--- title: Kausalyze Featured in University of Sheffield Spinout Spotlight description: The University of Sheffield has featured Kausalyze in its Spinout Spotlight, recognising the causal AI platform built by Dr. Louis Allen and the team. image: https://www.kausalyze.com/hubfs/describer_picture_0.png.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.kausalyze.com/kausalyze-ltd-blog/kausalyze-featured-in-university-of-sheffield-spinout-spotlight#main-content) [![Kausalyze](https://www.kausalyze.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/kausalyze-rebuild/logo.svg)](https://www.kausalyze.com/) - [Home](https://www.kausalyze.com/) - [How it works](https://www.kausalyze.com/how-it-works) - Company - [About](https://www.kausalyze.com/about) - [Contact](https://www.kausalyze.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.kausalyze.com/careers) - Resources - [Insights](https://www.kausalyze.com/kausalyze-ltd-blog/tag/insights) - [News](https://www.kausalyze.com/kausalyze-ltd-blog/tag/news) [Book a technical review](https://www.kausalyze.com/book-demo) [← Back to the journal](https://www.kausalyze.com/kausalyze-ltd-blog) [News](https://www.kausalyze.com/kausalyze-ltd-blog/tag/news) # Kausalyze Featured in University of Sheffield Spinout Spotlight By Kausalyze19 December 2025 ![](https://www.kausalyze.com/hubfs/describer_picture_0.png.jpg) From the journal Causal AI, process engineering and industrial progress. 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The piece covers our journey from research in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering to a commercially viable causal AI platform serving Fortune 500 clients. Dr Louis Allen, Founder and CEO, discusses how Professor Joan Cordiner's observations about workforce expertise loss inspired the technology, and how Kausalyze is addressing a genuine gap in the market that traditional predictive maintenance solutions miss. Read the full story at [The University of Sheffield Website](https://sheffield.ac.uk/commercialisation/news/spinout-spotlight-kausalyze) ## Join the discussion Share a question or perspective on this article. ## Bring the question back to your plant. Explore how a causal model could help investigate a recurring problem and determine what to change. 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