710379YakFirst virtual networking: modeling business relationships in a connected worldClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKSocially intelligent computing is a new term that refers to the recent efforts of individuals to understand the ways in which systems of computing will prove useful as intermediaries between people, and tools used by people. These systems result in new behaviors that occur as a result of the complex interaction between humans and computers. Our company aims to model these new behavioural paradigms in order to identify customer needs and develop products to serve them. Companies that wish to be successful in the ever evolving world of social networking and communications must be able to model individual and network behaviour and be agile enough to respond to customer needs as they emerge. With this POC project we will assess the feasibility of technical solutions for the development of a self-learning system capable of dynamically modeling the activity, interaction and motivation of individuals in the virtual environment. We will further assess the technical feasibility of emerging real-time video communication protocols that will enable secure, cross-platform, cross-network video communication at a fraction of the cost of current services. As a company we have established the customer need for this kind of system software having previously market tested a prototype for a virtual conference platform that, while solving one customer need, exposed the full scale of the opportunity to deliver new generations of virtual professional networking services. We aim to provide services for professional groups and online communities that increase the opportunities to establish, manage and grow virtual business networks. Our services will connect to existing social networks allowing a safe, secure way of interacting with new contacts. As our customers interact with our systems so our systems will evolve to anticipate requests and propose tailored solutions.