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title: Could your face be a window to your health? U of T startup gathers vital signs from video
description: Kang Lee has invented an astonishing new technology. By analyzing video of a person’s face, his artificial intelligence-based system detects blood flow in facial tissue and uses it to measure vital signs and emotions. Our VALT product is one of the enabling technologies used in this video research.
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# [Could your face be a window to your health? U of T startup gathers vital signs from video](https://blog.ipivs.com/blog/dr-kang-lee-research)

 Written by [Dustin](https://blog.ipivs.com/blog/author/dustin) | Apr 3, 2017 3:32:32 PM

**Kang Lee** has invented an astonishing new technology. By analyzing video of a person’s face, his artificial intelligence-based system detects blood flow in facial tissue and uses it to measure vital signs and emotions. Our [VALT solution](https://ipivs.com/products/valt-software/) is one of the enabling technologies used in this video research.

[https://www.utoronto.ca/news/could-your-face-be-window-your-health-u-t-startup-gathers-vital-signs-video](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/could-your-face-be-window-your-health-u-t-startup-gathers-vital-signs-video)

 

 

 

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