(BEIJING, October 20, 2019) - Brain++, a proprietary deep learning framework developed by Megvii Technology Limited, was recognized as one of the World's Leading Scientific and Technological Achievements at the sixth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China on October 20, 2019. Tang Wenbin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Megvii, participated in the conference and delivered a keynote address on Brain++.

Developing AI algorithms requires a considerable amount of research and system engineering. While the industry generally leverages deep learning frameworks to develop and train algorithms, related learning and use costs can be high and difficult to scale. A deep learning framework on its own is no longer sufficient. An end-to-end operating system, from data to solutions to computing power to deep learning framework, is required to meet the ever-evolving needs of the industry.

"To solve this problem, we began developing Brain++, an end-to-end AI algorithm platform, in 2014," Tang said. "The goal is to allow R&D personnel to obtain a wide range of technical capabilities, from data to algorithm industrialization, so they do not have to reinvent the wheel and can easily accelerate the deployment of AI. Brain++ also integrates AutoML, which employs algorithms to train other algorithms, and uses AI to create AI."

Tang Wenbin, Co-Founder and CTO of Megvii, introducing Brain++

Currently, all employees at Megvii train and deploy algorithms using Brain++, without relying on deep learning frameworks developed by third parties. Brain++ has helped Megvii secure 22 first places in international AI competitions. Anchored by Brain++, Megvii has developed comprehensive full-stack artificial intelligence solutions across three key industries, namely personal IoT, city IoT and supply chain IoT.

Megvii also showcased its comprehensive full-stack solutions to international participants at the Light of Internet Expo, held concurrently with the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen.

About Megvii Technology Limited

Megvii is a world-class AI company with core competencies in deep learning. Founded in Beijing in 2011 by Yin Qi, Tang Wenbin and Yang Mu, three Tsinghua University graduates who studied under the Turing-prize winning Chinese computer scientist and computational theorist Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, Megvii is a pioneer in applying AI technology and computer vision algorithms to Internet of Things (IoT) use cases. The Company’s mission is to power humanity with AI. 

Megvii’s first commercialized AI product was a facial recognition solution. The Company has developed its proprietary deep learning framework Brain++, which functions as a unified underlying architecture and provides critical support tailored for the Company’s algorithm training and model improvement processes. 

Leveraging its strong software-hardware integration capabilities, Megvii offers full stack solutions to its customers, and has achieved leading positions in several key vertical markets, including personal IoT, city IoT and supply chain IoT. Megvii is building an AI infrastructure to connect and empower various IoT devices, to solve real life problems and pain points encountered by customers in sectors including fintech, transportation, logistics and others. Megvii is dedicated to helping customers achieve specific goals such as user authentication and fraud reduction, traffic optimization, and labor efficiency gains. 

Headquartered in Beijing with over 2,000 employees, Megvii maintains four research and development centers in China.

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