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Custom image recognition software development: a blend of precision and innovation

Struggling to bring clarity to your image recognition needs? Vention’s custom image recognition software development services are here to sharpen your vision.

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With over 20 years of experience, we craft tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate into your systems, ensuring precision, scalability, and engineering peace of mind every step of the way.

Custom services to cover your unique needs

Needs assessment and Consulting

Are you considering image recognition to streamline your processes or add business value, but unsure about feasibility, costs, implementation, or technical details?

We understand how challenging it can be to take that first step. We’re here to guide you, offering a comprehensive needs analysis and advice on data quality, the best-fit image recognition models, and optimal implementation approaches.

PoC or MVP development

Would you like to start small and see the software in action, or factor in user feedback to iteratively evolve the solution?

We turn your bold ideas into proofs of concept or minimum viable products, striving to achieve the precise recognition accuracy you expect.

Custom software development

Need software to classify, detect, or recognize objects to meet your unique requirements?  
 

That’s where we shine. With a team of 100+ AI experts, we deliver custom image recognition solutions, including those for medical image analysis, face recognition, optical character recognition, and visual inspection.

API development and integration

Is standalone software not the right fit for your solution or product?

We develop APIs that seamlessly integrate your custom image recognition solutions with general-purpose and domain-specific systems, such as data storage and management systems, CRM, BI, EHR, and SCADA. Our engineers also ensure smooth integration with IoT and mobile devices.

Ongoing maintenance and evolution

Not satisfied with the status quo and always striving for perfection?

We stay with you throughout the entire lifecycle of your software, regularly updating underlying technologies, monitoring and optimizing performance, and enhancing features and security controls.

Our success stories

AI-powered assistant to drive surgery efficiency

Vention's AI-powered assistant has led to a 23 percent faster preparation of operating rooms. Utilizing advanced computer vision algorithms, the assistant offers real-time surgery support and analyzes operating room efficiency.

AI games to revolutionize preschool education

For Kids Academy, an e-learning platform featuring preschool educational materials and games, our team developed AI-powered interactive worksheets that scan and check completed work using AR technology through the front camera.

AI-driven tools to redefine aerial imaging

For Vexcel, a company specializing in photogrammetry, aerial imaging, and mobile mapping, we created aerial image analysis tools powered by deep learning. Our tools quickly process large amounts of aerial images, recognizing objects with great precision.

Сustom solutions recognized by the best in the business

Ken Apple

Ken Apple

VP Product Engineering, Gulf Relay

"What makes this company unique is the people. Every person we have interacted with from Vention from intake to the lowest-level worker, is all-in on our success. You hear it and feel it in their actions. This is not a job to them. They are committed partners, and we wouldn't be where we are today without them.”

Vadim Berman

Vadim Berman

"Despite our very niche and specialized application domain, the developer assigned to us has been doing a great job understanding our needs and developing a quality product.”

David Dawson

David Dawson

"Vention did an excellent job of building what we needed, and I liked the way they structured it. Their people had the skill sets we needed."

Spot-on predictions, precise object detection, lightning-fast speedIs this the image recognition solution you’ve been imagining? We’ve got the expertise to make it happen.
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How does image recognition software work?

What seems simple for humans is a complex challenge for machines. Let’s explore the journey image recognition software takes — from pixels to perception — to accomplish tasks like object classification, detection, and recognition.

Image acquisition
Image preprocessing
Feature extraction
Object classification
Object detection
Object recognition

Image acquisition

Image preprocessing

Feature extraction

Object classification

Object detection

Object recognition

An image recognition system perceives each captured image as a set of pixels, assigning numerical values based on the pixel’s light intensity level.

An image recognition system incorporates various techniques to enhance the quality of captured images. To boost the performance of AI image recognition algorithms, the system can adjust image contrast, resize or scale images, and remove noise, allowing it to focus on the most significant features.

An image recognition system identifies features — a set of pixels that mark edges, corners, or shapes — to help differentiate objects in the image. This can be achieved with the help of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) or histograms of oriented gradients (HOGs).

Once features are extracted, the system uses machine learning or deep learning models to label the object and attribute it to a certain category. For example, it might determine with 94 percent certainty that an object in the image is a bike.

The system identifies the object's location and marks it with bounding boxes. The boxes help the system understand the object's size, posture, and movement.

It’s a computer vision task that combines object classification and detection tasks.

Custom image processing solutions: the Vention way

Accurate and precise image recognition predictions are the result of our well-calibrated approach.

01

Needs elicitation

We start by thoroughly analyzing your needs, expectations, processes, and context to identify the best ways to leverage image recognition technology.

Results:

  • Outline of the challenges the future software will solve 

  • A list of desired outcomes and success criteria

02

Analysis of available data

We examine your data closely, assessing whether it's sufficient and good enough to train the model.

If needed, we invest time and effort in creating a data set for training, sourcing, labeling, and anonymizing the required data.

Results:

  • A high-quality dataset for model training and validation

03

Model selection

We analyze multiple options to decide what’s best for your case — machine learning or deep learning, and which specific algorithm or model to apply.

Next, we decide on the model’s architecture. For example, if a CNN is chosen, how many layers should it have to produce the desired result?

Results:

  • The initial version of the chosen model, ready for training

04

Model training

We use 80 percent of the dataset to train the chosen model, feeding it data and monitoring how well it performs — determining accuracy and error rate — and making adjustments to improve prediction accuracy if needed.

Results:

  • Trained model

  • Detailed log of training

05

Model evaluation

Once the model performs well on the training data, we check it on the validation data — the remaining 20 percent of the data set. 

If the model doesn’t perform as expected, we apply various techniques, from rechecking the dataset quality to adjusting the model’s hyperparameters, and continue until the performance meets our standards.

Results:

  • Evaluation report featuring achieved KPIs

06

Model deployment

The validated model is ready to work with real-world data. So, we connect it with data sources, integrate it with the needed systems, and set it live.

Results:

  • Deployed model 

  • Clear documentation explaining its intended use, parameters, principles of work, and limitations

07

Model monitoring

A model performing well today doesn’t guarantee its effectiveness forever.

We recommend implementing monitoring tools to continuously track the model’s performance and prevent degradation. As new data becomes available, it may be beneficial to retrain the model to maintain or enhance performance.

Results:

  • Monitoring tools and metrics

Our expertise across industries

150+ artificial intelligence projects delivered. 30+ industries served.  

At Vention, we don’t just theorize — we’re hands-on, partnering with clients to transform processes and elevate customer experiences.

Healthcare

Unlock better health outcomes and streamline care processes: 

  • Precisely diagnose tumors and other abnormalities using computer vision on medical images (X-rays, CTs, and ultrasounds)
  • Streamline preoperative processes and movements of the medical staff during surgeries
  • Optimize surgical tray with the help of computer vision-based tracking of sterile surgical tools
  • Avoid fraud or mistakes during patient registration, check-in, and EHR entries

Banking and finance

Create a faster, more secure, and seamless customer experience:

  • Safe and controlled access to services or accounts with face recognition technology for KYC
  • Secure payments and card-free access to ATMs
  • Automated and error-free data exports from paper documents like loan applications and identity verifications using optical character recognition
  • Speedy loan processing with AI for image recognition for document verification

Retail and ecommerce

Enjoy seamless backend processes and keep your customers coming back for more:

  • Smooth inventory management with no over- and out-stocks thanks to continuous computer-based inventory counting
  • Lower risk of theft thanks to face recognition
  • Protected access to customer accounts or loyalty benefits
  • Easy and secure payments with face biometrics

Education

Go beyond traditional teaching methods, allowing instructors to focus on adding value rather than repetitive tasks:

  • Automated grading of handwritten assignments — perfect for self-learning, too
  • New, interactive learning methods by combining image recognition with AR technology
  • Secure access to educational facilities with face recognition technology

Manufacturing

Keep production processes uninterrupted and efficient and your reputation untarnished:

  • Detect defects early on the production line to ensure no faulty or incorrectly assembled products reach your customers
  • Control equipment wear and tear and schedule maintenance before it causes downtime
  • Enjoy optimal inventory levels at the production site and warehouses
  • Involve robots in assembly, picking, and packing operations

Agriculture

Examine your crops or stock at speed and scale:

  • Inspect your fields and monitor crop health and signs of weeds using drones
  • Rely on robots to harvest
  • Monitor livestock health and behavior
  • Make informed decisions on planting, irrigation, and fertilizing based on soil quality assessments

Common image recognition challenges and how we solve them

Trust us: We’ve faced every glitch and hurdle in image recognition, and we’re ready to solve them all.

Creation of labeled data set for computer vision model training

Image recognition solutions rely on a well-labeled training dataset to produce accurate results. However, extensive, high-quality open-source training data is unavailable in many domains.

Preparing this data requires significant effort to label each image (e.g., identifying one image as showing pneumonia and another as healthy lungs). Beyond time investment, this task demands expertise, particularly when data anonymization is necessary.

At Vention, we take great care to ensure proper data anonymization. Additionally, we can enhance publicly available datasets by modifying images — such as rotating or resizing them — to increase the number of data samples.

Ensuring quality of captured images

The quality of captured images may not always be optimal. It’s essential to create favorable conditions for high-quality photography, such as good lighting and the use of high-resolution cameras. On the tech side, we apply various image preprocessing techniques like noise reduction, normalization, and contrast enhancement to improve image quality.

Handling occlusion in images

When multiple objects occlude an image, we advise taking several photos from different angles to minimize this issue.

We also analyze the possibility of occlusion during the planning stage. If the risk is high, we extend the training data set to include the images with occlusions, training the artificial intelligence model to recognize the objects based on their visible parts.

Hear from our expert

Victoria Davydovich

Victoria Davydovich

Machine Learning Engineer

Hear from our expert

In today’s fast-paced world, image recognition systems are under unprecedented pressure to deliver instant responses.

The traditional challenges of obtaining high-quality training data and reducing model bias are still critical — now accompanied by the need for robust computational resources for advanced algorithms to meet stringent latency demands.

Why Vention?

We are experienced.

20+

Years of experience in custom software development

100+

Artificial intelligence engineers

30

Industries covered

500+

Award-winning clients worldwide

ISO 27001-certified for best-in-class security management practices

Guidance on selecting stacks that reduce both initial and ongoing maintenance costs

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We are reliable.

We’re proud to be consistently recognized for our growth and impact: 

  • Six-time honoree on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies
  • Four-time honoree on the Global Outsourcing 100 list by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals
  • Four-time honoree on the Financial Times ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas

We got the talent.

As an image recognition software development company, we bring rich experience in delivering end-to-end services. You can count on us for software engineering excellence, rigorous testing, stellar UI/UX design, and comprehensive support throughout your project’s evolution.

And our expertise goes beyond artificial intelligence and computer vision. If your project calls for it, we’re ready to leverage other advanced technologies like AR/VR, IoT, blockchain, and big data.

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