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YOLO

YOLO (You Only Look Once) is a state-of-the-art, real-time object detection algorithm that can quickly detect and locate objects within an image or video. The YOLO architecture works by taking an input and separating it into a grid of cells and each of these cells is in charge of detecting objects within that region. YOLO returns the bounding boxes containing all the objects in the image and predicts the probability of an object being in each of the boxes and also predicts a class probability to help identify the type of object it is. YOLO is a highly effective object detection algorithm and making YOLO and open-source project led the community to make several improvements in such a limited time.

General
Relese date2015
AuthorJoseph Redmon, Santosh Divvala, Ross Girshick, and Ali Farhadi
Paper(https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.02640)
TypeObject detection algorithm

YOLO - Resources

Learn even more about YOLO!

  • v7 Labs Blog "YOLO: Algorithm for Object Detection Explained".
  • YOLOv5 Repository Object detection architectures and models pretrained on the COCO dataset.
  • YOLOv6 Web demo Gradio demo for YOLOv6 for object detection on videos.
  • Hugging Face Spaces Test YOLOv7 in the browser with Hugging Face Spaces.

YOLO AI Technologies Hackathon projects

Discover innovative solutions crafted with YOLO AI Technologies, developed by our community members during our engaging hackathons.

CAREN - AI-Powered Financial Crime Detection

CAREN - AI-Powered Financial Crime Detection

CAREN (Credit Analysis & Risk Evaluation Network) is a next-generation AI-powered transaction monitoring system designed to detect financial crimes in real-time while dramatically reducing false positives that overwhelm compliance teams. The system employs an ensemble of five machine learning models—XGBoost, Random Forest, Logistic Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, and AdaBoost Decision Tree—trained on anonymized PCA-transformed transaction features (V1-V28). This architecture achieves 99.94% accuracy, 94.12% precision, and 81.63% recall, with an AUC-ROC of 98.21%. Key capabilities include: • Real-time fraud scoring with sub-50ms latency per transaction • Intelligent alert prioritization that turns thousands of weekly alerts into high-confidence cases • Multi-dimensional risk analysis combining velocity patterns, geographic anomalies, and amount deviations • Visual investigation dashboard with transaction timelines and evidence summaries • Configurable detection thresholds for different risk appetites The platform features a comprehensive dashboard for fraud analysts with live transaction monitoring, severity-based alert management, ML model performance analytics, and an AI-powered fraud analyzer that explains predictions using feature importance visualization. Built for scale, CAREN processes transactions in real-time and provides actionable intelligence that reduces investigation time from hours to minutes while maintaining the highest detection accuracy.

ECO-SYNK

ECO-SYNK

ECO-SYNK transforms environmental action in the UAE and GCC by merging AI technology with social engagement to combat urban waste. Traditional reporting methods are fragmented and inefficient, leaving communities disconnected from solutions. Our platform bridges this gap through instant AI-powered waste detection and community mobilization. When users spot trash, they simply snap a photo using our app. Custom-trained YOLOv8 AI instantly identifies and categorizes waste with 85%+ accuracy while geotagging each item. This creates real-time heat maps of pollution hotspots, transforming isolated observations into actionable community intelligence. But detection is only the beginning. ECO-SYNK's social engine turns reports into action by enabling users to rally friends and neighbors for cleanups. Gamification features—Eco-Points, achievements, and leaderboards—tap into social motivation, making sustainability engaging and rewarding. Local businesses sponsor cleanups and offer rewards, creating a virtuous cycle of community participation. Designed for eco-conscious youth (18-30) in GCC markets, our bilingual platform leverages high smartphone penetration and social connectivity to drive environmental stewardship. The hybrid AI architecture combines local processing for instant detection with cloud analysis for enhanced insights, ensuring 98% cost reduction compared to traditional solutions. ECO-SYNK goes beyond cleanup coordination to include crowdfunding for recycling bins, corporate sustainability partnerships, and municipal data services. Each action generates verifiable impact metrics, giving users tangible proof of their environmental contribution. We're building a future where sustainability becomes social, visible, and rewarding—transforming "someone else's problem" into collective achievement.