial sectors, have announced their decision to join knowledge and technologies to create an advanced detection and tracking solution for people, vehicles and assets, which generates safer workspaces in industrial environments.

The combination of Pervasive Technologies’ image recognition systems with Tracktio’s location and tracking devices creates a comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date view of business operations, enriched by the collection of relevant information in real time.

The feedback from both technologies creates a wide range of possibilities, including the detection and tracking of assets – anything that moves in an industrial environment – whether they are people, objects or vehicles. In this way, the client obtains precise key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as centralized and combined dashboards, which make it possible to detect whether objects are arranged correctly, whether there are elements in hazardous areas or whether the company’s specific rules are being respected, with the possibility of sending real-time alerts to avoid possible accidents.

Beyond the industrial environment, people counting and flow tracking, thanks to tracking devices and cameras, can also be used to avoid capacity problems sufficiently in advance or to find objects and people, among other uses. On the other hand, these functionalities are visible through Tracktio’s TrackSphere platform, a software dedicated to the physical reconstruction of environments through maps and diagrams, workflows adaptable to any facility regardless of its activity.

“The union of Pervasive Technologies and Tracktio allows us to create plans and work environments based on updated information and real experience, which makes them more efficient and secure”, highlights Rodolfo Lomascolo, CEO and co-founder of Pervasive Technologies.

Fran Pinyol, co-founder and director of Tracktio, declares that “the Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and vision capabilities of Pervasive Technologies bring us many synergies in customers, and of course, our partners increase their business opportunities”.

First it was homes, then phones, and now it’s the turn of smart supermarkets. The shopping experience is already benefiting from Artificial Intelligence in an advance that favors both the consumer and the brands and establishments.

Behind the placement of products on supermarket shelves there is a whole marketing strategy. According to studies, 52% of consumer perception is directed to the products that are placed in front of their eyes, and 26% to what is within reach of their hands. Store managers are well aware of this data and have been trying for years to capture the attention and loyalty of their customers by facilitating the purchasing process. The novelty introduced by Artificial Intelligence is that it makes it possible to know this type of data in real time and, in addition, to predict future behavior.

One of the most promising AI capabilities in the retail sector is to create more human and personalized user experiences by analyzing and streamlining processes while making employees’ jobs easier. According to the consulting firm IDC, 50% of the most mature supply chains are already using AI in their processes by 2020.

Some large chains such as Carrefour or Walmart are already benefiting from the advantages that this cutting-edge technology brings to their businesses in areas such as theft control or inventory management. Artificial intelligence solutions such as our CPG Analytics open up a whole world of possibilities for businesses that make the decision to implement it in their work, but where to start, without losing sight of the main objective, the customer?

The first factor that can greatly benefit from AI is stock management, as it prevents both product depletion and wastage of perishable foods in advance, thus creating a more sustainable store.

The organization of the shelves is another potential point of improvement, since with the analysis of images in real time it is possible to check immediately and accurately that the products indicated have the correct quantity, position and price, facilitating and speeding up the work of the stockers, as well as eliminating possible human errors.

Beyond the logistical level, image capture makes it possible to study in depth the shelves and the interaction of customers with them in order to optimize the layout of the store, making it more human, intelligent and adapted to the customer.

All these advances and digital strategies are helping us to move towards an improved, personalized and updated shopping experience, as well as an environment that responds in a real and effective way to our needs.

 

 

 

The young professional is now in charge of the development of new technological products and services

Lucía Mackinlay, who has been part of the commercial team of Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, has been promoted to Product Manager, with the main function of creating new technological products.

At an organizational level, Lucia – who until now has been in the role of Inside Sales – will be responsible for leading and managing the development of products, from the initial idea to after-sales, as well as the team assigned to this task. This includes the creation of launch strategies, sales analysis and implementation of new actions once they are on the market.

It will also generate and study new product possibilities, carry out market and competitor analysis and incorporate new work methodologies to optimize processes, emphasizing the fulfillment of objectives.

“Managing the development of Pervasive Technologies’ new product is an exciting task. My goal as Product Manager is to offer society products that improve and solve its daily problems,” says the newly promoted.

Mackinlay started working in embassies and NGOs. Later she reached the position of Account Manager as part of the commercial team of CenturyLink, a company in telecommunications sector. In this company she was responsible for commercializing cloud services and data centers, where she experienced her first professional approach to the technology industry.

She graduated from the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) with a degree in Public and Institutional Relations, where his orientation towards technology was already evident. She also has a course on Digital Transformation from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and another on Product Management from Stanford University, focused on the creation and management of technology and AI products.

 

The Basque Acceleration Program evaluates technological products or services with applications for advanced manufacturing, intelligent energy and health and food technology

Pervasive Technologies, company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, has been named finalist in the 5th edition of the international program of acceleration of startups Bind 4.0 (Basque Industry 4.0) thanks to its solutions for the industrial and retail sectors: PPE detection, automatic reading and extraction of information from text (ICR) or images or text (OCR) and analysis of supermarket shelves (CPG Analytics).

This public-private initiative analyses solutions based on the new technologies of the 4.0 industry, such as Big Data, augmented and virtual reality, collaborative robotics, cyber security, IoT or 3D printing, among others, and which have applications for fields such as intelligent energy, food and health technology and advanced manufacturing.

The project promotes the promotion of promising 4.0 industrial companies through the connection with important international companies in search of innovative solutions and with the main industrial companies of the Basque Country. It has already been of great help to 108 startups, which have become leaders in innovation and references for other companies through the network of contacts, access to useful tools, workspace and technical support, and the funding that Bind 4.0 has made available.

This acceleration program offers market and growth opportunities by providing visibility to the startups, networking contacts and the possibility of closing contracts with their corporate partners of up to 150,000 euros. If successful, Pervasive Technologies will start in the program in January 2021 and present a demo in July.

The project is led by the Basque Government and its business development agency SPRI, and is supported by the three Provincial Councils of the region.

“We are very proud to be a finalist in Bind 4.0. We are immersed in a NEW technological revolution and 2020 has only highlighted the need for a digital transformation of companies. Our cutting-edge technological solutions can be a great help for companies in industrial and retail sectors,” says Rodolfo Lomascolo, co-founder and CEO of Pervasive Technologies.

 

Throughout this year 2020 that we are about to say goodbye, we have participated in important meetings and technological platforms to present our AI solutions designed for the industrial and retail sectors.
One of the most relevant is the BIND 4.0 accelerator, an international event organized by the Basque Government, aimed at promoting the development of the best startups with solutions based on new technologies in the 4.0 industry, such as big data, augmented/virtual reality, collaborative robotics, cyber security, IoT or 3D printing, among others.

Here we have brought our solutions for industry: PPE detection, automatic reading and extraction of information from text (ICR) or images or objects (OCR). We have already been selected as finalists, so we hope to have even better news next year, when the winning projects will be announced.

We were also present at the TechMeeting ‘Industry 4.0’ organized by Choose Paris Region, which brings together companies looking for technological solutions in industry with development companies. This meeting included a global talk on industry issues, an individual presentation of the organization and networking among interested companies.

In the retail sector, we want to mention our participation in the talk organized by Comertia, Catalan association of companies in the sector, together with the Agency for Enterprise Competitiveness (ACCIÓ). It has been held with the aim of connecting large companies in the sector with those that offer innovative technological solutions, and we have presented our solution CPG Analytics, which measures values such as the planogram or price compliance and product performance.

All these events make clear that we are immersed in a NEW technological revolution, and 2020 has only made clear the need for a digital transformation of companies.

 

Title awarded by Agencia de Certificación en Innovación Española (ACIE)

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, has recived the Technological Innovation Certificate (IT) from Agencia de Certificación en Innovación Española (ACIE) for its project ‘Development of the Heureka AI platform’.

Pervasive’s project, launched in early 2019, has been applied, for the time being, to the retail and industrial sectors. Thanks to it, companies can use their video cameras and the images of their operations to constantly monitor areas of interest (people in motion, vehicles, products…). By this way, processable information is obtained in real time and reports can then be produced to optimize processes and operations. All this is possible thanks to the combination of Advanced Analytics and Deep Learning, as well as a correct use of the Big Data collected.

These cameras become a source of operational intelligence and make it possible to measure values such as the distance between workers, the correct placement of the protective uniform, the capacity of a room, etc., which currently serves to comply with the health measures established by the Government.

“For us, it is essential to have this certification, as it ensures that we can realize our main objective: to create Artificial Intelligence products that facilitate the daily life of people and companies. A support that in the current context is more necessary than ever”, says Rodolfo Lomascolo, co-founder and CEO of Pervasive Technologies. “We will continue working with the highest quality in all our projects to offer the best possible service and make technology a great ally for the companies”.

The company promotes this partner after having held the position of Chief Data Scientist (CDS).

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, appoints its Chief Data Scientist (CDS) and partner, Albert Climent Bigas, as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Climent, originally from Vic (Barcelona), has a degree in Physics from the Universitat de Barcelona and a Master’s degree in Automatic and Robotics Control from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). His Master’s thesis was presented at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

He began his professional career in consulting, working as Data Analyst in robotics, IA and Big Data projects. He continued his training in the Artificial Intelligence fields of salesforce, SQL and tensorflow, among others, until he joined Pervasive Technologies project four years ago. He decided to join the team because of its interesting proposal and the sectors in which the company works. At the beginning, Climent began by assuming the management of the Data Scientist team, gradually adding front-end developers and other profiles to the technical team.

Climent has been a professor of the MEBDS Master at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) for three years.

The main objective of his new functions will be to lead and organize the technical team of the company, to maintain continuous innovation and project development management.

It will also drive technological innovation and incorporate new technologies and devices into project processes and future products, and study new hardware to apply to the most complex challenges. Likewise, it will bring to the company new work methodologies with the purpose of optimizing the processes and solutions of the clients, putting the focus on the fulfillment of their objectives.

Together with its team, Climent aims to achieve success in every project, following the company’s initial purpose of creating Artificial Intelligence products that help and facilitate the day-to-day life of people and companies. For Climent “the position is an exciting responsibility. I intend to keep growing the team, as well as its knowledge, in order to continue building the present and future of Pervasive Technologies as a leading company in AI solutions for day-to-day challenges”.

 

Companies will develop Artificial Intelligence solutions to optimize business processes in different sectors

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, announces its alliance with Kron Analytics, a business intelligence platform that transforms data into useful information in real time.

Kron Analytics was born from the need of companies to integrate different types of video surveillance algorithms, as well as any type of data. Currently, this tool, which integrates multiple technologies and information sources, is essential for those responsible of marketing, security, finance, operations or maintenance, as it provides critical data for decision making, improving efficiency and cost savings.

This BI (Business Intelligence) platform allows the distribution of solutions for retail, industrial and smart cities sectors, which are adapted to the particularities of each project and client. Some of them are business intelligence, industrial process monitoring, traffic management, license plate reading through video analysis or prevention of laboral risks. All this with the aim of improving productivity through control and data management.

Through this union, Pervasive Technologies and Kron Analytics will be able to offer companies indicators of their performance, with which they will discover and analyze the Big Data.

This collaboration will also allow companies to organize and manage their resources (cameras, reports, points of sale, users…) effectively and online, since they will be able to comfortably and quickly manage all their data and make reports when necessary, indicating what information to see and how to present it.

“Today more than ever, companies are looking for speed and productivity, and technology is key to achieving their goals. They all have a large amount of data, but they don’t know how to take advantage of it,” says Rodolfo Lomascolo, co-founder and CEO of Pervasive Technologies. “We believe that this alliance with Kron Analytics will be a turning point for both companies, as we will be able to be closer to the companies, offering them a comprehensive service for their digital transformation”.

For his part, Iban Barbanoj, Business Developer Manager (BDM) of Kron Analytics, states that “as we all know, we are in the information age. But in order for this not to turn into disinformation, it is necessary to treat all the data we collect in an appropriate manner, give it the necessary format and extract from it the fundamental conclusions so that it can be of great benefit to companies, which can maintain themselves in very competitive positions if they carry out this task in a professional manner. Therefore, it is a pleasure for us to join Pervasive Technologies, as both companies pursue a common goal.

From today, Pervasive Technologies and Kron Analytics work together to optimize the companies’ processes.

The professional arrives at this position after her time as a student of the Executive Master’s in Big Data Science at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialised in the development of Artificial Intelligence solutions, grows with the incorporation of Elisenda Martí Cucurella as Project Manager. The Project Development department will now have a professional of renowned prestige, who will be in charge of managing and coordinating the team of each project.

Martí has reached this position after graduating as a technical engineer in industrial design and having studied the Executive Master’s Degree in Big Data Science at the UIC.

The new member of Pervasive Technologies has an extensive professional career in the industrial sector and is a specialist in product development, from the beginning of the process and management of the idea to the assembly of the first series. He started in the production and 3D design environment, to later dedicate himself to the direct management of the product development.

She has supervised the assembly control and has been a production and product approval engineer for different countries. Over the last two years she has maintained technical contact with all areas of the company in her pre-sales technical service role.

The Pervasive Technologies team welcomes this appointment, as “we put all our trust in her, because we are sure that her experience and talent will contribute to the growth of the company”, says Rodolfo Lomascolo, co-founder and CEO of Pervasive Technologies.

For Martí, “Pervasive Technologies has given me a great opportunity, as this is a decisive moment in the development and evolution of AI, which can be applied in almost all industries to speed up and optimise processes. I want to be part of the digital transformation we are promoting”.

 

Pervasive Technologies, a company specialized in predictive solutions of Artificial Intelligence (AI), joins one more year the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) to offer the Executive Master in Big Data Science. Big Data Scientist’s position is among the so-called ‘professions of the future’, which is why the company has decided to once again invest in training in this field. A position that is in high demand, without doubt, in these new times, as these are professionals who are experts in new areas of knowledge becoming more and more widespread and necessary.

The master’s degree is addressed to professionals who want to go deeper into the fields of Big Data and advanced analytics, two clear trends worldwide. It has been designed with the aim of training professionals capable of making decisions by working with a large volume of data, thanks to advanced analytical techniques, both predictive and prescriptive. Among the subjects to be covered are machine learning, data mining and programming languages.

Companies in almost any sector were already immersed in profound technological changes in recent years, but now more than ever, so this field has become an opportunity for constant improvement thanks to Big Data. These technologies, which allow data to be processed in an appropriate manner, can provide companies with numerous benefits: automation, greater efficiency, robotisation, rapid reaction, prevention, etc., which translates into improvements in the quality of services. They also serve to reduce companies’ CO2 levels and thus help to care for the environment. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that such advanced technology is available not only to large organisations, but also to SMEs.

The registration period for the course, which will start this month, is still open.

The opening session of the Master’s took place last Friday, 2 October, where the programme and teachers were presented to the new students. Rodolfo Lomascolo, Pervasive Technologies CEO and professor of the master’s degree, stated that “once again we are very satisfied with the participation of Pervasive Technologies in the UIC master’s degree, a programme that has already generated dozens of top-level professionals in the technology sector and specifically in Big Data Science”.