AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

In today’s show, we speak with Data Scientist Jane Delaney. At time of recording, Jane was a Data Scientist at Johnson Controls and has since moved into a new role with Laya Healthcare. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, Johnson Controls drive the outcomes that matter most. During her time with Johnson Controls, Jane worked on the development of machine learning algorithms for smart building security systems, as well as projects within Anomaly detection, noise suppression, clustering, NLP, risk analysis and time series forecasting. She also worked with software engineering teams to translate newly developed models into scalable cloud microservices. Topics include: How she got into the world of Data Science The interesting work she did previously with Johnson Controls Benefits that their products brings to clients Use cases of their work within Risk Insights The future of Security

In today’s show, we speak with Ruadhan Barry, Director of Product & Analytics at Sitecore, who acquired Irish data analytics company Boxever in March 2021. Sitecore delivers a digital experience platform that empowers the world’s smartest brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers. A highly decorated industry leader, Sitecore is the only company bringing together content, commerce and data into one connected platform that delivers millions of digital experiences every day. Leading companies such as American Express, ASOS, L’Oréal and Volvo Cars rely on Sitecore to provide more engaging, personalized experiences for their customers. Topics include: The interesting work he does with Boxever, a Sitecore company Problems they are solving within customer behaviours Interesting projects his team are working on within enablement and customer analytics Case studies of the benefits they bring to customers Using AI and automation to scale customer interactions The future of personalisation

In today's show, we speak with Mark Little, Co-Founder and CEO at Kinzen. Kinzen empowers the people who protect our online communities from harmful misinformation and hateful speech. They work with technology platforms that need the skills of human editors, and human editors who need to scale engagement through technology. Their data and technology enable policymakers, trust and safety teams and content moderators to radically reduce the risk of organised campaigns of deception and manipulation. Kinzen's unique solution puts 'humans in the loop', amplifying the power of expert judgment with the scale of machine learning. Topics include: His background and previous work with Storyful Problems they are solving at Kinzen within misinformation The challenge with online verification Using their 'humans in the loop' system to solve these challenges The future of online content

In today's show, we speak with Giovanni Tummarello, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Siren. Siren provides the leading Investigative Intelligence platform to some of the world’s largest and most complex organizations for Investigative Intelligence on their data. Rooted in academic R&D in information retrieval, distributed computing and knowledge representation, the Siren platform provides integrated investigative intelligence combining previously disconnected capability of search, business intelligence, link analysis and big data operational logging and alerting. Topics include: Origins of Siren The problems they are solving within Investigative Intelligence Benefits their platform brings to customers How the Cybersecurity market has evolved The threat of bad actors within CyberSecurity Interesting AI applications that are making a difference within Society

In today’s interview, we speak with Stephen Oman, Director of Data Analytics at Travelport. Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform with their next-generation marketplace connecting buyers and sellers that share a passion for delivering exceptional travel experiences. Unconflicted and independent, Travelport are reinventing a simpler future for travel’s complex ecosystem. Topics include: Overview of Travelport and the primary customers being served The Data Analytics projects being worked on within Travelport Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative data together Examples of value-added benefits to the end user by applying data science The Future of Travel

In today’s show, we are joined by David Anderson, Technical Fellow at Bazaarvoice. David is passionate about driving technical strategy and helping others along the transformation journey. He has extensive experience in driving technical leadership, organizational strategy and Cloud adoption. David has previously led transformation, technical excellence, cloud adoption, fintech/insurtech strategies, technical community activity and both participated and led several enterprise/organizational transformation efforts. In the podcast, David discusses: How to build AI in your business Developing a data strategy using Wardley Mapping Digital Transformation in the Fintech sector Using the North Star Framework Advice for embarking on your AI journey His passion for serverless architectures Being involved with Open source groups and research A big thank you to David for being this week’s guest on the AI Ireland Podcast. If you would like to learn more David and his work, check out his personal blog www.theserverlessedge.com

In today’s show, we are joined by David Moloney, Chief Scientist at Ubotica Technologies. Ubotica Technologies develops and deploys AI solutions for industrial and commercial edge computing applications using the Myriad family of Vision Processing Units. In addition to custom Neural Network development, the company specialises in combining AI with Computer Vision pipelines in hardware-targeted applications. Ubotica is actively engaged in the Space, IoT and Industry 4.0 sectors. In the episode, David discusses: An overview of his background Founding Movidius and his previous work in Intel His current work with Ubotica Technologies Fascinating problems they are solving via Machine Learning Challenges they face working on Space-related projects His passion for Space innovation Exciting applications of AI that can impact society

In today’s show, we are joined by Barry Lunn, CEO and Founder of Provizio – Accident Prevention Technology™. Founded in 2019, Provizio perceives, predicts and prevents automotive accidents in real-time using proprietary long-range imaging sensors & AI at the edge. Topics include: Barry's journey to now Why accidents rates and fatalities are increasing Overview of Provizio mission to build an augmented driving platform to make us all safer and better drivers How technology is being used as an enabler to solve it The benefits from Provizio to the end user The impact of COVID and the future of automotive

In today's episode, we are joined by Alessandra Mileo Associate Professor and FSI Funded Investigator at the INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics at DCU and John Ward Head of Digital & Emerging Technologies at EY Ireland. In today’s show, we will be discussing Artificial Intelligence in production, explainable (XAI) and the recent EU proposed regulation of AI. Topics include: Alessandra’s Explainable AI research at the INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics The importance of building trust in AI models What you need to know about the production and maintenance of AI models Thoughts on the recent proposed EU regulation of AI

In today’s podcast, we are joined by Liam Cronin, Chief Executive Officer at the  RDI Hub, which is a world-class centre for design-led, digital innovation located in Ireland’s South West. A first of its kind, RDI Hub focuses on digitisation, ideation and commercialisation of innovation and research in the Digital, AI, Data and related technology sectors. In the podcast Liam talks about: How Covid-19 has affected the way we work The mission of the RDI Hub Success stories of innovation in Co. Kerry The AI Summer School