Measured intelligibility for high-stakes communication.
Accent Innovations builds the technology that objectively measures, trains, and certifies speech intelligibility in safety-critical industries - starting with aviation.
US Patent Pending
63/755,979 & 63/903,553
When being understood isn't optional.
The Safety Crisis
ICAO English proficiency has been mandatory since 2008. Accent-related miscommunication is a documented factor in fatal aviation incidents.
The Science Gap
Vowels drive intelligibility more than consonants. Yet conventional speech therapy cannot train them - there are no articulatory touch points for vowels.
The Measurement Problem
Legacy scoring uses pooled historical norms that can produce false passes and false fails for diverse speakers.
Three technologies. One closed loop.
Diagnosis → Training → Certification. Proprietary methods. Utility patents pending.
ORONYM™
Trains target vowels by anchoring new sounds to familiar ones. Learners produce acoustically correct speech through articulation patterns they already know. No abstract phonetic instruction required.
VCAM™
Real-time intelligibility scoring against word-specific acoustic corridors, aligned with perceptual reality.
Pierson (2026)
Corridor norms derived from speaker-calibrated reference data — not legacy pooled datasets. Calibration and runtime use the same validated extraction pipeline. Peer-reviewable results.
Observable progression, not black-box scoring.
Every session produces explainable evidence. Instructors and operators see how learners converge on target corridors over time.
Read the methodology →Our first product: Accent Pilot.
Aviation English speech intelligibility - assessed, trained, measured.
Evidence you can diligence.
Built for serious diligence: measurable science, founder credibility, and a platform architecture that expands beyond one niche.
Pending utility patents protecting core method + engine
Projected global pilot demand driving urgent training need
Technologies in one closed loop: METHOD, ENGINE, CALIBRATION
Confidence signals for serious stakeholders.
Built on scientific rigor and founder-level execution credibility. Designed for institutional buyers, partners, and investment diligence.
Founder profile
Dr. Katie Pierson
Clinician, researcher, and educator translating years of speech science and aviation communication expertise into a scalable, defensible software platform.
Diligence highlights
Two pending utility patents protecting method and platform architecture
Closed-loop model: training + measurement + calibration in one defensible system
Calibration and runtime pipeline alignment for explainable, auditable scoring
Product commercialization path already active via Accent Pilot
Building the future of communication safety.
Choose your path: strategic partnership, pilot deployment, or investment diligence with the founding team.