AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

Today’s guest is Swaroop Kaggere Shivamurthy, Founder at Probvision. Founded in 2020, Probvision's  vision is to create smart cameras with world-class video analytics capability that consistently helps us to develop innovative and disruptive solutions for a better tomorrow. Their AI data analytics technology is build on proprietary computer vision and state of art deep learning systems and is made available to customers through easily usable and well tested API's. Topics include: How Probvision got started Problems they are solving for customers at Probvision How their AI-powered, safe edge cameras adds value to the end user Their impact in energy automation, security and healthcare What the future holds for their security camera solutions

In today’s episode, we are delighted to welcome Sabine Louët, Founder at SciencePOD. SciencePOD--which stands for Science Prose On-Demand--is the go-to site for specialist content creation solutions. They connect clients requiring technically and scientifically accurate content in any format with a team of specialist Science Writers. SciencePOD adds the peace of mind of quality-controlled content delivered by their Editors and Proofreaders. In the episode, Sabine talks about: The work they do at SciencePOD in creating digital stories How they are using AI summarization solutions to allow scientists to access research quickly Overcoming challenges in text extraction with NLP and statistical methods Initial results and feedback from the community How their application could impact other scientific areas

In this episode, we are joined by Head of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation at The Alan Turing Institute. The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for Data Science and AI. The Institute’s mission is to: undertake data science research at the intersection of computer science, mathematics, statistics and systems engineering; provide technically informed advice to policy makers on the wider implications of algorithms; enable researchers from industry and academia to work together to undertake research with practical applications; and act as a magnet for leaders in academia and industry from around the world to engage with the UK in data science and its applications. In the show, Florian will chat about: His work with the Alan Turing Institute AI Governance, ethics and responsible AI What he learned on his trip to Ireland How Ireland and the UK can collaborate in AI innovation The launch of the AI Standards Hub The importance of trustworthy AI

In this episode, we are joined by Brendan Doherty, Machine Learning Engineer at Allstate Northern Ireland. Nominated for the 2022 AI Awards in the Best Application of AI in a Large Enterprise, Brendan and his team were shortlisted for the rollout of their Legal Automation Toolkit which automates the gathering of relevant data, the generation and completion of legal documents and the correct placement of the documents in the legal departments existing document management platform. In the show, Brendan will chat about: How he got interested in ML & journey to now An insight into their legal automation toolkit Benefits the toolkit brings such as time & cost savings Their goal to automate decision points and touch points using ML Other interesting projects the team are working on

In this episode, we are joined by Amy Awad, Co-Founder and CSO at OpaMind. Nominated in three categories for the AI Awards including Best Application of AI in Healthcare & Startup and for the Women in AI Person of the Year Award, OpaMind is an AI-Powered digital voice diary improving mental health and well-being support. The OPA mind digital solution removes the stigma in the first step of reaching out for help by using an AI-powered app, available 24/7 without the need to talk to another person and provide an instant personalised mental health assistant. In the show, Amy will chat about: The story behind Opa Mind Using AI & Voice Enabled Technology in their product Their mission to offer a personalized experience to each user Challenges they need to overcome Initial results and feedback from their app

In this episode, we are joined by Aviva Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO at seamlessCARE Ltd. Nominated in the Best Application of AI in a Startup category for the 2022 AI Awards, seamlessCARE Ltd develops innovative technologies to enhance the care of adults and children with complex needs. Empathic is a mobile app and API that enables non-verbal people to independently communicate how they feel uses AI to interpret up to 10 emotions including happy and frustrated. In the show, Aviva will chat about: Why she decided to set up SeamlessCARE [01:19] Using AI for how people communicate emotions [04:28] Challenges to overcome in developing the product [06:52] The benefits their Empahtic app brings to users [10:08] What the future holds for SeamlessCARE [14:04]

In this episode, we are joined by Jimmy Hennessy, Director of Data Science and Software Engineering at ACI Worldwide. Nominated in three categories for the 2022 AI Awards, ACI Worldwide is a global software company that provides mission-critical real-time payment solutions to corporations. Customers use their proven, scalable and secure solutions to process and manage digital payments, enable omni-commerce payments, present and process bill payments, and manage fraud and risk. In the show, Jimmy will chat about: The interesting work they do at ACI Worldwide [01:50] Their application in the Responsible AI and Ethics category [03:04] Automatically writing unit test cases to productionalize software solutions faster [08:18] Their nomination of James Brosnan in Young AI Role Model of the Year [12:35] Nabinita Roy's shortlisting in the AI Person of the Year award [14:05]

In this episode, we are joined by Jade O'Connor, VP of Product and Marketing for getlocal.ie, part of FCR Media. Nominated in the category for Best Application of AI in an SME at the 2022 AI Awards, Getlocal.ie is a new platform to find products that are available from local businesses around Ireland. It aims to improve the competitiveness of local companies (versus big e-commerce platforms) by listing them all in one place easily accessible for customers around Ireland. In the show, Jade will chat about: Who are Getlocal.ie and the wider FCR Media group Their application and deciding to apply AI at getlocal.ie The challenges and building out their classification model Dealing with problems on the Training Model Gaining ROI from their products

In this episode, we are joined by Tariq Zaki, Co-Founder and CTO of Shopbox AI. Nominated in two categories for the 2022 AI Awards for Best Application of AI in a Startup & in a Consumer/Customer Service Application, Shopbox AI a retail technology company that helps analyzing the consumer behaviour and recommends products to the customer. It aims to improve the customer experience by showing them accurate recommendations of products, to make it as convenient as in a local retail store. In the episode, Tariq will tell you about: How Shopbox got founded & which problems they wanted to fix in the online retail market Why the context of customer purchases matters  Their approach to building a model How to implement their solution into websites Making the solution scalable

In today's episode, we are thrilled to welcome Mark Sugrue, CTO and Michael O'Bryne, Computer Vision Engineer at Kinesense. Kinesense are nominated in the category for Best Application of AI in an SME for the 2022 AI Awards for their Visual Intelligence Search Platform (VISP), which seeks to improve workflows for transcoding, analysing, and distributing videos using deep learning video analytics and cloud-based processing technologies. In the episode, Mark and Michael talk about: An overview about Kinesense  Benefits and advantages of working with the application Evaluation of data  Usability and usage of the program for the police  Use case on how is the application helping police investigations