Ai In Action

Today's guest is David Kuntz, Head of Data Science at Degreed in New York. Degreed is the upskilling platform that connects learning to opportunities. They integrate everything people use to learn and build their careers, such as courses, articles, projects etc. and match everyone to growth opportunities that fit their unique skills, roles and goals. David is a global leader in the field of AI-driven adaptive learning/personalized learning within Higher Education and the digital learning industry. He currently leads the Data Science function at Degreed, where they are leveraging extensive learner and skill data to help millions of people build the skills they need to build their future. In the show, David will tell you about: What is Degreed’s learning experience platform, The challenges they are solving with data science, Introducing Machine Learning to personalise offerings, Building an effective data science team, The biggest learns in his career, and How to be a successful data scienti

Today's guest is Andrei Lopatenko, VP of Engineering within Search and Conversational AI at Zillow Group. Andrei brings years of experience designing, building and scaling world-leading search engines for hundreds of millions of users. Andrei has led various teams to build customer and business Machine Learning and NLP platforms within the real estate, e-commerce & retail sectors. Founded in 2006, Zillow Group's mission to give people the power to unlock life’s next chapter. Their homes are the heartbeat of their lives and they believe that finding a home shouldn’t be so hard in today’s always-on world. That’s why Zillow Group are reimagining the real estate transaction and changing the way people buy, sell, rent and finance their homes. In the show, Andrei will discuss: What Zillow Group offer in the real estate sector, His motivation to constantly evolve and learn new things, Challenges that his team are solving at Zillow Group, Experience building successful engineering teams, Advice for academics movi

Today's guest is Alix Lacoste, VP of Data Science at BenevolentAI in New York. BenevolentAI is the global leader in the development and application of AI for scientific innovation. They aim to accelerate the journey from inventive ideas to medicines for patients by developing AI to generate new treatments for some of the world’s 8,000 untreated diseases. BenevolentAI's team of technologists, AI researchers and scientists build and applies AI to the entire drug discovery and development process. Alix leads the Data Science team, who responsible for developing machine learning and data science technologies to improve and evaluate the drug target identification pipeline from rare to more common diseases. In the show, Alix will tell you about: How she got involved in the Data Science world, What is unique about Benevolent’s work within healthcare, Their goal to fulfil the potential of AI within drug discovery, Interesting projects she is currently working on, What she loves abou

Today's guest is Mark O’Neill, Chief Technology Officer at KeyMe. Founded in New York in 2012, KeyMe is North America's most trusted full-service locksmith with guaranteed service quality. Their network of self-service kiosks are located thousands of retail locations across the country which supports the duplication of home, office and vehicle keys. KeyMe's kiosks are complemented by the KeyMe locksmiths who provide unrivalled service quality for emergency lockouts and other skilled access and home services. As KeyMe's CTO, Mark brings two decades of experience in growing and leading multiple teams, as well as architecting and building systems to meet evolving eCommerce and media industry objectives. In the show, Mark will discuss: The services KeyMe offers to customers Challenges they are solving using Machine Learning Interesting Engineering and Data Analytics projects they are working on Plans for further growth Key traits they look for in the hiring process Why he loves his role at KeyMe Advice

Today's guest is Jason Davis, Co-Founder and CEO at Simon Data in New York. Simon is a tool that transforms your data into clear insights that let you get more out of your marketing. You can connect your data in minutes, create customized segments, deploy to existing channels and discover what your customers want. Simon Data is the enterprise customer data platform that empowers brands to deliver data-driven, personalized customer experiences everywhere. In the show, Jason will discuss: How they enable brands to better use their data Benefits they bring to customers Building a successful team at Simon Data What he loves about his role What’s in store for the future at Simon Data Key traits they look for in an ideal candidate

Today's guest is Jason Ezratty, who is the Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Data Scientist at Brightfield in New York. Founded in 2006 as a workforce strategy consultancy, Brightfield has been a strategic advisor to the world’s largest companies looking to build, expand or optimize extended workforce programs. Brightfield is the leading augmented analytics company powering the economics of digital transformation in the new world of work. The massive market inefficiencies caused by a lack of transparency into the price and performance of the extended workforce compelled Brightfield to replace anecdotes with data-driven facts by building a proprietary augmented analytics platform for unified workforce optimization. In the show, Jason will tell you about: How he transitioned into the world of Data Science, Who are Brightfield and the benefits they bring to clients, How they are using Data Analytics and Machine Learning in their product, The exciting future ahead at Brightfield, Why Brightfield is a great place t

Today's guest is Bora Beran, Vice President of Products at 1010Data in New York. 1010data transforms Big Data into smart insights to create the high-definition enterprise that can anticipate and respond to change. Their modern cloud-based operational performance, consumer intelligence and alternative data solutions enable over 900 clients to optimize company health, master consumer touchpoints and digitally renovate operations. Bora is an experienced Product leader with a track record of delivering multiple award-winning, best-in-class software products generating over $1 Billion in annual revenue. He is experienced in managing multiple software and data product lines and working with large geographically distributed teams. Currently, he leads the product management, user research and user experience teams at 1010data across the company's multiple product lines. In the show, Bora will tell you about: How he got involved in the Data world Using satellite technology and computer vision to impact the supply chai

Today's guest is Nabil Alsabah, Head of AI and Big Data.AI Summit at Bitkom. Founded in 1999 in Berlin, Bitkom is Germany’s digital association who represent more than 2,600 companies of the digital economy. Their members offer software, telecommunications and internet services, produce hardware and consumer electronics to operate in the digital media sector. Bitkom are advocating for the faster rollout of gigabit networks and digital infrastructure for energy and mobility, for trade and for smart homes, for cities and regions. They support policies for data-driven business models, for data protection and cybersecurity, for platforms, disruptive technologies, work 4.0 and life-long education in a digital world. A strong European digital policy and a fully integrated digital single market are at the heart of Bitkom’s concerns, as well as establishing Germany as a key driver of digital change in Europe and around the world. In the episode, Nabil will discuss: Bitkom’s work within digitalisation Increa

Today's guest is Mark Hookey, CEO at DemystData in New York. DemystData helps financial institutions harness the explosive growth of data to serve more customers. With a mission to mobilize the world’s data, the company partners with leading financial institutions and consulting firms to power data access within tier-one global banks, insurers, and lenders Demyst's external Data Platform allows customers to explore and integrate new data more rapidly and gain a 360-degree view of data usage within their organizations. Financial institutions leverage DemystData’s software services to extend credit to new segments of customers, combat fraud, strengthen compliance, and reduce data managements costs. In the show, Mark will discuss: What motivated him to set up DemystData The success of their external data marketplace What AI trends excite him for the future Leveraging data in a compliant and ethical manner What he enjoys most at DemystData Advice on how to be a great Data Scientist

Today's guest is Chet Chambers, who is the Vice-President and Chief Evangelist of the Americas at UI Path. Chet was one of the successful early adopters of RPA technology and saved his employer VHA millions by analyzing data on a previously impossible scale.  He moved to UI Path in 2018 coming on board as a Chief Evangelist in helping UiPath customers scale their RPA initiatives. More than 2,750 enterprise customers and government agencies use UiPath's Enterprise RPA platform to rapidly deploy software robots that perfectly emulate and execute repetitive processes, boosting business productivity, ensuring compliance and enhancing the customer experience across back-office and front-office operations. In the episode, Chet will discuss: His journey into working with RPA Interesting projects they work on at UI Path Challenges to be aware of working with automation Exciting trends within RPA The reality of how RPA and automation will shape the industry Advice to engineers looking to get into the field

Today's guest is Kenza Ait Si Abbou, Senior Manager of Robotics and AI at Deutsche Telekom. Kenza and her team are driving the RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and AI solutions within the IT department of Deutsche Telekom in Berlin. She also leads the Deutsche Telekom Women Network in Germany and is very proud to act as a Deutsche Telekom ambassador of Women in Technology. Deutsche Telekom are successfully shaping the digital world of tomorrow with innovative solutions for private and business customers. In the financial year of 2018, Deutsche Telekom generated sales of € 75.7 billion with around 215,675 employees worldwide. Their aim is to make cities as smart as their citizens and secure the borders of our digital society in all of Europe. In the show, Kenza will speak about; How Deutsche Telekom are driving AI within their organization Educating the public on what is Artificial Intelligence Using AI for good Interesting projects they are working on at Deutsche Telekom Writing a book to promote mor

Today's guest is Alex Ermolaev, Director of AI at Change Healthcare. Alex has 20 years of experience building bleeding edge software businesses by combining deep market insights with high-performance teams, clever product road maps, focused product development and effective go-to-market execution. He has built two startups, advised two dozens and built several brand new billion-dollar divisions within the largest technology companies. Change Healthcare is inspiring a better healthcare system. Change Healthcare is a key catalyst of a value-based healthcare system – working alongside customers and partners to accelerate the journey toward improved lives and healthier communities. They believe trust is earned with every interaction, with every customer, and at every opportunity to deliver healthcare safely and effectively. In the episode, Alex will tell you about: Who are Change Healthcare? Challenges of applying AI in the industry Change Healthcare’s successful applications in the market The po

Today's guest is Samuel Mongeau, Lead RPA Developer with UI Path. Based in New York City, UiPath deliver the most advanced Enterprise RPA Platform, built for business and IT. More than 2,750 enterprise customers and government agencies use UiPath's Enterprise RPA platform to rapidly deploy software robots that perfectly emulate and execute repetitive processes, boosting business productivity, ensuring compliance and enhancing the customer experience across back-office and front-office operations. Their technology is used by thousands of companies particularly in document management, contact centres, healthcare, finance and accounting, human resources, and supply chains and to address major technical challenges, including data extraction and migration, process automation, application integration and business process outsourcing. They encourage the best minds to contribute and create the next leap in RPA. In the show, Sam will discuss: His Journey with UI Path How to prepare for a career within RPA Challen

Today's guest is Ron Bekkerman, who is the Chief Technology Officer at Cherre. Ron has extensive experience in commercial software engineering and is an expert in Big Data and intelligent Web applications. Ron is well connected both within the industrial and academic Data Mining communities and has now turned his focus to real estate data. Based in New York, Cherre provides investors, insurers, brokers and other large enterprises with a platform to collect, resolve and augment real estate data from thousands of public, private and internal sources. By providing a “single source of truth,” they empower you to evaluate opportunities and trends faster, and more accurately while saving you millions of dollars in manual data collection and analytics costs. In the show, Ron will talk about: His fascinating 20-year journey to joining Cherre Cherre’s work in the real estate sector How they are disrupting the real estate market The challenge of working with Dirty Data How Cherre successfully grew th

Today's guest is Brian Dalessandro, Head of Data Science at SparkBeyond. Brian is a seasoned Data Science executive, professor and lifelong student whose focus is on making Data Science more accessible and using it to drive impact. SparkBeyond has built an AI-powered research engine, capable of finding complex patterns in data by understanding their meaning. Operating at the intersection of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence fields, their Machine Learning technology is being used by a growing number of Fortune 500 companies in the various industries. Founded by AI visionaries and Machine Learning experts in 2013, SparkBeyond's vision is to harness humanity’s collective intelligence to solve the world’s toughest problems. They combine state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology with large-scale computing to accelerate breakthroughs that are hidden in the data. Their mission is to automate and scale the creative part of research and problem-solving. In the show, Brian will tell you about: How&nb

Today's guest is Ankur Patel. Ankur is the VP of Data Science at 7Park Data, which transforms data to revolutionize business decisions. Successful companies globally depend on 7Park Data to realize the potential of proprietary data assets and guide strategy through data analytics software, insights and leading performance indicators derived from a diverse data portfolio.  Founded in 2012 in New York City, 7Park Data's Platform leverages NLP and machine learning to create analytics-ready data from raw, unstructured inputs, empowering businesses across sectors to inform internal decisions, deliver insight to customers and generate high-margin revenue.  In the episode, Ankur will discuss: Using Data Science and Machine Learning at 7 Park Data  How NLP will continue to evolve their service  Challenges in data preparation  Understanding their customers' needs  The exciting future at 7 Park Data  What they look for in an ideal candidate 

Today's guest is Oliver Christie, co-Founder at Moven AI. Artificial Intelligence is the biggest technology disruption of our generation and Oliver helps companies envision their future and leverage this technology to stay ahead of the competition. Oliver looks at how AI can impact key aspects of the business such as acquiring and retaining customers, customizing products and services, and achieving profitability. He works with companies to develop the right solution which, at times, can fundamentally reshape how the business operates. In the episode, Oliver will discuss: Projects he works on helping companies embrace AI  Battling Bias in Data-Driven decision-making  The role of governments introducing AI strategies  Being aware of Blindspots   How to maximise your Data Science career  Emerging trends within AI  

Today's guest is Dr. Luca Longo. Luca is an Academic, National Teaching Hero, AI researcher and TEDx speaker who has a deep passion for science. He is actively engaged in the dissemination of scientific material to the public as his TEDx talks demonstrate and has received various awards both for his research work and for his teaching. With his team of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, he conducts fundamental research in Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Defeasible Reasoning and Non-monotonic Argumentation. He also performs applied research in Machine Learning and predictive data analytics, mainly applied to the problem of mental workload modelling. He is an advocate of motivational teaching and strongly supports learning through passion. Having gained invaluable education, work experience and international recognition he is strongly motivated to revolutionise the science of mental workload, pave a new research path with a significant impact for the future societies and become a world leader in his fi

In the episode, Chelsea and Frank will talk about: The impact they have made in Lab Automation with Zimark  How Automation is transforming the Life Sciences  The role of humans alongside Automation  How Lab Automation will further impact the industry  Interesting work to check out in Lab Automation 

 Today's guest is Rouzbeh Gerami, Director of Data Science at Xaxis in New York City. Leading the Data Science team at Xaxis, Rouzbeh works on the development of ML-based solutions for real-time bidding with a focus on translating current industry and academic-based AI research into practical solutions, with special attention to deep reinforcement learning. Xaxis are pioneering what it means for the advertising industry to offer simplicity and accountability to clients. They combine unique brand-safe media access, unrivalled programmatic expertise and 360-degree data with proprietary Artificial Intelligence to help global brands achieve the outcomes they value from their digital media investment. In the episode, Rouzbeh will talk about: His journey to joining Xaxis Using Data Science at Xaxis within the advertising sector Applying reinforcement learning to real-world problems Challenges the Data Science need to overcome Top skills you need for a career in Data Science Leading the innov