Entrepreneurship for Tomorrow 2024 Prize: the Sopra Steria Foundation honors Glaaster

Artificial intelligence to help dyslexics. Glaaster is an app that adapts to all kinds of dyslexia and evolves over time. Imagined by two students, this particularly useful tool for preventing people suffering from written language disorders from dropping out of school received the Entreprendre pour tomorrow 2024 Prize from the Sopra Steria-Institut de France Foundation yesterday, Thursday April 25. For more than 20 years now, each year it has honored projects carried out by young people which put digital innovation at the service of social, societal and environmental issues.

“Among the 75 files that were submitted this year, many had both an environmental and solidarity dimension and we are delighted, declared Laurent Giovachini, Deputy CEO of Sopra Steria. We are convinced that, collectively, it is possible to have a vision of technology that is more responsible and acts for the common good. »

Glaaster, an AI-powered app for “dys”

The Glaaster application was designed by two computer engineers and graduates of EM Lyon, Antoine Auzimour and Baptiste Brejon. The idea comes from Antoine, who himself suffers from dyslexia. This written language disorder was very difficult for him at school, particularly when learning to read and write. And all the more so since no one was aware of his difficulties.

So that other children do not have the same difficulties to face, Antoine Auzimour imagined with Baptiste Brejon a customizable educational assistance platform. There are in fact different specific cognitive disorders and each dyslexic will need solutions adapted to their case.

Make “tailor-made” products to adapt to all forms of dyslexia

To be able to create “tailor-made” text content for the school, the two young engineers had the idea of ​​developing in-house artificial intelligence. An AI which will then adapt to the needs of each child to provide them with unique solutions which will evolve over time. As the child grows, he learns to compensate and needs less help. Concretely, the child – or his parents – can send photos of books, lessons, or homework on the platform.

The AI ​​automatically extracts the text and applies adaptations such as colors to certain graphemes and phonemes, for example. Reading is much easier. “If I can help a child not to be disgusted by reading as I was when I was younger, I am happy”explains Antoine Auzimour.

Entrepreneurship for Tomorrow 2024 Prize: a welcome boost

The winning project of the Sopra Steria-Institut de France Foundation Prize benefits from multifaceted support. This includes first of all a financial grant of 10,000 euros but also long-term support from a Sopra Steria mentor. The project also benefits from accommodation within the Planetic Lab solidarity incubator for a period of 6 months, support from Vianeo, a specialist in the development of innovative start-ups or even a one-year subscription to the France Digitale start-up community.

This year, the Sopra Steria-Institut de France Foundation and the sponsor of the prize, Maya Noël, general director of France Digitale and herself an entrepreneur, wanted to highlight a second project. This favorite is Captimed. This is a digital application to integrate quality of life into the work of caregivers in the organization of hospitals. It was imagined by Thomas Sochacki, a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and medical intern. The idea germinated when he started his internship and was able to see the suffering of caregivers. Its app should make it possible to report malfunctions to help hospital management quickly find pragmatic solutions.

Article produced with the support of the Sopra Steria-Institut de France Foundation.