INDIAN STARTUP FIRST TO SOLVE FACEBOOK GLOBAL CHALLENGE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Bangalore based startup first in the world to finish all 20 Facebook QA bAbi tasks with 100% accuracy

BENGALURU (TIP): DataVal Analytics Inc, a Bangalore and Chicago-based Artificial Intelligence – (AI) startup is the first in the world to successfully complete a difficult 20-part challenge in AI created by Facebook in 2015. The test, known as the (20) QA bAbi Tasks hosted by Facebook AI Research (FAIR), assesses the ability of AI based programs to perform text understanding and reasoning.

To date, NO organization has been able to solve all the 20 tasks with 100% accuracy. However, using a unique approach, DataVal has successfully completed all 20 tasks with 100% accuracy. The DataVal approach focuses on the human way of understanding Language. It also has integrated multiple processes related to language pre-processing, word sense disambiguation, conjunction processing, preposition association, co-reference resolution and time and space analysis. DataVal focuses on a holistic view of the environment and the ecosystem to reason and understand the situation, an approach similar to the human approach to problem solving.

AI is the new frontier technology of the future with far reaching implications on social, economic and political activities across the world. It will have a significant impact at home, business, factories, banking, government, education, health and lot more. All major global companies and universities have been working on AI for decades. With advances in high speed computing, low cost storage, open source software, cloud computing and smart phones, AI is now in prominence. All leading companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, IBM and a handful of startups have substantial research and development underway on AI.

The success of DataVal in solving QA bAbI tasks offers hope to address a variety of AI applications related to intelligent personal assistance, search engine, voice command & control applications, social media content analysis, and expert systems in fields such as Education, Health, Energy, Environment, Transport, Finance, Manufacturing, Services and Government.

DataVal Analytics Inc has offices in Bangalore, India and Chicago, USA with a small team of highly experienced data scientists and programmers focused on Natural Language Understanding technology & Big Data Analytics.

The company has been founded by veterans from the Indian Army – Lt Col Shashi Kiran (Veteran) and Lt Col Naveen Xavier (Veteran). The team is mentored by the leading entrepreneur, innovator, policy maker and development thinker, Dr. Sam Pitroda as Chairman.

For further information contact:

Sam Pitroda at + 1 630 965 1253 & sam@datavalanalytics.com Kiran Shashi at + 91 99 0042 7352 & shashi@datavalanalytics.com Naveen Xavier at + 91 99 1005 4418 & nx@datavalanalytics.com http://www.datavalanalytics.com/wp/nludataval/

Founders

Dr Sam Pitroda

Dr. Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who has spent 50 years in information and communications technology (ICT) and related global and national developments. Credited with having laid the foundation for India’s telecommunications and technology revolution of the 1980s, Mr. Pitroda has been a leading campaigner to help bridge the global digital divide.

Dr. Pitroda served as Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He served as the Chairman of the Smart Grid Task Force, as well as the committees to reform public broadcasting, modernize railways, deliver e- governance, and other developmental activities.

Dr. Pitroda is a Founding Chairman of five non-profit organizations including the India Food Bank, the Global Knowledge Initiative and the Institute of Transdisciplinary Health. He is also a founding Commissioner of the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development and Chairman of the International Telecommunication Union’s m-Powering Development Board that looks to empower developing countries with the use of mobile technology.

In addition, Dr. Pitroda is a serial entrepreneur having started several companies in the United States. He holds around 20 honorary PhD’s, close to 100 worldwide patents, and has published five books and numerous papers and lectured widely all over the world. He is also the Chairman of DataVal Analytics Inc. He lives in Chicago with his wife. Lt Col Shashi Kiran BP (Veteran)

 Lt Col Shashi Kiran BP (Veteran) is a scientist at heart, known for his unconventional and out of the box thinking. He is a veteran with 20+ years of service in the Indian Army. He has worked in the field of Data Science, Information Technology & Information Security. He has developed many tools and applications for the Army including a Desktop Security tool.

Shashi Kiran is the Director, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of DataVal Analytics. He is primarily responsible for the development of the Natural Language Understanding Technology at DataVal.

Shashi believes that one day the computers can think like humans and will assist us in all walks of life.

Lt Col Naveen Xavier (Veteran)

 Lt Col Naveen Xavier (Veteran) is an entrepreneur with a passion to create a globally renowned company in Analytics. He is a veteran from the Indian Army with over two decades of experience across diverse military assignments. He has a hands-on experience in conceptualizing and deploying Big Data Analytics Solution. At the core, he is an IT & Telecom professional with experience in Planning & Operating nationwide networks. He also has rich experience in architecting solution frameworks for national level government IT projects.

At DataVal Analytics, he is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer where he leads a team of dedicated professionals who apply machine learning algorithms to solve complex problems.