Nota AI (Nota Inc.) is a technology startup specializing in AI model optimization. We aim to bring the benefits of AI to everyone and everywhere, democratizing its use across industries and applications. Our main product is NetsPresso, a hardware-aware AI model optimization platform. NetsPresso enables application of AI solutions for a diverse range of industries including intelligent transportation systems and driver monitoring system. Nota AI partners with market leaders including ARM, NVIDIA, Samsung SDS, LG CNS, Microsoft, and AWS.
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Nota AI Demonstration of Nota Vision Agent, Next-generation Video Monitoring at the Edge
July 31, 2025
Tae-Ho Kim, CTO and Co-founder of Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2025 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates Nota Vision Agent—a next-generation video monitoring solution powered by Vision Language Models (VLMs). The solution delivers real-time analytics and intelligent alerts across critical domains including industrial safety, […]
Nota AI Demonstration of NetsPresso Optimization Studio, Streamlined with Visual Insights
July 30, 2025
Tairen Piao, Research Engineer at Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2025 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Piao demonstrates NetsPresso Optimization Studio, the latest enhancement to Nota AI’s model optimization platform, NetsPresso. This intuitive interface simplifies the AI optimization process with advanced layer-wise analysis and automated quantization. […]
Video Self-distillation for Single-image Encoders: Learning Temporal Priors from Unlabeled Video
July 14, 2025
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. Proposes a simple next-frame prediction task using unlabeled video to enhance single-image encoders. Injects 3D geometric and temporal priors into image-based models without requiring optical flow or object tracking. Outperforms state-of-the-art self-supervised methods like DoRA […]
Nota AI Collaborates with Renesas on High-efficiency Driver Monitoring AI for RA8P1 Microcontroller
July 2, 2025
AI model optimization powers high-efficiency DMS on ultra-compact MCUs 50FPS real-time performance with ultra-low power and minimal system footprint SEOUL, South Korea, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nota AI, a global leader in AI optimization, today announced a collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to deliver an optimized Driver Monitoring […]
Cluster Self-refinement for Enhanced Online Multi-camera People Tracking
June 20, 2025
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. Online multi-camera system for efficient individual tracking Accurate ID management with Cluster Self-Refinement (CSR) Improved performance with enhanced pose estimation In this paper, we introduce our online MCPT methodology, which achieved third place in Track1 […]
SplitQuant: Layer Splitting for Low-bit Neural Network Quantization for Edge AI Devices
June 6, 2025
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. This study proposes an AI model preprocessing method for improved quantization accuracies on edge AI devices which do not support advanced quantization methods due to their limitations. By splitting layers based on parameter clustering, the […]
Nota AI and Wind River Collaborate to Deliver On-device Generative AI for the Intelligent Edge
May 30, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea and ALAMEDA, CA – May 28, 2025 – Nota AI, a pioneer in on-device AI optimization, and Wind River, a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge, have signed a strategic Partner Program Agreement (PPA) to combine Nota AI’s NetsPresso® capabilities into Wind River Studio Developer. “The combination of technologies […]
UniForm: A Reuse Attention Mechanism for Efficient Transformers on Resource-constrained Edge Devices
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. Delivers real-time AI performance on edge devices such as smartphones, IoT devices, and embedded systems. Introduces a novel “Reuse Attention” technique that minimizes redundant computations in Multi-Head Attention. Achieves competitive accuracy and significant inference speed […]
Nota AI Demonstrates On-device AI Breakthrough at Embedded Vision Summit 2025 in Collaboration with Qualcomm AI Hub
May 26, 2025
NetsPresso® and Qualcomm AI Hub: Strategic Integration Streamlines Edge AI Development Generative AI solutions drive global expansion momentum ahead of IPO listing SEOUL, South Korea, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nota AI, a global leader in AI optimization, showcased its latest edge AI innovations alongside Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. at the Embedded Vision Summit 2025, held […]
Efficient LLaMA-3.2-Vision by Trimming Cross-attended Visual Features
May 19, 2025
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. Our method, Trimmed-Llama, reduces the key-value cache (KV cache) and latency of cross-attention-based Large Vision Language Models (LVLMs) without sacrificing performance. We identify sparsity in LVLM cross-attention maps, showing a consistent layer-wise pattern where most […]
Deploying an Efficient Vision-Language Model on Mobile Devices
May 16, 2025
This blog post was originally published at Nota AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Nota AI. Recent large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated unprecedented performance in a variety of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. Thanks to their versatile language processing capabilities, it has become possible to develop various NLP applications that […]
Nota AI Supports Qualcomm AI Hub with On-device Generative AI, Proving Global Technological Prowess
February 24, 2025
The on-device generative AI optimization platform NetsPresso® supports AI model optimization on Qualcomm processors through the Qualcomm AI Hub Earns dual ‘A’ ratings in technical evaluation signaling strong IPO prospects SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nota AI, a leader in on-device AI optimization, is strengthening its global footprint in IoT and edge […]
Alliance Members at 2025 CES
November 12, 2024
The Edge AI and Vision Alliance 2025 CES Directory for game-changing computer vision and AI technologies Many Alliance Member companies will be showing off the latest building-block technologies that enable new capabilities for machines that see! CES is huge so we’ve created a handy checklist of these companies and where to find them including how […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Transforming Edge AI with the LaunchX Converter and Benchmarker
July 29, 2024
Tae-Ho Kim, CTO and Co-founder of Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2024 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates his company’s LaunchX platform, featuring its powerful Converter and Benchmarker. LaunchX optimizes AI models for edge devices, reducing latency and boosting performance. Practical applications of the Converter […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Elevating Traffic Safety with Vision Language Models
Tae-Ho Kim, CTO and Co-founder of Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2024 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates his company’s Vision Language Model (VLM) solution, designed to elevate vehicle safety. Advanced models analyze and interpret visual data to prevent accidents and enhance driving experiences. The […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Revolutionizing Driver Monitoring Systems
July 26, 2024
Tae-Ho Kim, CTO and Co-founder of Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2024 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates Nota DMS, his company’s state-of-the-art driver monitoring system. The solution enhances driver safety by monitoring attention and detecting drowsiness in real-time. Cutting-edge AI techniques make Nota DMS […]
“Optimized Vision Language Models for Intelligent Transportation System Applications,” a Presentation from Nota AI
June 21, 2024
Tae-Ho Kim, Co-founder and CTO of Nota AI, presents the “Optimized Vision Language Models for Intelligent Transportation System Applications” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit. In the rapidly evolving landscape of intelligent transportation systems (ITSs), the demand for efficient and reliable solutions has never been greater. In this presentation, Kim shows how an […]
Nota AI and Advantech Sign Strategic MOU to Pioneer On-Device GenAI Market
June 7, 2024
Nota AI and Advantech sign MOU for edge AI collaboration. Partnership focuses on generative AI at the edge. Joint marketing and sales activities planned to expand market share. SEOUL, South Korea, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AI model optimization technology company Nota AI® (Nota Inc.) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with global industrial AIoT […]
The Future of Vision: Edge AI Breaks Barriers for Data-intensive Applications
October 23, 2023
This blog post was originally published at Arm’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of Arm. Transforming industries and enhancing efficiency with cutting-edge AI vision technology. One of the most promising applications of IoT AI vision technology is to capture consumer data inside stores so retailers can more quickly and efficiently optimize product […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Revolutionizing Intelligent Transportation Systems with Nota ITS
August 17, 2023
YooChan Kim, Product Marketing Manager at Nota America Inc., demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2023 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates Nota ITS, a lightweight AI model-based approach for traffic analysis and revolutionizing intelligent transportation systems. Nota ITS includes AI Traffic Cameras, AI Traffic Signal Control, AI […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Its Driver Monitoring System (DMS) Powered by NetsPresso
August 16, 2023
YooChan Kim, Product Marketing Manager at Nota America Inc., demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2023 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates Nota DMS, a driver monitoring system powered by Nota AI’s NetsPresso. Prepare to be amazed, and get ready for a wild ride, as this remarkable technology […]
Nota AI Demonstration of How to Optimize an AI Model Using NetsPresso
YooChan Kim, Product Marketing Manager at Nota America Inc., demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2023 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Kim demonstrates NetsPresso, a hardware-ware AI model optimization platform that simplifies development by automating repetitive steps and was recently released as a Python library. NetsPresso consists of three […]
Nota AI Demonstration of Machine Learning at the Edge on Arm Platforms with NetsPresso AutoML
July 31, 2023
Won Eui Hong, Research Engineer at Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products in Arm’s booth at the 2023 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Hong demonstrates how Nota AI’s NetsPresso AutoML solutions enable machine learning at the edge on Arm platforms. It is very critical to enable a vibrant machine […]
“How to Select, Train, Optimize and Deploy Edge Vision AI Models in Three Days,” a Presentation from Nota AI
July 4, 2023
Steven Kim, Co-CEO of Nota America, presents the “How to Select, Train, Optimize and Deploy Edge Vision AI Models in Three Days” tutorial at the May 2023 Embedded Vision Summit. NetsPresso, as explained by Kim in this presentation, is a development pipeline that enables developers to build, optimize and deploy vision AI models faster and […]
Nota AI Demonstration of a NetsPresso-powered AI Solution for Intelligent Transportation Systems
October 21, 2022
Woneui Hong, Research Engineer at Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2022 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Hong demonstrates how NetsPresso, a hardware-aware AI optimization platform, enables a diverse range of AI solutions for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Nota AI’s ITS approach is lightweight AI model-based traffic […]
Nota AI Demonstration of a NetsPresso-powered AI solution for Driving Monitoring Systems
Woneui Hong, Research Engineer at Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2022 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Hong demonstrates how NetsPresso, a hardware-aware AI optimization platform, enables a diverse range of AI solutions for low-powered driver monitoring systems (DMS). Nota AI’s DMS solution enhances road safety for […]
Nota AI Demonstration of How to Optimize an AI Model
October 20, 2022
Woneui Hong, Research Engineer at Nota AI, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2022 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Hong demonstrates NetsPresso, a hardware-aware AI optimization platform. Hong demonstrates how NetsPresso helps you build, optimize and deploy your AI models. NetsPresso accelerates the AI model development process by automating […]
“Empower Your Edge Device Using NetsPresso – No AI Engineer Required,” a Presentation from Nota AI
July 7, 2022
Tae-Ho Kim, Co-founder and CTO of Nota AI, presents the “Empower Your Edge Device Using NetsPresso – No AI Engineer Required!” tutorial at the May 2022 Embedded Vision Summit. Despite the outstanding achievements of deep learning models, commercializing deep learning applications remains challenging. AI implementation experts are rare, and AI models for production must meet […]
AI Optimization Technology Company Nota Selected as NVIDIA Inception Premier Member
January 17, 2022
January 17, 2022— Nota (CEO Myungsu Chae), an AI optimization technology company, announced that it has been promoted to Premier status in the NVIDIA Inception program. NVIDIA Inception nurtures cutting-edge startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in AI and data science. The free program has 9,000+ members who are given access to the best technical tools, […]
AI Optimization Technology Startup Nota Raises $14.7M USD Series B with Recognition from Global Enterprises for Its Technology
December 1, 2021
December 1, 2021 – Nota, an AI optimization platform startup, has acquired series B funding amounting to USD 14.7M that is announcing today. The series B funding was finalized last month, a year after the series A funding of USD 6.7M. The series B funding round joined by Stonebridge Ventures, LB Investment, DS Asset, Intervest, […]
Nota Introduces AutoML Platform ‘NetsPresso’ at NVIDIA GTC
November 7, 2021
GTC session under the title of “A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting, Operating, and Optimizing Vision AI Applications” Recruitment of NetsPresso trial testers by Nov. 25th November 8, 2021 – Seoul, Republic of Korea – AI technology startup Nota announced its participation in NVIDIA GTC, which will be held online from November 8 to 11. GTC […]
Free Webinar Explores Deep Learning Model Optimization Techniques for Enhanced On-device AI
January 22, 2021
On March 23, 2021 at 9 am PT (noon ET), Bibek Chaudhary, research engineer at Nota, will present the free half-hour webinar “Selecting and Combining Deep Learning Model Optimization Techniques for Enhanced On-device AI,” organized by the Edge AI and Vision Alliance. Here’s the description, from the event registration page: Model optimization techniques such as […]
