Vana.Guide

custom-built Machine

learning software for

mental health care

from prototype to production

Development of machine-learning based proof of concepts, prototypes and complete software applications. From early developmental stage towards deployment and production. Specialized in (clinical) mental health care, in the North-American and European market.

  • Custom conversational agents (chatbots), based on machine learning. From rule-based to LLM-driven bots with RAG.

  • Computational Models, using Agent-Based Modelling, Complex Networks, and Temporal-Causal Modelling. For instance to simulate complex mental health conditions as networks of interacting symptoms (network-oriented modelling).

  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems for text and images. Securely retrieving proprietary documents, to generate accurate and timely responses. All deployed in a closed system.

Team

michiel van vliet
business developer / Founder

Michiel is a former product owner with experience in developing and implementing software in multiple Dutch hospitals. He also led his own team in creating an SVM-based abstract selection system, accelerating literature reviews by up to 70%. Currently, he is writing a book on the practical applications of machine learning in mental health (Wiley). His story also includes a personal recovery from significant mental health challenges through psychotherapy.

Fakhra jabeen
ML-Engineer

Dr. Fakhra Jabeen is a researcher in Mental Health and Wellbeing. During her PhD at the VU University, she studied human behaviours on social media, using computational AI (thesis). She tested and built several ML-models. She also designed a chatbot to improve the mental health of university students. And she has experience using computational AI, to improve mental health and wellbeing in the healthcare sector.

Advisors

  • Robert-Jan van der Horst

    Advisor

    Robert brings a wealth of experience, having worked for over 14 years as Business Information Manager (DSM) and over 10 years as Chief Information Officer (DSM and Centrient Pharmaceuticals). Currently he is a Managing Partner of Q7 Consulting (https://www.q7-consulting.com/), offering a CIO as a Service to Life Sciences and Pharma.

  • Marina Borges

    Advisor

    Marina has 11 years building technology to realize business value as a senior manager for data science and former chief product officer for AI products at EY. She believes in solving hard problems for a better world and sees mental health as a priority.