AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

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

Today’s guest is Daniel Crawford, Founder at Axial3D in Belfast. Nominated in the category for the Best Application of AI in Healthcare for the 2022 AI Awards, Axial3D are fundamentally transforming how surgery is delivered throughout the world by converting patient scans into highly accurate 3D images and 3D printed models. Physicians globally use their anatomical models for pre-operative planning, briefing surgical teams and the patient consent process. Topics include: The work they do at Axial3D Overcoming challenges in Image segmentation Benefits that their 3D printed products bring to surgeons How Axial3D can continue to impact the Healthcare sector

In today’s episode, we will talk with Eamonn Kenny, Senior Research Fellow in the SFI ADAPT Centre at Trinity College Dublin. A finalist in the category for Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body for the 2022 AI Awards, Eamonn is nominated for his work with UniCOOK which uses machine learning to transform written recipes into a format understood by all. In the episode, Eamonn talks about: How he ran software on a Playstation in Switzerland  His work with UniCOOK  Developing the next generation of digital cookbooks  State of the art machine learning in a practical application at a supermarket 

In today’s episode, we are delighted to welcome Kevin Quinlan, Lead Data Scientist at ESB. A finalist in the category for Young AI Role Model of the Year at the 2022 AI Awards, Kevin is responsible for managing and developing projects across a range of business units and technologies, leveraging AI and machine learning techniques to generate value for ESB. In the episode, Kevin talks about: The evolution of the data analytics department at ESB over the years (2:30) Using AI to identify Poles and map the positions in the power grids (4:25) Incorporating the mantra "one more thing" into every decision along the way (6:30) The sustainability benefits and time savings achieved through AI (12:00) Anticipating upcoming customer complaints with the help of AI (14:35)

In today’s show, we are delighted to welcome Anthony McCauley, AI Program Manager at Skills@ScAle. In partnership with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet, Skills@ScAle provides ready-to-go skills pathways to allow business and technology leaders to build their analytical and AI capability. When combined with other programmes within the Technology ICT Skillnet portfolio, S@S represents a one-stop-shop for companies building a team and for people building a career in the whole area of AI and Data Analytics. Topics include: What Skills@ScAle is all about Addressing the skills gap in AI and Data Analytics How it all came together What’s involved in the programme Details on how to get involved with  Skills@ScAle