Ai In Action

Today's guest is Jacob Shiff, Co-Founder & COO and Leonard Apeltsin, Head of Data Science at Anomaly. Founded in 2020, Anomaly is tackling the challenge of fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) in healthcare, a problem costing over $300 billion per year in the US. They are building software that uses analytics, ML and proprietary data to catch and prevent improper healthcare payments for payers and employers. Anomaly brings together top engineers and data scientists, deep payment integrity domain experts, and experienced payer and benefits leaders. In the episode, Jacob and Leonard will tell you about: What inspired them to set up Anomaly, The impact they are making within Healthcare Finances, Applying AI & Data Science to help solve these problems, Key steps on bringing predictive models into production, Challenges they need to overcome working with data, Skills they look for when hiring Data Scientists, & What excites them for the future of Anomaly

Today's guest is Mike Lombardo, CEO at GlideFast Consulting. Founded in 2015, GlideFast Consulting is a professional services company leveraging industry best practices and leading technologies in the Service Management solutions world. The team is committed to achieving top results for your Service Management initiatives by implementing, developing and providing process improvement through the ServiceNow platform. GlideFast was established on the principle that business outcomes, process and technical architecture are core to a successful project.  Their commitment to being a trusted client advisor, implementing projects on-time and on-budget is what continues to drive their growth and success. With over 500 ServiceNow projects implemented, GlideFast Consulting is able to provide unique creative solutions to challenging business issues and 15+ years of technical expertise to achieve business goals and surpass expectations. In the episode, Mike will discuss: The exciting work he does with Glide

Today's guest is Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations International Computing Center. The UNICC has nearly 50 years of experience providing digital business solutions to United Nations programmes, funds and entities. Their mission is to maximise the sharing of infrastructure, systems and skills and generate economies of scale to benefit its over 70 clients and partner organizations. The UNICC has a strategic view of digital business support for United Nations goals and results, with expertise and complex knowledge about their technology environments. They provide digital business services to its clients, who can focus on core business activities by leveraging UNICC’s services, built upon industry best practices, standards and documented business processes subject to a continuous process improvement cycle. In the episode, Anusha will tell you about: The interesting work she does at the UNICC, Challenges in applying AI and Data Science to solve business problems,

Today's guest is Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, CEO and Founder of Xayn in Berlin. Founded in 2017, Xayn is a privacy-protecting search alternative that enables users to gain back control over search algorithms and provides them with a smooth user experience. Using the latest AI technology made in Europe, it ushers in a new generation of user-friendly privacy tech – making privacy available for everyone. Xayn combines, for the first time, privacy with individualised, preference-driven personalisation to provide relevant search results without the expense of the human right to privacy. Their open-source framework for federated analytics and learning, XayNet, is the basis of the privacy-protecting personalised search engine Xayn. They believe that all technological innovations should guard the democratic values we live every day. In the show, Leif-Nissen will share with you: How Xayn came about, The importance of understanding the problem you are solving, Challenges they are solving within Data Privacy, How they us

Today's guest is Krishna Janakiraman, Head of Data Science and Engineering at Plate IQ, who makes automates Accounts Payable. Automated accounts payable software replaces manual data entry by digitizing your invoices down to the line item, automatically assigning them your proper GL codes, syncing the information to your accounting software and providing analytics around purchasing. Plate IQ also offers one-click bill pay, inventory, and cloud-based data storage that allows a restaurant to go paperless or work together over multiple time zones. In the episode, Krishna will tell you about: How they are streamlining and automating the back office operations, The journey to scaling up the tech team from scratch, Interesting projects they are working on applying Data Science and Machine Learning, Use cases of the benefits that the Plate IQ platform brings to customers, What he enjoys most about working at PlateIQ, and What you can learn if interested in joining their team

Today's guest is Joe Harris, Associate Partner and ServiceNow Practice Director at Beniva Consulting in Austin, Texas. Joe is a 21-year veteran of the Service and Work Management software industry, including nearly five years of experience working at ServiceNow, prior to joining Beniva Consulting. Joe has shared the keynote stage with the former ServiceNow CEO  Frank Slootman, presenting multiple sessions and labs at ServiceNow’s Knowledge conferences as well as speaking at a multitude of marketing and industry events. Going into 2021, Joe’s more passionate than ever about the ServiceNow platform and the benefits it has to offer in this “New Normal”. In the episode, Joe will tell you about: The mission is he working on with Beniva Consulting, A life of service management, Why ServiceNow now, Growing your own talent, With a little help from your friends, and What’s in store for the future at Beniva Consulting

Today's guest is Jack Hanlon, Global Head of Data at Reddit in New York. Jack has years of experience helping companies deliver on strategy, execution and product development by building and leading comprehensive, data-focused digital practices. Currently, he is building a world-class practice at Reddit where he is building out their Feeds and Search experiences, as well as Reddit's capabilities and practices in Machine Learning, Data Science, and Data Platforms across all of their teams and surfaces. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in San Francisco, Reddit is an online community where users submit, vote and comment on content, news and discussions. They are a top ten traffic site in the world and are all about bringing community and belonging to the world with over 130,000 communities and over 430 million users each month across all desktop and mobile platforms. With that scale and 15 years of history, Reddit are also home to the richest conversational dataset in the world. In the episode, Jack will share:

Today's guest is Ayman Husain, Director of Customer Success, Intelligent Cloud & Digital Transformation at Microsoft in Houston, Texas. Ayman is a technologist, IT strategist, advisor and a cloud architect specializing in modern application design, infrastructure, and hyper-scale data center solutions. He excels as a keen business problem solver by leveraging innovative Azure solutions for AI, ML, IoT, Big Data and Hyper-Scale Computing. As the Customer Success Director for Microsoft’s South Region, Ayman manages a team of Cloud Solution Architects who lead and deliver digital transformation by leveraging Azure Cloud Solutions. He also serves as a Cloud Strategy Advisor and supports several regional Microsoft customer’s digital transformations and intelligent cloud journey. Enabling cloud adoption and reducing IT costs is how Ayman provides customer success and value. In the episode, Ayman will tell you about: Moving from a consulting background to joining Microsoft, How Microsoft are using data

Today's guest is Vince Madai, Senior Medical AI Researcher at Charité Berlin, who sees itself as a top-level European location for medical research and patient care. Following the union of all university medical facilities in the east and west of the city, the Charité is now one of the largest university hospitals in Europe. They all are committed to the mission “Research, Teaching, Healing, Helping” for patient care and scientific investigation as well as in training the medical and nursing staff of tomorrow. With a PhD and Masters degree in Medical Neuroscience and an MA in Medical Ethics, Vince's research focuses on the development and translation of AI in healthcare for the clinical setting. This includes practical open-access medical AI-research, AI-ethics (xAI, bias, reproducibility) and AI in healthcare product development. Vince is also the Chief Scientific Officer at ai4medicine, a company focused on medical AI data analytics and personalized mobile medical AI solutions. In the episode, Vince&nb

Today's guest is Melissa Curtis, Senior Director of Clinical Computational Sciences at EQRx in Cambridge, MA.  Founded in 2019, EQRx is committed to making innovative medicines at dramatically lower prices for the benefit of people and society. By bringing together stakeholders from across the healthcare system and utilizing the latest advances in science and technology, the company seeks to discover, develop and deliver high-quality, patent-protected medicines more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. In the episode, Melissa will discuss: Interesting projects she worked on previously at Flatiron Health, What attracted her to join EQRx, Building the clinical computational sciences team, Interesting projects they are working on, How they are shaping the future of clinical trials, and Advice to Data Scientists on a career within a startup

Today's guest is Adam Blue, EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Q2 in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2004, Q2 is a financial experience company dedicated to providing digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance and fintech companies in the US and internationally. With comprehensive end-to-end solution sets, Q2 enables its partners to provide cohesive, secure, data-driven experiences to every account holder from consumers to small business and corporates. In the episode, Adam will discuss: The interesting work he does at Q2, How they are using data and technology to improve banking, Impacting the customer experience from a data-first perspective, Problems they are solving within the banking industry, What makes a great data team, and Goals for the future at Q2

Today's guest is Jacky Zhao, Director of Data Science at Truckstop, who is a leader in transportation technology and freight matching solutions. Based in Chicago, Jacky built its data science organization from the ground up and is currently leading a team of Machine Learning Engineers, Statisticians and BI Analysts in developing the next generation of data products to empower the freight logistics industry. Founded in 1995, Truckstop offers logistics solutions for transportation professionals through load planning, transportation management, real-time rates and negotiation tools, as well as the largest industry credit reporting entity helping industry professionals find trusted freight partners. For over 20 years, Truckstop has helped carriers and brokers successfully run their businesses and find a better way to move freight. In the episode, Jacky will tell you about: Truckstop’s impact in the freight logistics industry, Problems they are solving using Data Science & Machine Learning, Building and evolvi

Today's guest is Robert "The Duke" Fedoruk, an experienced ServiceNow thought leader and evangelist. Robert articulates ServiceNow value proposition, how the product is evolving and the talent crunch we could be seeing in the marketplace. A four-time ServiceNow Hackathon winner and nine-time ServiceNow knowledge conference speaker, Robert is ranked in the top ten of all-time community contributors in his field. In the episode, Robert will tell you about: How he got started within ServiceNow, The value that the ServiceNow platform brings to organizations, How AI will help the platform evolve, How the ServiceNow workforce will be impacted by AI, Skills needed for a career in ServiceNow (past, present and future), 3 key areas on how to successfully embrace ServiceNow in your business, and What he believes the future of ServiceNow looks like

Today's guest is Jeshua Bratman, Head of Machine Learning at Abnormal Security in New York. Jeshua has over 10 years of experience in machine learning and is an expert in building technology products powered by artificial intelligence. He is a founding member of Abnormal Security, which stops targeted phishing, business email compromise and account takeover attacks that have never been seen before. Founded in 2018, the Abnormal Security platform protects enterprises from targeted email attacks. Abnormal Behavior Technology (ABX) models the identity of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships and analyzes email content to stop attacks that lead to account takeover, financial damage and organizational mistrust. Though one-click, API-based Office 365 and G Suite integration, Abnormal sets up in minutes and does not disrupt email flow. In the episode, Jeshua will tell you about: The motivation for setting up Abnormal Security, Problems they are solving within Cybersecurity & Data Prote

Today's guest is Asaf Somekh, Founder and CEO at Iguazio. Iguazio provides a Data Science Platform to automate machine learning pipelines. It accelerates the development, deployment and management of AI applications at scale, enabling data scientists to focus on delivering better, more accurate and more powerful solutions instead of spending their time on infrastructure. Iguazio powers real-time data science applications for financial services, gaming, ad-tech, manufacturing, smart mobility and telecoms. Backed by top financial and strategic VCs including Bosch, Verizon Ventures, Samsung SDS, CME Group and Dell, the company is led by serial entrepreneurs and a diverse team of seasoned innovators in the USA, UK, Singapore and Israel. In the episode, Asaf will tell you about: How he got into the field of AI, The motivation for setting up Iguazio, Helping organizations solve data management problems, Benefits the Iguazio platform brings to customers, How he built a successful data and tech team, U

Today's guest is Lisa Palmer, Chief Technology Advisor at Splunk, the world’s first Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions and achieve business outcomes from their data. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to monitor, investigate and act on all forms of business, IT, security and Internet of Things data. With more than 5,000 employees in 27 offices worldwide, the team at Splunk are focused on creating lasting data outcomes for their customers. As an executive-focused thought leader on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Model Evolution & Transformation, and Sustainability all fueled through data and insights, Lisa helps to raise Splunk's brand awareness and market leader positioning. A sought-after technology evangelist who is passionate about the power of well-harnessed data, she speaks publicly in venues of all sizes to communicate the business value, both profit attainment and

Today's guest is Josh Lospinoso, Chief Executive Officer at Shift5 in Arlington, Virginia. Founded in 2018, Shift5 protects the operational technology (OT) that underpins our modern connected world from cyber attack. Today's planes, trains and tanks to name just a few rely on complex internal data networks that are susceptible to cyber-attack. Shift5 provides cybersecurity products to prevent, detect and alert against hacks on these internal data bus networks. By mitigating the entire attack life cycle against an OT system, Shift5 provides a unified security solution that enables system operators, maintainers, managers, and incident responders. They go one step further by providing enriched system data for operations analysts searching for cost savings, or revenue opportunities. Recently, Shift5 was awarded a one year, $2.6 million OTA by the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) to deliver a prototype vehicle security system for a critical ground vehicle platform. In the epi

Today's guest is David Ruau, VP, Head of Global Data Assets and Decision Science at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. David is an experienced digital business leader in the life-science industry with over ten years of experience in integrative bioinformatics and biomedical research. David joined Bayer in 2017 and currently leads the data asset and data science team working across all functions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of healthcare and agriculture. Bayer's products help address some of today’s biggest challenges, including global population growth, an ageing society and the need to make efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. Their mission is to improve people’s quality of life by preventing, alleviating or curing diseases. In the episode, David will discuss: The fascinating work he is doing with Bayer, What attracted to the pharma and life sciences industry, How to build a successful Data Science team, Key Data Sc

Today's guest is Nick Adams, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Differential Ventures in New York. Differential Ventures invests in early-stage tech companies that will change the way businesses operate. They look for companies that have a unique advantage in data and machine intelligence across Enterprise SaaS, FinTech and CyberSecurity.  There is a gap in early-stage funding from institutional VCs that can add significant value to startups beyond just capital. Differential is uniquely positioned to be the first check in to a company and help scale our portfolio companies to the next stage of growth. As operators, their partners have operational leadership experience in top startups, hedge funds and VC.  In the episode, Nick will tell you about: The impact Differential are making in the AI and ML scene, The origins and people behind the success of Differential, Success stories of the companies they have backed to date, What they look for when deciding what companies to back, How the market ha

Today's guest is Luca Naef, Head of Analytics at VantAI in New York. Founded in 2019, VantAI pairs bleeding-edge machine learning techniques with deep systems biology expertise to build computational models that uncover hidden relationships between molecules, targets and diseases. VantAI's in silico platform specializes in modelling complex protein-protein interactions, powering the discovery of biologics and protein degraders in addition to small-molecule drugs. It has helped leading biopharma partners launch new development programs--or revitalize old ones--at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. In the episode, Luca will tell you about: His journey to joining VantAI, VantAI’s mission within drug discovery, How Artificial Intelligence enhances drug discovery, Common challenges they need to overcome in HealthTech, What attracted him to join VantAI, and What he looks for in the hiring process