What is Shen AI?

Shen AI is a camera-based health monitoring SDK that enables mobile and web applications to measure physiological parameters from a short face scan. By combining computer vision and artificial intelligence, it transforms a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or webcam into a contactless health assessment tool, no wearables or external devices required.

The SDK is designed to be integrated directly into your application or platform, allowing users to complete a health scan in 30 seconds and receive results immediately. Processing runs on the user's device, helping deliver a fast experience while keeping video data local.

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How does Shen AI work?

At a high level, every measurement follows the same flow:

1. The user starts a health scan in your application.

2. The camera captures a short video of the user's face.

3. Shen AI analyzes subtle physiological signals from the video feed.

4. AI models process these signals and estimate health measurements.

5. Your application receives the results and decides how to present or use them.

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The core technologies behind Shen AI are remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) and remote ballistocardiography (rBCG). rPPG is a method that detects tiny changes in light reflected from the skin that correspond to blood flow, while rBCG tracks the micro-movements caused by blood being ejected from the heart. Shen AI combines this multimodal approach (rPPG + rBCG) with advanced computer vision and AI models to produce reliable measurements across different devices, lighting conditions, and skin tones.

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What data does Shen AI provide?

Shen AI returns more than a single measurement. Depending on your integration and license, the SDK can provide different categories of health data, including:

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The exact measurements available depend on your SDK configuration and the features included in your license.

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What can you build with Shen AI?

Different organizations use Shen AI in different ways, but the goal is always the same: make health information easier to collect and more accessible. Here are a few common examples.

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Digital health and remote patient monitoring

Enable users to measure key health parameters from home, track changes over time, and share results with healthcare providers.

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Telemedicine

Collect measurements before or during virtual consultations, giving clinicians additional information without requiring patients to own dedicated medical devices.

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Wellness and preventive health

Offer regular health check-ins, lifestyle tracking, and personalized wellness experiences that encourage users to stay engaged with their health.

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Insurance

Support digital onboarding, wellness programs, risk assessment workflows, or preventive health initiatives by making health measurements available through a standard smartphone camera.

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These are just a few examples. Because Shen AI is delivered as an SDK, you can integrate measurements into workflows that fit your own product and users.

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Turning measurements into meaningful experiences

The measurements themselves are only the starting point. The real value comes from how your application uses them. Many clients use Shen AI data to:

- help users monitor their health over time,
- visualize trends and long-term progress,
- personalize recommendations based on recent measurements,
- encourage regular health check-ins and improve engagement,
- enrich remote consultations with objective health data,
- identify users who may benefit from further assessment or follow-up.

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Whether you're building a clinical platform or a consumer wellness app, the SDK gives you the flexibility to decide how measurements fit into your user experience.

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Continue exploring

Once you're familiar with what Shen AI offers, you can dive deeper into the platform:

- How to get started with Shen AI?

- The technology behind Shen AI

- Case studies showing how clients have integrated Shen AI into real products

- Clinical validation resources

- Glossary of Shen AI terminology

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