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AI-driven mobile app designed to save infant lives

Charles Onu (left) and Ubenwa advisor Urbain Kengni
Published: 13 January 2021

An innovative new mobile app called Ubenwa uses artificial intelligence to analyze the sound of a newborn baby’s cries. Founded by Charles Onu, a doctoral student in Computer Science at McGill, Ubenwa provides a cost-effective, non-invasive tool to detect newborn asphyxia and save lives.

Onu credits the 2016 McGill Dobson Cup competition with helping his team to improve their product.

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