Sense Networks
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Sense Networks is a New York City
based company with a focus on applications that analyze big data
from mobile phone
s, carrier networks, and taxicabs, particularly by using machine learning
technology to make sense of large amounts of location (latitude/longitude) data.
In 2009, Sense was named one of "The 25 Most Intriguing Startups in the World" by Bloomberg Businessweek.
in February 2006 near his home in Northampton, Massachusetts
. After establishing an office in NoHo
, New York City
near Silicon Alley
, Skibiski recruited Alex Pentland
, Director of Human Dynamics Research and former Academic Head of the MIT Media Lab
, Tony Jebara, Associate Professor and Head of the Machine Learning Laboratory at Columbia University
, and Christine Lemke, who would later become co-founders.
The company won the Emerging Communications Conference "Company to Watch" Award in November 2009.
Sense Networks investors include Intel Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, and Kenan Altunis.
Founder Greg Skibiski
was pushed out by lead investor Intel Capital in November 2009 following the company's B round of financing.
The company has three published patent applications for analyzing sensor
data streams, System and Method of Performing Location Analytics (US 20090307263), Comparing Spatial-Temporal Trails in Location Analytics (US 20100079336), and Anomaly Detection in Sensor Analytics (US 20100082301).
(in The New York Times) as "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009".
The CabSense consumer application, that shows the best place to catch a New York City taxicab based GPS data from the vehicles, launched in March 2010.
The Macrosense platform is for mobile application providers and mobile phone carriers to analyze billions of customer location data points for predictive analytics in advertising and churn management applications.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
based company with a focus on applications that analyze big data
Big data
Big data are datasets that grow so large that they become awkward to work with using on-hand database management tools. Difficulties include capture, storage, search, sharing, analytics, and visualizing...
from mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s, carrier networks, and taxicabs, particularly by using machine learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
technology to make sense of large amounts of location (latitude/longitude) data.
In 2009, Sense was named one of "The 25 Most Intriguing Startups in the World" by Bloomberg Businessweek.
History
Sense Networks was founded by Greg SkibiskiGreg Skibiski
Gregory Roman Skibiski , is an American entrepreneur. Skibiski is the founder and former Chairman & CEO of Sense Networks, a New York City based company focused on analyzing big data from mobile phones and carrier networks...
in February 2006 near his home in Northampton, Massachusetts
Northampton, Massachusetts
The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...
. After establishing an office in NoHo
NoHo
NoHo, for North of Houston Street is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, roughly bounded by Houston Street on the south, The Bowery on the east, Astor Place on the north, and Broadway on the west. NoHo is wedged between Greenwich Village, west of Broadway, and the East Village...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
near Silicon Alley
Silicon Alley
Silicon Alley is a nickname for an area with a concentration of Internet and new media companies in Manhattan, New York City. Originally, the term referred to the cluster of such companies extending from the Flatiron District down to SoHo and TriBeCa along the Broadway corridor, but as the location...
, Skibiski recruited Alex Pentland
Alex Pentland
Alex Pentland is the Toshiba Professor at MIT, a serial , and is one of the most cited . Pentland obtained his Ph.D. from MIT in 1981, was Lecturer at Stanford University in both computer science and psychology, and joined the MIT faculty in 1986, where he became Academic Head of the Media...
, Director of Human Dynamics Research and former Academic Head of the MIT Media Lab
MIT Media Lab
The MIT Media Lab is a laboratory of MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of design, multimedia and technology, the Media Lab has been widely popularized since the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a...
, Tony Jebara, Associate Professor and Head of the Machine Learning Laboratory at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and Christine Lemke, who would later become co-founders.
The company won the Emerging Communications Conference "Company to Watch" Award in November 2009.
Sense Networks investors include Intel Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, and Kenan Altunis.
Founder Greg Skibiski
Greg Skibiski
Gregory Roman Skibiski , is an American entrepreneur. Skibiski is the founder and former Chairman & CEO of Sense Networks, a New York City based company focused on analyzing big data from mobile phones and carrier networks...
was pushed out by lead investor Intel Capital in November 2009 following the company's B round of financing.
The company has three published patent applications for analyzing sensor
Sensor
A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated...
data streams, System and Method of Performing Location Analytics (US 20090307263), Comparing Spatial-Temporal Trails in Location Analytics (US 20100079336), and Anomaly Detection in Sensor Analytics (US 20100082301).
Products and services
The Citysense consumer application, that shows hotspots of human activity in real-time from mobile phone location and taxicab GPS data, was named by ReadWriteWebReadWriteWeb
ReadWriteWeb is a Web technology blog launched in 2003. RWW covers Web 2.0 and Web technology in general, and provides industry news, reviews, and analysis. Founded by Richard MacManus, Technorati ranked ReadWriteWeb at number 12 in its list of top 100 blogs worldwide, as of October 9, 2010. RWW...
(in The New York Times) as "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009".
The CabSense consumer application, that shows the best place to catch a New York City taxicab based GPS data from the vehicles, launched in March 2010.
The Macrosense platform is for mobile application providers and mobile phone carriers to analyze billions of customer location data points for predictive analytics in advertising and churn management applications.