The Global Annual Achievement Awards for Artificial Intelligence 2021 | Informed.AI Group | TBA

Awards.AI is the first and biggest global annual achievement awards for artificial intelligence. Our focus is to support the AI community by recognising the hard work and dedication of those working in the field. Now in our fifth year, last year we had 51 award winners, highlighting achievements in a number of industries and ranging from start-ups, established companies and individuals. This year we will have 60 Awards across 7 award categories.

Categories
AI Research Awards
• Best Research Paper (MSc or Undergrad)
• Best PhD Thesis
• Best Post-Doc Research (Academic or Commercial)
• Best New Algorithm for AI
• Best New Topology for AI
• Best Research Company for AI
• Best Artificial General Intelligence Research Work
• Best Neuroscience / Biology Inspired Research
• Best Academic Spin-out

AI Technical Awards
• Best Technical Research of AI
• Best Technical Implementation for AI
• Best Technical Tool or Framework for AI
• Best Cloud Platform for AI
• Best Hardware for AI / Best Hardware Startup for AI
• Best Integration of Human Intelligence into the AI Lifecycle

AI Industry Awards
• Best AI Startup
• Best use of AI in the Enterprise
• Best use of AI in the Public Sector
• Best AI for Social Good or Charity Work
• Best Incubator or Accelerator for AI
• Best Venture Capital Firm for AI
• Best AI Consultancy
• Best AI Integrator
• Best AI Community
• Best AI Conference or Event

AI Business Applications Awards
• Best use of AI in Robotics
• Best use of AI in Education
• Best use of AI in Banking or FinTech
• Best use of AI in Legal Profession
• Best use of AI in Food
• Best use of AI in Health and Medicine
• Best use of AI in Public Safety
• Best use of AI for Automation
• Best use of AI for NLP, NLU or NLG
• Best use of AI for the Senses (Vision, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste)
• Best use of AI in the Arts & Entertainment (Music, Literature, Sculpture, Visual)
• Best use of AI in Insurance
• Best use of AI in Retail
• Best use of AI in Fashion
• Best use of AI in Security and CyberCrime Protection
• Best use of AI in Logistics
• Best use of AI in Government and Politics
• Best use of AI in Marketing and Advertising
• Best use of AI in Human Resources
• Best use of AI in Climate Change, Farming and Agriculture
• Best use of AI for IoT
• Best use of AI for Self Driving Vehicles
• Best use of AI in Management Consultancy
• Best use of AI in Research & Development

AI Customer Applications Awards
• Best use of AI in Customer Service
• Best Consumer Application of AI
• Best use of AI for Personal assistant
• Best use of AI in a Financial Application
• Best AI for Gaming and Virtual Reality

Junior AI Awards
• Best Junior AI Project (focus on AI for Good)
• AI Young Role Model of the Year

AI Special Awards
• Award for Journalism and Analysis
• Award for Responsible AI and Ethics
• AI Application of the Year
• AI Company of the Year
• AI Person of the Year
• AI Alarmist of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Special Achievement Award

2020 Winners

AI Research Awards

Best Research Paper
• Stephen Redmond

Best New Algorithm for AI
• Brodmann17

Best Research Company for AI
• Applied Brain Research Inc.

Best Artificial General Intelligence Research Work
• Applied Brain Research Inc.

Best Neuroscience / Biology Inspired Research
• Applied Brain Research Inc.

Best AI Startup Pitch
• Refineryy

Best AI Startup
• Coral Drowning Detection Systems

Best use of AI in the Enterprise
• Sidetrade

Best AI for Social Good or Charity Work
• Gramener

Best Incubator or Accelerator for AI
• Analytics Ventures

Best Venture Capital Firm for AI
• Analytics Ventures

Best AI Consultancy
• Ovation Consult

Best AI Community
• Paoula Kypro

Best AI Conference or Event
• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

AI Technical Awards

Best Technical Implementation for AI
• Pat Inc

Best Technical Tool or Framework for AI
• QuantumBlack

Best Cloud Platform for AI
• Smart Energy Water

Best Hardware for AI / Best Hardware Startup for AI
• Hailo

Best Integration of Human Intelligence into the AI Lifecycle
• Librimind

AI Business Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Robotics
• Bossa Nova Robotics

Best use of AI in Education
• Flexudy Education

Best use of AI in Banking or FinTech
• Anodot

Best use of AI in Health and Medicine
• Healx

Best use of AI in Public Safety
• Snaptic AI (for Real Eyes)

Best use of AI for Automation
• Conversica

Best use of AI for NLP or NLG
• Conversica

Best use of AI for the Senses (Vision / Speech / Smell / Touch / Taste)
• RIAforce

Best use of AI in the Arts & Entertainment (Music / Literature / Sculpture / Visual)
• Audiogum

Best use of AI in Insurance
• Springbuk

Best use of AI in Retail
• Eversight

Best use of AI in Fashion
• Bigthinx Software

Best use of AI in Security and CyberCrime Protection
• Deep Instinct

Best use of AI in Government and Politics
• Kansas.gov

Best use of AI in Marketing and Advertising
• Marchex, Inc.

Best use of AI in Human Resources
• Saberr Limited

Best use of AI in Climate Change / Farming and Agriculture
• FlowerChecker

Best use of AI for IoT
• Temboo

Best use of AI for Self Driving Vehicles
• Arbe

Best use of AI in Management Consultancy
• Factcere Consutling

Best use of AI in Research & Development
• Citrine Informatics

AI Customer Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Customer Service
• Interactions

Best Consumer Application of AI
• Mobvoi

Best use of AI for Personal assistant
• OJO Labs

Best use of AI in a Financial Application
• Sidetrade

Best AI for Gaming and Virtual Reality
• IBM

Junior AI Awards
AI Young Role Model of the Year
• Hala Buckhalt

AI Special Awards

Award for Journalism and Analysis
• The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity

Award for AI Responsible AI and Ethics
• CognitiveScale

AI Application / Product of the Year
• Conversica

AI Company of the Year
• Applied Brain Research Inc.

AI Person of the Year
• Paul Coyne

Special Achievement Award
• Neuralink

The 3rd Award Winners

AI Research Awards

Best New Algorithm for AI
• Pat Inc

Best New Topology for AI
• EEVE

Best Neuroscience / Biology Inspired Research
• Applied Brain Research Inc.

AI Industry Awards

Best AI Startup
• Scaled Insights

Best use of AI in the Enterprise
• Cisco Systems

Best AI for Social Good or Charity Work
• Microsoft Seeing AI - Talking Camera for the Blind Community

Best Venture Capital Firm for AI
• Analytics Ventures

Best AI Consultancy
• Michael Jackson

Best AI Integrator
• OverAI

AI Technical Awards

Best Technical Implementation for AI
• Laserlike Inc.

Best Technical Tool or Framework for AI
• H2O.ai

Best Cloud Platform for AI
• CognitiveScale

Best Hardware for AI / Best Hardware Startup for AI
• Pure Storage

AI Business Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Education
• Passage AI

Best use of AI in FinTech or Financial Applications
• Previse

Best use of AI in Legal Profession
• LawGeex

Best use of AI in Food / Health and Medicine
• Aifred Health

Best use of AI for Automation
• IBM/Interactive Experience Sports and Entertainment

Best use of AI for NLP or NLG
• Conversica

Best use of AI for the Senses (Vision / Speech / Smell / Touch)
• Audio Analytic

Best use of AI in the Arts & Entertainment (Music / Literature / Sculpture / Visual)
• MXX

Best use of AI in Insurance
• Flyreel

Best use of AI in Retail
• Symphony RetailAI

Best use of AI in Fashion
• Certilogo S.p.A.

Best use of AI in Security and CyberCrime Protection
• Darktrace

Best use of AI in Marketing and Advertising
• Lexalytics

Best use of AI for IoT
• Umbo Computer Vision

Best use of AI for Self Driving Vehicles
• AEYE

AI Customer Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Customer Service
• kare

Best use of AI for Personal assistant
• Intuition Robotics

AI Special Awards

Award for Journalism and Analysis
• Francesco Corea

AI Person of the Year
• Or Shani

AI Company of the Year
• Node

AI Product of the Year
• Entrupy
Special Achieve
ment Award
• Microsoft Seeing AI - Talking Camera for the Blind Community

The 2nd Award Winners

AI Industry Awards

Best AI Startup
• AppZen

Best Consumer Application of AI
• Unanimous A.I.

Best AI in the Enterprise
• Conversica

AI Business Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Robotics
• Prome

Best use of AI in Education
• Century Tech

Best use of AI in FinTech
• Kasisto

Best use of AI in Legal Tech
• Luminance
Best use of AI in
Customer Service
• Axèlero spa

Best use of AI in Food, Health and Medicine
• WPC Healthcare

Best use of AI for Automation
• BT PLC and EBTIC for the INTUITU Strategic Planner

Best use of AI for NLP or NLG
• MindMeld / Uniqlo

Best use of AI for Personal Assistants
• X

AI Special Awards

AI Person of the Year
• Louis Rosenberg

AI Company of the Year
• Afiniti

AI Application of the Year'
• Adgorithms

Best AI Tool of Framework of the Year
• Numenta Platform for Intelligent Computing, or NuPIC.

The Special Award for AI Achievement
• Jean-Philippe de Lespinay of Tree Logic

The 1st Award Winners

AI Industry Awards

Best AI Startup
• Cortical.io
Best Consumer Application of AI
• Amtrak engaged Next IT
Best AI in the Enterprise
• Datamind

AI Business Applications Awards

Best use of AI in Robotics
• Hanson Robotics

Best use of AI in Vision
• vicarious.com

Best use of AI in Education
• Elemental Path

Best use of AI in FinTech
• FinVR

AI Special Awards

AI Person of the Year
• Jeff Hawkins

AI Company of the Year
• Numenta

AI Application of the Year
• Numenta's CLA orHTM