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History

History of the Alliance

Inspiring and empowering innovators to add vision and AI to products since 2011

The Edge AI and Vision Alliance (formerly the Embedded Vision Alliance) was founded by and is led by Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI), an independent technology analysis firm that has earned the trust and respect of system designers and technology providers since 1992. BDTI’s engineers and analysts have been working hands-on with computer vision technology for many years—evaluating processors, developing application solutions, and tracking trends. BDTI manages the Edge AI and Vision Alliance on behalf of the member companies.

In this video, Jeff Bier, President of BDTI, describes the creation of the Alliance in 2011 and predicts the future impact of practical computer vision technology in a diversity of systems and associated software.

Read on to see some of the significant events in the Alliance’s history:

2011

Alliance is Founded

The Alliance begins with 14 founding Members.

2011

2012

First Embedded Vision Summit

The first Embedded Vision Summit attracts 160 attendees.

2012

2013

35 Members

Alliance Membership more than doubles in two years.

2013

2017

Vision Accelerator Program Launched

To help companies bring vision-enabled products to market faster, with less risk, the Alliance launches the Vision Accelerator Program.

2017

2019

100th Member

Our 100th Member company joins the Alliance.

2019

2020

Edge AI and Vision Alliance

The Alliance expands its scope to encompass all sorts of edge AI and sensor technology in addition to vision.

2020

Our journey since 2011 has been nothing short of amazing, and we look forward to see what the next decade will bring.  On the way we’ve helped hundreds of companies and thousands of innovators, engineers, marketers, and leaders add vision and AI capabilities to their products.  Maybe we can help you?  Learn about the benefits of Membership in the Alliance, as well as our flagship event, the Embedded Vision Summit.

Here you’ll find a wealth of practical technical insights and expert advice to help you bring AI and visual intelligence into your products without flying blind.

Contact

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Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA

Phone
Phone: +1 (925) 954-1411
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