FROST DIGITALResearch-led AI. Real-world impact.
What We DoHow We WorkProjectsSectorsTrust
AI for trade, operations and decision-making
Kampala, Uganda AI, machine learning, data science People make the final decision

Turning complex data into practical intelligence.

AI / Machine learning / Data science / Analytics

We develop AI solutions that help organisations interpret complex data, improve operational performance and make better decisions.

Research-led AI. Real-world impact.
01Artificial intelligenceModels that read images, documents and declarations together, and explain what they find.
02Machine learningPredictions trained and tested on your own records, with accuracy measured before use.
03Data scienceScattered records turned into clean, documented data you can trust and reuse.
04AnalyticsDashboards that show where results fall short of target, and why.
What we do

From research to real-world impact.

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Frost Digital develops and commercialises AI and decision-intelligence solutions for trade, operations and the public sector.

We collaborate with universities and research institutions to translate research into practical AI solutions. Every product is tested on representative data and goes live only when it meets standards agreed with you in advance.

01 / ProductResearch prototype

Customs Intelligence

Multimodal AI that reads cargo X-ray images and declaration text together, and highlights where they disagree so officers know where to look first. Not yet validated in live operations.

02 / ProductPrototype

Performance Intelligence

Splits a shortfall against target into its causes, such as import volumes, exemptions, effective rates and exchange rates, and puts a figure on each, so managers know where to act.

03 / ServiceAvailable

Agentic AI

Governed AI agents that read documents, prepare cases and route routine work within clear permissions. A named person approves every step that matters.

04 / ServiceAvailable

Design & Optimise AI Workflows

We map how work really happens and remove delays and re-keying. Then we add automation where it helps and keep people where they are needed.

How we work

Research first. Proof next. Then deployment.

Every system moves through five stages. Nothing advances until it clears the evidence bar of the stage before.

Researcher with headphones working with data dashboards on two monitors
  1. 01

    Research and problem definition

    Understand the decision, the data and what research already shows.

  2. 02

    Prototype development

    Build a working model on available data to test the idea.

  3. 03

    Evaluation and validation

    Measure it on representative data, against criteria agreed in advance.

  4. 04

    Responsible deployment

    Go live with human oversight, full logging and clear limits of use.

  5. 05

    Continuous improvement

    Monitor results, learn from reviewers and evaluate again.

Projects

Research and prototypes.

Models, datasets and prototypes we have built and tested. Each one is labelled with its current stage.

$ python parse_ura.py
→ source pages    508
→ vehicle rows    ~33,000
→ written         ura_vehicles_master.csv
✓ ready for enrichment
SNAPSHOT / DATA PIPELINE
ML model / UgandaIn progress

Consistency Verification

A multimodal consistency verification model that scores the consistency of an image and its associated text description.

PythonData pipelineMultimodal AI
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Stacked shipping containers and cranes at a port
Multimodal AI / CustomsResearch prototype

Customs Intelligence

Reads cargo X-ray images and declaration text together, and shows an officer where the two disagree.

Shown with synthetic scans.

Computer visionNLPRisk scoring
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TARGET VS ACTUALILLUSTRATIVE
SNAPSHOT / GAP SPLIT BY CAUSE
Decision AI / OperationsPrototype

Performance Intelligence

Shows where performance falls short of target and splits each gap by cause.

Illustrative data.

AnalyticsForecastingDashboards
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Research collaboration

We collaborate with universities and research institutions to translate research into practical AI solutions.

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Who we serve

Built for work where errors are costly.

We focus on organisations whose decisions affect revenue, safety or public trust, and where every result must hold up to review.

Stacked shipping containers and cranes at a port
01

Customs and trade

Risk-based checks that focus inspection where it is needed and let compliant trade move.

Aerial view of a container and rail terminal at dusk
02

Ports and logistics

A clear view of flow, delay and risk along the corridor.

City skyline with modern buildings among trees
03

Public sector

Revenue, service delivery and performance analysis for government agencies.

Researcher in a lab coat at a microscope
04

Universities and research

Joint studies that turn papers into working tools.

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05

Agriculture and beyond

If a decision runs on data, we can test whether AI helps.

Another sector?Tell us the decision. We will say if AI can help.Start a conversation ↗
Trust and research

AI you can question, check and trust.

Our products are research before they are software. That shapes how we handle data, people and evidence.

Team meeting around a boardroom table with laptops

  • Your data stays yours

    Never used for training without written agreement. Can run on your premises or in your private cloud.

  • People decide

    Models flag and explain. A named person makes every final decision.

  • Every result explained

    Each alert shows what the model saw, why it scored as it did, and how sure it is.

  • A complete record

    Inputs, outputs and reviewer actions are logged, ready for audit.

100%Final decisions made by people
5Evidence stages before live use
0Client records used for training without consent
Research collaborationWe share what we learn on multimodal AI, explainable models and decision support, and we welcome joint studies, student projects and co-authored papers.
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Contact

Let’s build practical AI solutions together.

Tell us the decision you need to support. We will tell you honestly whether AI can help, and how we would test it.

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Email
info@frostds.com
Phone
+256 782 700919
Office
Namanve Exhibition and Business Centre, 2nd Floor, Unit C-013, Jinja Road
P.O. Box 152063 Mukono
Kampala, Uganda

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