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AI based Battery Management System (BMS) – Inference pipeline on Azure Cloud 
Batteries are at the heart of many modern electrical systems – Electric Vehicles (EV), Energy Harvesting Systems are some examples of such applications. In EVs, it is imperative that the driver is aware of the status of the battery powering his/her vehicle.
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Ignitarium Insights on the DeepTech Ecosystem in India | TechTalk
Listen to Ignitarium’s Chief Product Officer, Sujeeth Joseph’s take on using AI to solve real world problems backed by successful use cases, the challenges faced by the DeepTech ecosystem and essential best practices for DeepTech founders.
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Data Annotation for Video AI projects
Data annotation is the process of adding tags or labels to raw data such as images, videos, text, and audio. These tags form a representation of what class of objects the data belongs to and helps a machine learning model learn to identify that particular class of objects when encountered in data without a tag.
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Ignitarium rated as a key engineering service provider for Semiconductor, Automotive and AI domains by Zinnov Zones ratings 2022
Ignitarium’s position as a provider of engineering R&D services to Semiconductor, Automotive and AI domains has been strengthened by the Zinnov Zones 2022 ratings.
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Deep-Learning based Wall crack detection 
Cracks become a cause for concern when it comes to the safety, durability and structural integrity of building structures. When cracks develop and propagate, they tend to cause a reduction in the effective load bearing area, which, in turn, brings about an increase in stress and subsequently failure of concrete structures.
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OpenGL for Video Processing in Android
OpenGL is a graphics library specification for rendering 2D and 3D graphics which achieves the required performance by using the GPU for hardware acceleration. A specification that defines APIs, implementation is the responsibility of GPU vendor. For this same reason, OpenGL APIs will behave differently on different GPUs.  
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We are Great Place to Work® Certified again!
Ignitarium has been certified by Great Place to Work® in India from Oct 2022 to Oct 2023 in the category ‘Mid-size Organizations’ for the second year in a row. This prestigious recognition is awarded wholly based on the experiences shared by current employees of Ignitarium.
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Inside image processing pipelines
Have you ever wondered how a mere smartphone takes images as impressive as your high-end DSLR camera. Even if your smartphone camera doesn’t possess physical optics, it can outperform several high-end cameras.
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Introduction to GIS (Geographical Information System) data, its Visualization and Processing Techniques 
Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that analyzes and displays geographically referenced information. It uses data that is attached to a unique location. A GIS system creates, manages, analyzes, and maps various types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there).
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We are Among the Top 50 Best Workplaces™ for Women 2022!
Ignitarium has been recognized by Great Place to Work® among the Top 50 Best Workplaces™ for Women 2022 in the category ‘Mid-size Organizations.’ This prestigious recognition is awarded on the basis of the experiences shared by current employees of Ignitarium.
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Realtime 60 FPS Ultra HD Video recording solution using Xilinx ZynQ UltraScale MPSoC 
The advancement of technology has made the 4K ultra high definition (Ultra HD) imaging the main standard for today’s multimedia products. It is now used in live sports streaming, high resolution video conferencing and even in the medical field. The high resolution provides a more immersive viewing experience and reduces blocking artefacts when viewed on a bigger screen.
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Automating Cheque Leaf processing using Deep Learning & OCR techniques
Banking operations call for the processing of thousands of cheque leaves per day; this is often done in a manual fashion, consumes large amounts of time, and suffers from susceptibility to human errors. Optical Character Recognition or OCR is a technique wherein structured text is automatically interpreted by a computing system.
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AI-based surface vegetation encroachment detection around rail tracks 
Railway operators must conduct routine inspections and maintenance of tracks, trains, and other equipment to ensure safe operation of railways. Through these inspection and maintenance activities, railway operators prevent service interruptions and, most importantly, reduce the chances of catastrophic railway accidents by resolving some of the more common causes of accidents, such as equipment failures, track defects, etc. 
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Advancements In DRAM Technology 
In the current era of digital revolution, there is a growing demand for high capacity, high bandwidth, low cost, error free, low power semiconductor memories that occupies minimal area. The existing memory types and technologies are being improved further and new types and technologies are being introduced.
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Ignitarium opens a new office in Canada
We have officially opened our new office in Canada, located at 55 York Street in Toronto, Ontario. This strategic expansion is another step forward in Ignitarium’s journey as a key player in the Automotive and Robotics verticals servicing customers in the AI/ML, Semiconductor and Embedded Software space with a global footprint scaling North America, Europe and APAC.
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ANPR using NanoDet, an Anchor-free Object Detection model 
Object detection is a task in computer vision, which requires the algorithm to predict a bounding box with a class label for each Region of Interest (ROI) in an image. Anchor-based detector have ruled this space for a long time. Recently, anchor-free detectors have started to overtake anchor-based detectors due to their lower computational complexity and efficient detections.
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4 Must-Have Mobile Cobot Capabilities For Use In Fulfilment Centers
A quick-read eBook that outlines the 4 key capabilities that every mobile cobot must have to operate in the highly dynamic world of fulfilment centers and warehouses.
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Deep Learning-based Defect Detection in Telecom Towers
Telecom towers are considered critical infrastructure for ensuring nation-wide communications. Telecom Service Providers rely on these towers for hosting their antennas, power modules and other communication components. To ensure uninterrupted communication services
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TensorFlow Serving of AI models with Celery Workers  
As AI applications proliferate across industries, it is important to develop strategies to deploy these applications with high performance and at scale. With the help of Python, Celery and TensorFlow Serving, it is possible to easily deploy Machine Learning models as well as send tasks asynchronously to multiple workers using the Celery task queueing mechanism. 
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Intelligent clock calibration based TDM for multi-FPGA emulation
SoC re-spins can mostly be attributed to functional errors that are introduced during the RTL coding phase of the design process. Hardware simulations lower the risk of such design errors. However, given the increased size and complexity of designs, simulations are slow and often do not provide enough coverage to ensure the design is bug …

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In conversation with Pradeep Sukumaran, VP – AI and Cloud Software | Podcast
In this podcast by Analytics India Magazine (AIM), explore truths like why nobody wants to be seen outside of AI today; why Ignitarium doesn’t throw AI at all problems; AI misconceptions and Ignitarium’s AI / Deep Learning dive 6 years ago and our journey thenceforth!
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Cobots and Vision Pose estimation for pick and stow operations
Cobots and Vision: Pose estimation for pick and stow operations
Collaborative robots or cobots are being adopted in large fulfillment centers to streamline logistics with the intent to improve efficiency right from the stage of procurement to last-mile delivery. As the global collaborative robot market is forecasted to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 60% by 2030 [3], cobots are paving the way for collaborative, safe and productive warehouse automation.
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AI in Robotics and Industrial Automation | Tech Talk
Watch the keynote address delivered by Dr. Roshy John, Strategic Consultant – Robotics & AI, Ignitarium at the IESA AI Summit 2022.
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Ignitarium opens a new office in Bengaluru
Ignitarium announced the opening of its new 8,000 sq ft office in Bengaluru, its second in the city. The 100-seater office, housed in an Indiqube building is located in the Koramangala suburb of Bengaluru. Along with modern design and utilities, the space offers collaborative spaces and casual hangouts for teams.
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A Hands-on Guide to Backend Performance Optimization of a SaaS platform for scalable AI workloads 
This article contains a more detailed treatment of backend performance optimisation considerations in platforms targeted to handle scalable AI workloads. A brief introduction of the same can be found in our blog on Use of Celery in Serverless systems for scaling AI workloads.  The platform referenced is Ignitarium’s TYQ-i® SaaS Platform (TSP), a serverless architecture …

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Perception AI at the Edge | Tech Talk
Listen in to Ignitarium’s VP – AI & Cloud, Pradeep Sukumaran, as he delivers his keynote address at the IESA AI Summit 2022.
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AI’s Impact on the Automotive Industry | Panel Discussion
Watch a power-packed panel discussion among industry thought leaders on the impact of AI on the Automotive industry at the IESA AI Summit.
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Android Codec 2.0 – Architecture and Implementation | Webinar Recording
In this webinar ‘Android Codec 2.0: Implementation and Architecture, you will learn about the Android Multimedia framework, why Codec 2.0, its advantages, architecture and issues / solutions.
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Ignitarium is a Gold Sponsor at IESA AI Summit 2022
Ignitarium is proud to be cosponsoring and participating at the IESA AI Summit 2022, being held on May 11 & 12, 2022. IESA AI Summit 2022 is a global virtual summit with an objective of sharing insights on how AI is driving the hardware and software ecosystem across industry verticals. With a global audience of 5K+ delegates from 100+ countries, the 2-day summit has a lineup of …

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3D Graphics Driver for Linux: DRM Implementation
YouTube undoubtedly is the leading video streaming platform, and with the advent of new technologies from sensor, semiconductors and broadcasting technologies, the quality of video keeps improving manyfold.
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Use of Celery in Serverless systems for scaling AI workloads
Modern SaaS deployments rely on Serverless computing, allowing software components to be scaled easily with very little management overhead. AI workload execution has also started relying heavily on this technology to allow training or serving of ML models for a variety of applications. During model serving, software components like AI models, preprocessing and postprocessing can …

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Use of Homography Matrix for image stitching
The input to image stitching is a pair of images which are treated as Train image and Query image. These two images will undergo a Registration process, which involves identifying features from the individual images. This process of image registration uses popular techniques like SIFT, ORB etc., which have been embedded in OpenCV libraries.
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AI transforms driver safety and comfort: 4 things that will never be the same
AI is increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives, across different domains. Have you ever thought about the possibility of a custom driver and passenger experience based on your unique and personal needs? Will AI eliminate the need for us to drive altogether? Would it provide a convenient alternative to all our ‘on road woes’?
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Automatic Analog Meter Reading using FPGA-accelerated digital image processing 
This article describes a complete embedded vision system that enables automatic measurement of analog meters. Specific use cases include analog meters installed at weigh bridges, gas plants…
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Next-Gen AMRs for Smart Warehouses 
Warehouse automation technology is evolving rapidly, and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots) are taking the front row to build Smart Manufacturing facilities. Industry analysts project the market for warehouse automation technology will double in size from 2021 to 2026*.   More and more material handling tasks are being managed by robots as the industry is heavily investing …

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5 ways to enable safety for cobots  
All industrial work on factory floors was previously done by humans, which was a good enough strategy at a time when the necessity could be met with human speed. However, because of the exponential increase in daily output, the industry’s demand for robots is at an all-time high. Specifically, cobots i.e., robots that work alongside humans to enhance …

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Hardware Accelerators in the World of Perception AI | Tech Talk
In his keynote at MLDS 2022, Pradeep Sukumaran, VP – AI & Cloud, looks at Perception AI as the compute workload, characterized by data from sensors like microprocessors, 2D cameras and 3D LiDAR in relation to the trends of hardware accelerators, and also explore the ends of the spectrum, i.e., low power and high performance, using 2 relevant real world use cases.
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Fall Detection & Warning System using Geofencing for Rail Passenger Safety 
A fall detection system can be defined as an assistive mechanism whose main objective is to generate an alert when a fall event has occurred. There are many cases of train tragedies in which people fall from running trains or from railway platforms. Such an uncontrolled fall can result in critical injuries and can even …

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Visual SLAM: Possibilities, Challenges and the Future
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has always been a hot topic in robotics and related fields. Exceptionally reliable technologies and solutions have…
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Ignitarium is a Gold Sponsor at Machine Learning Developers Summit 2022
Ignitarium is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at the Machine Learning Developers Summit 2022, being held on January 19 – 20.  MLDS 2022, India’s biggest Machine Learning Developers focussed conference, hosted by the coveted Analytics India Magazine, is in its 4th year. MLDS brings together India’s leading Machine Learning innovators and practitioners to share their ideas and experience about …

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PowerBots in PowerArtist for Early-Power Analysis and Reduction: An Introduction
Early power analysis in System-on-chip (SoC) design is a hot topic today. The power budget of electronic devices is decreasing every day even though area and complexity are increasing. The situation is the same for wired and wireless devices. A wireless device cannot afford to have higher power simply because that will increase the battery consumption, whereas …

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MLOps – ML Production Revolution
This blog is to stress the importance of MLOps in the ML project lifecycle, assert the necessity of MLOps in the context of the entire Software industry, explain its relevance within the context of DevOps, and how the changing Software development environment and processes help the ascend towards the peak of the Digital Revolution.  MLOps …

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Ignitarium in Zinnov Zones 2021
Ignitarium’s position as a key engineering service provider for Semiconductor, AI and Automotive domains is recognized by Zinnov Zones ratings 2021
Ignitarium’s position as a provider of engineering R&D services to Semiconductor, AI and Automotive (focused on ADAS) domains has been strengthened by the Zinnov Zones 2021 ratings. The company has been featured in the Execution Zone for Semiconductors, as an Expansive and Emerging player in the AI Engineering Services category; and in the Breakout Zone …

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Network on Chip – an Overview
System-on-chip (SoC) designs solve challenging design problems in different application domains by integrating diverse domain expertise. The successful design of such complex single-chip applications requires expertise in several technology areas such as communication, multimedia, encryption, and analog and RF designs. These technologies are increasingly hard to find in a single design house. Hence, there is …

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Large-scale multi-label text classification
In this example, we will build a multi-label text classifier to predict the subject areas of arXiv papers from their abstract bodies. This type of classifier can be useful for conference submission portals like OpenReview.
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