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Mag. Dr. Bernhard NiedermayerCatalysts

UPPER AUSTRIA‘SHOTTEST

INTERNATIONAL

START-UP2018

10 AUSTRIAN STARTUPSTO WATCH

2019BORN GLOBAL CHAMPION2019

AUSTRIA

austrian high-tech project

Initial Founder David Böhm

60%

Growth-Marketing, Social Media and UI/UX Experts

15%

Leading European AI Specialist

15%

founded by

supported by

Business Angel

10%

Georg Platzer

newspapers are under pressure

only 7% digital revenues

many others are competing for the users attention

Digitization for publishers is…

…Newsletter …E-Paper

…new Website …new Paywall …new iOS-App

…new Alexa Skill

How do we want the users to consume news in the future

vs.

How users want to consume news in the future

Google News

Toutiao Bytedance

Apple News

News Republic

Google News

Toutiao Bytedance

Apple News

News Republic

A European News Ecosystem

„Spotify for News“

Tags

and more

Sentiments

Locations

API

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning Algorithm

Article Vector User Vector

Alexa Skills

Android iOS Web

Smart TV Car

Chatbot more...

Categorizer

Politics Economy

Sports Lifestyle

Digital

Bundler

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6 different technologies

based on artificial

intelligence at least two years ahead of other projects

Tags

and more

Sentiments

Locations

API

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning Algorithm

Article Vector User Vector

Alexa Skills

Android iOS Web

Smart TV Car

Chatbot more...

Categorizer

Politics Economy

Sports Lifestyle

Digital

Bundler

+22 +46 +7

Tags

and more

Sentiments

Locations

API

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning Algorithm

Article Vector User Vector

Alexa Skills

Android iOS Web

Smart TV Car

Chatbot more...

Categorizer

Politics Economy

Sports Lifestyle

Digital

Bundler

+22 +46 +7

Tags

and more

Sentiments

Locations

API

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning Algorithm

Article Vector User Vector

Alexa Skills

Android iOS Web

Smart TV Car

Chatbot more...

Categorizer

Politics Economy

Sports Lifestyle

Digital

Bundler

+22 +46 +7

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)working for Catalysts

Automaticclassificationhasbecomeessentialinacceleratingdataminingprocesses.Withtherightlearningenvironmentitsabilitycangoinanydirection.

SIDenablespreciseresultsespeciallyinthefieldofconditionmonitoring.

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SIDClassifier

n-classclassificationtask

ConvolutionalNeuralNetwork

Clickhereandtryit

Imagelabeling

Imagesources:http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/406/325/b31.jpghttp://media.galaxant.com/000/340/679/desktop-1441307840.jpg

Alargebodyofwatersurroundedbymountains.

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Paulhasanimportantroleinspeedinguptheuser’sdecision-makingprocessandhelpingcompaniestomaximizeprofit.

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PAULRecommender

Inthisexample,Paulhelpeduswithlearningaboutcustomerhabitsandtendenciesacrossthewholewebsiteandincreasedsalesvolumesignificantly.

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Customerswhopurchasedthisproducthavealsopurchased:

InOnlineShopsforE-CommercePAULisverifiablyresponsiblefor13%ofpurchaseSource:Customerwithapprox.500M€turnover2015

OnlineShops

Berniisabletocomprehendgivenanswers,collectimportantinformationandtoapplyitonnumerousfacetsofthebusiness.

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BERNINaturalLanguageProcessor

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ChatBots

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Everyrepetitivetaskcaneasilybeautomatedinordertobeusedwithbots.AtCatalysts,ourChatBotsarecalledCatBots.Weusethemtocheckmeetingreservations,togetthelunchmenuofnearbyrestaurants,ortorentacar.

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AlexaSkills

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Tous,speechoneofthemostcommonwaysofinteraction.ModernITsystemsallowyoutotalktotheminsteadoftypingtextonyourkeyboard.

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Extractingcustomstructuredinformationfromimagesorpdf-documents.-Recognizeinformationsuchasinvoicelines,duedates,andbankaccountnumbers.-Checkplausibility -Triggeractions

InvoiceProcessing1/2

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3. Named Entity Recognition (NER)

2. Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

1. Preprocessing

0. Paper

Input:ScanImageText

Output: MachinereadabletextDocumenttypeStructuredentities

InvoiceProcessing2/2

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EVAComputerVision

Imagelabelling/tagging ObjectrecognitionObjecttrackingFacerecognitionImagesegmentationImageaugmentation

Where are objects in real world scenes?

What are the boundaries of these objects?

What object are these?

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Imagesegmentation

Foreignobjectdetection:detectunexpectedobjectsinyourproductionline,e.g.toavoiddamagestomachines

Surfaceimperfections:detectanyirregularityandclassifyifitposesaqualityissueorlieswithintheacceptedtolerances

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ComputerVisionforQualityAssurance

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Knowyourcustomersbetter!

Recognizeyourvisitorsassoonastheyenteryourshowroom.GaininformationaboutthemandhaveaninteractionbetweentheAIandyourcustomer.

FaceRecognition

HelloLaura,welcometoourshowroom!WhatcanIdoforyou?

Afterablinktheeyeiscoveredbyathinliquidfilm.Thefilmevaporatesslowerorfaster-dependingonhowdrytheeyeis.Usinganinfraredcamerawemeasurethiseffectandquantifythedrynessofaneye.

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ObjectdetectionatCatalysts-iSicca

Alvinamakesreliableforecastsinreal-time.Hugeamountsofsensordataareusedtoreducethefailurerateandmaintenancecosts.

Basedonprediction,internalprocessesarestartedautomatically,e.g.orderanddeliveryofspareparts.

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ALVINAPredictor

Foreseethefutureofyourbusiness:-PredictiveMaintenance -Mobility/TaxiDemandPrediction-EnergyDemandPrediction

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DemandPrediction

AsCatalystswedoeverythingtogiveyouacompetitiveedgeinordertogrowyourbusiness.

Segments@Catalysts:EmergingTechnologies,Infrastructure,Space,Mobility,PublicAccounts,StrategicPartnerships,Mid-Sizedprojects,FinanceandMarketing.

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FoundedBrand:2005Company:2007

PeopleAvg2017:186(149FTEs)Avg2018:226(188FTEs)

Applicants/year>3,000

MainFocusDigitalization,Data-Driven,AI, LargeAgileSoftwareProjects

DevelopmentMethodAgile,SCRUM,Lean,TDD

Awards4timeswinnerofKununu“BesterArbeitgeber”

LocationsAustria: Linz,Vienna,Innsbruck,

Salzburg,Perg,St.Pölten,Riedi.Innkreis

Germany: Frankfurt,KölnNetherlands:AmsterdamRomania: Cluj-Napoca

ActiveinEU,SiliconValley/USA, Japan,China

Revenue2017: 15M€2018: 24,5M€2019: >32M€

For your growth

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