Technology

Lestr harnesses over a decade of research and development in collaboration with leading institutes in Digital Sciences and Technology, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and fraud detection.
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BIG IS OLD, DIVERSE IS NEW

All companies realise the tremendous business potential of Big Data. But moving from principles to practice is difficult, mainly due to the management of the variety of data (in terms of origin, structure, syntax, semantic and quality).

This Big Data variety challenge already takes up to 70% of the time of data-scientists and data-analysts on data preparation tasks. And it will keep expanding with growing number of sources and variety...

TRANSFORM THE BIG DATA VARIETY
IN BUSINESS INFORMATION

Based on 10 years of R&D with worldwide leading research labs on semantic web and Big Data technologies, we bring an innovative answer to this crucial challenge.
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Our technology dynamically generates the workflow of operations on data sources (query, clean, join, enrich, transform, reconciliate) allowing users to retrieve smart data.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

At the core of our technology is an easily configurable semantic graph model that represents the specific information business logic.

On this semantic graph, users can:

specify business rules as the different matching keys to guarantee entities unicity between the different data sources.
map the different data sources by connecting all their pieces of data to the corresponding nodes in the graph.

Then, data-analysts or data-scientists just have to specify their queries on this semantic model. Each query is rewritten into an execution plan responsible for constructing the responses.

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OUR TECHNOLOGY IN LESTR

Lestr utilises this technology to efficiently provide a 360° view of each shipment, based on real-time data collection from multiple sources. The semantic graph, which connects relevant data sources, represents the informational universe of shipments. It is inspired by the standards established by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), which we continuously enrich to integrate various risk factors associated with maritime transportation.

Beyond data fusion, this technology ensures that Lestr has access to up-to-date, high-quality data for detailed analysis of your shipments. Leveraging the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, Lestr is capable of detecting anomalies, particularly in the pricing of goods involved in transactions. Recent studies indicate that international trade is a primary vector for money laundering and terrorist financing worldwide, often facilitated by the mis-invoicing of shipped goods.

A RECOGNISED
TECHNOLOGY

Our technology is largely recognised for its breakthrough innovation as evidenced by the numerous data processing innovation awards won and the large track record of credentials with leading international companies.

We are also supported by the DGA (a department of the French Ministry of Armed Forces) in the context of multi-year financing programmes to strengthen our technological edge.