The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Shawn Sullivan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Phase Genomics in Seattle, Washington. Phase Genomics was founded in 2015 by a team of genome scientists, software engineers, and entrepreneurs with the mission of maximizing the impact of genomics on society. With the vast majority of biological information remaining un-explored, the company seek to empower researchers to make breakthrough discoveries using the power of advanced, next-generation genomic tools. The cornerstone of their approach lies in a technology called proximity ligation, which enables unprecedented improvements in the depth and quality of information generated from DNA sequencing efforts. From the discovery of thousands of new bacteria from microbiome samples to platinum quality genome assemblies, their wet lab and computational tools add a new dimension to genomic information. By continuously developing new genomic methods, Phase Genomics seek to bring transformative change to research, industry and the clinic. In the episode, Shawn will discuss: The origins and mission at Phase Genomics, How they are using ML and 3D Modelling within genomics, Examples of their applications within the sector, Company growth and the success of their products to date, Upcoming projects and plans to further grow his team, Why Phase Genomics is a great place to work

Today's guest is Jack Loss, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Improvix Technologies. Founded in 2012, Improvix Technologies is an IT and Services company focused on developing, implementing, and managing innovative solutions that help our customers accomplish their missions. The company's stellar track record highlights their consistent delivery of cost-effective, strongly-secure and highly-integrated IT solutions that exceed customers’ expectations and enhance the government’s technology landscape. Improvix Technologies pride themselves on providing fully-customized solutions based on industry best practices. Whether its rearchitecting a custom application before moving it to the cloud or developing a secure means of communication for overseas travel, Improvix’s elite team of consultants and engineers are eager to provide you with end-to-end executive-level service in pursuit of your organization's mission. In the episode, Jack will discuss: New developments they’ve been working on in the Government sector, How they use Splunk and ServiceNow within data collection & analysis, Recent problems they have been solving for customers, Advice to those considering a data analytics career in the federal space, What the near future holds for Improvix Technologies

Today's guest is John deWysocki, Enterprise Management and Automation Leader. Based in New York, John is an Enterprise Management and Automation expert with broad technical IT leadership experience from startups to multinational firms. He has expertise in supervising geographically disbursed teams, directing large initiatives, projects and people, resolving global issues, and progressing enterprise-wide environments. John has extensive experience successfully overseeing full project lifecycles from development through production implementation, operation and governance. His areas of focus include ITSM, ITOM, ITAM and ITBM, Enterprise Monitoring and AIOps, CMDB Asset & Configuration Management, IT Workflow Automation, Orchestration, Robotic Process Automation, and Physical and Virtual Service Desk Operations. In this episode, John will discuss: His background and experience with ServiceNow, Why ServiceNow is adding so much value to organizations, Overcoming challenges during implementations, Future trends he is seeing within ServiceNow, How to succeed with a career in ServiceNow

Today's guest is Varun Dwaraka, Head of Bioinformatics at TruDiagnostic in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2019, TruDiagnostic are on a mission to help people understand, access and benefit from their epigenome. TruDiagnostic are home the largest, private epigenetic database in the world and are leading the way in DNA methylation-based research and discovery. As they continue mapping unforged health information found in the fluid epigenome, the company combine data and AI to develop new methylation-based diagnostic tools. Varun is an experienced scientist with proven experience in the development of Next Generation Sequencing and array based analytical pipelines using univariate, multivariate and Machine Learning methods. He is also an effective communicator, presenting at international and national conferences in poster presentations and talks, while also publishing in international, peer reviewed journals. Varun is passionate about learning and implementing ML methods to advance predictive medicine and advance our understanding in the biology of aging.  In the episode, Varun will discuss: Their mission at TruDiagnostic, His role working with Regression Modelling & Deep Learning, How his Bioinformatics team collaborates with Data Science, Upcoming projects that excite him, Why TruDiagnostic is a great place to work

Today's guest is Daniel Wilson, Co-Founder, COO and Head of Product at Legion Health in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2021, Legion Health (YC S21) is a high-quality, AI-enabled psychiatry network where patients can receive care from a provider who takes their insurance. Founded by Yash M. Patel, Arthur MacWaters and Daniel Wilson, Legion Health uses LLMs to improve care quality, streamline operations, and enhance patient communications. Their mission is to build the largest network of psychiatric providers in the United States and integrate AI into every facet of delivering care, ensuring patients can access world-class, affordable treatment at scale. In the episode, Daniel will discuss: The origins and mission of Legion Health, Problems they are solving for customers in mental health services, Challenges in the market they needed to overcome, Tackling issues in matching patients with appropriate care & the quality of care, How AI and language models help the team solve these issues, Career opportunities with Legion Health

Today's guest is David Kinlough, Senior Director - Enterprise Business Solutions at Samsung SDS America. Samsung SDS is the digital arm of the Samsung group and a global provider of cloud and digital transformation innovations. They deliver enterprise-grade solutions and services in cloud, secure mobility, analytics, AI, digital marketing and digital workspace. Samsung SDS enables customers in various industries to drive business in a hyper-connected economy to increase productivity, safeguard assets and make smarter decisions. Based in Toronto, David is an experienced senior sales and business development executive with successful exits from startup phase organizations. He has extensive experience in building global strategic indirect channel and alliance programs (including mobile operator distributors) and startup phase sales forces. David is an innovator in the areas of IoT/M2M, mobile devices and networks, Cloud-based and SaaS applications and managed services. In this episode, David will discuss: His journey to joining Samsung SDS, An insight into the Samsung SDS function, The role of ServiceNow in his team’s day-to-day responsibilities, Zero Touch Mobility for ServiceNow, The future roadmap and possibilities with AI in ServiceNow, The team behind their success, and Why Samsung SDS is a great place to work

Today's guest is Vera Chien, Executive Director, Corporate Research, Data & Insights at Warner Bros. Discovery. Headquartered in New York, Warner Bros. Discovery are a premier global media and entertainment company that offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment, and sports businesses. Vera is an experienced insights & analytics leader with a strong track record of launching products, and driving business growth through innovation and inspiration. She is a thought leader specializing in metaverse, gaming, streaming and youth audiences. In her current role, Vera's responsibilities include directing insights & analytics across product and strategy teams, crafting thought leadership pieces on emerging video, social and gaming platforms, and to evangelize insights and opportunities across web3, the metaverse and NFTs. In the episode, Vera talks about: Her background and current work with Warner Bros Discovery, The impact of the Warner Media and Discovery merger, How they are utilizing data science and analytics across the business, The broader data organization and her team’s day-to-day activities, What’s in store for the near future, and What makes Warner Bros Discovery a great place to work

Today's guests are Jim Foote, CEO and Noah Berlow, CTO at First Ascent Biomedical. Founded in 2018, First Ascent is a biotech startup with a mission to transform medical oncology through highly individualized, prospective treatment planning technologies that improve survival and advance science. The company have developed a platform that helps patients today through providing individualized cancer treatment plans, accelerates new drugs into the clinic for patients tomorrow, and will reshape cancer treatment for the patients of the future. Jim is an experienced Fortune 250 CIO/CISO who lost his son Trey to bone cancer, which inspired him to set up First Ascent Biomedical. He is also the founder of the Trey Foote Foundation in honor of his son, dedicated to advancing new treatments and cures for osteosarcoma. CTO Noah is a designer/validator of the AI framework and lead author on all AI validation studies. He is also an assistant faculty member at the Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute. In the episode, Jim and Noah will discuss: The personal story behind the founding of First Ascent Biomedical, The journey of building the company from the ground up, How they are using AI in their platform, Day-to-day life of the team, Upcoming projects they will be working on, What excites them for the future at First Ascent Biomedical

Today's guests are Alexandra Otte and Marcel Hopp, Senior Consultants at agineo GmbH in Germany. Specialzing in solutions for Enterprise Service Management (ESM), agineo work together with their customers on innovative projects that help to increase the company's success. For more than 30 years, agineo have been designing their customers' business processes to be digital, agile and forward-looking. As a ServiceNow partner, the company rely on established platforms such as ServiceNow cloud technology for their service projects in order to streamline processes and simplify complex workflows. This is how projects succeed particularly quickly and efficiently. This is their proven way of working, with which agineo have established themselves as the largest ServiceNow Elite Partner in the German-speaking region. In this episode, Alexandra and Marcel will discuss: How they both got into the world of ServiceNow, agineo’s interesting work on the ServiceNow platform, Why ServiceNow and HRSD fit so well together, Integrating in ServiceNow to improve onboarding and offboarding processes, Their focus on internal development utilizing ServiceNow for HR, Advice for maximising your career in ServiceNow

Today's guest is Mike Salem, Associate Director of Data Science at Gilead Sciences. Founded in 1987, Gilead set bold ambitions to create a healthier world for all people. From their pioneering virology medicines to their growing impact in oncology, they are delivering innovations once thought impossible in medicine. Their focus goes beyond medicines as they also strive to remedy health inequities and break down barriers to care. Gilead empower their people to tackle these challenges and they are all united in their commitment to help millions of people live healthier lives. Mike is an experienced Data Scientist & Mathematician with over ten years of experience utilizing Artificial Intelligence to solve unique problems across multiple domains including robotics, sensors and IoT. He has a demonstrated ability working with large, unstructured and messy data sets, responsible for architecting, building and maintaining automated pipelines. Mike is also a strong technical lead that mentors co-workers by building skills with a demonstrated history of identifying, defining and solving hard, ambiguous problems. In the episode, Mike will discuss: Gilead’s work in medicine and drug discovery, His role and responsibilities at Gilead, Their approach to solving problems using AI and Data Science, Two key areas the Data Science team focus on, What excites him for the future, Why Gilead is a great place to work