The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Shiva Amiri, VP, Head of AI and Data Intelligence at Pivotal Life Sciences in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2017, Pivotal Life Sciences back the brightest minds in life sciences throughout the world. The Pivotal Life Sciences platform includes Pivotal bioVenture Partners US, Pivotal bioVenture Partners China and Pivotal Growth. Their teams make direct investments into high-quality life sciences companies that are developing and commercializing products that address well-defined, substantial medical and market needs. Working at the intersection of computing and biology, Shiva is experienced in large-scale, multi-stakeholder technology development in data science and biology with a focus on computational biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and big data systems. She is a team builder and entrepreneur in cutting edge computational methods in biology, digital health and medical research with a proven track record in big data/data science and program execution and strategy. In the episode, Shiva will discuss: Her journey to now and current work at Pivotal Life Sciences, What her role and responsibilities involves, The benefits that her team are bringing to businesses, Plans for further growing the team, Why Pivotal Life Sciences is a great place to work and What excites her for the future of the company

Today's guest is Andrea Leigh Buma, Practice Director of Security & Risk at c1secure. Founded in 2012, c1secure is an independent security and compliance firm addressing the stringent demands of Domestic & International mandates and cyber security policy. c1secure provides a full suite of security and compliance solutions including, managed security services, professional services and product sets. They are pioneering intelligent security solutions for the extended digital enterprise with their CISO Sentinel™ Security & Compliance platform, a continuous monitoring platform hosted in the cloud and related offerings. As a Premier ServiceNow partner focused on the Integrated Risk Management and Security Operations modules, they offer implementation services, managed services and product development on the platform. In the episode, Andrea will discuss: Why ESG is a hot topic in the industry, The challenges of working with ESG products in supply chain, The role of ServiceNow supporting ESG programs, How ServiceNow can help customers launch ESG initiatives and What the future holds for companies within the ESG market

Today's guest is Payton Soicher, Director of Machine Learning at Wurl. Since 2017, Wurl has been on a mission to make TV better for everyone. As the world leader in powering streaming TV, Wurl's video distribution and advertising services reach over 300 million connected TVs, delivering hundreds of millions of hours of TV viewing and millions of individually targeted ads. Wurl’s innovative, market-leading technologies enable content companies, streamers and advertising to continually reach new viewers and grow revenue. In the episode, Payton will discuss: Their work within content streaming advertizing, Challenges the team are solving using Machine Learning, The benefits that Wurl bring to customers, How the acquisition by AppLovin will impact the company, What the near future looks like for Wurl and Why Wurl is a great place to work

Today's guest is Gary Velasquez, Chief Executive Officer at Cogitativo in Berkeley, CA. Spanish for meditative and contemplating, Cogitativo was founded in 2015 with the purpose of thinking deeply about the issues affecting the healthcare system. It is their mission to improve the healthcare system by helping their clients make sense of complex data so they can answer their most challenging questions. Using a challenge-based learning approach, Cogitativo's data scientists connect their client’s disparate, noisy data and then develop customized solutions that allow clients to look deeply into their business. Just as an MRI is able to see what is happening inside the human body, their ‘data science as a service’ model quickly visualizes their client’s business enabling them to solve their most intractable problems. In the episode, Gary will discuss: The interesting work he does with Cogitativo, The journey of building the company from the ground up, Current make-up of the team, Upcoming projects and milestones they are working towards, and What the future holds for Cogitativo

Today's guest is John Cullom, CEO at Northcraft Analytics. Founded in 2008, Northcraft Analytics is the leading provider in the U.S. of Analytical Applications for Enterprise IT departments. They offer a broad suite of HOLAP BI applications for IT Service and Operations Management, including coverage for 10 of the 24 ITIL process areas on more than 12 enterprise applications. Northcraft's vision is to provide Business Intelligence applications for all of the industry-leading solutions for IT automation with platform portability for our customers. Their solutions are unique in that they require no BI development whatsoever, which is backed up by the most comprehensive maintenance and support package in the industry. In the episode, John will discuss: The interesting work they do at Northcraft Analytics, Current trends he is seeing in the market, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, How they are using ServiceNow and the benefits it brings to the organization, What he’s learned from implementing ServiceNow and What the future holds for the platform

Today's guest is Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist for Intel's Public Sector. Gretchen works closely with Intel’s Ecosystem of software, hardware and partner vendors in developing solutions and programs focused on the convergence of high-performance computing and data analytics. In her solution architecture role, she is building data analytics/ AI/ ML practice within Intel working closely with federal and state government, research institutions, universities, energy and advanced manufacturing customers. Gretchen has been working closely with customers on ethical and responsible AI, building it in and not bolting it on. In enhancing Intel’s ecosystem with these AI solutions and programs, she works with disruptors, startup and mainstream software vendors to ensure governments, educational institutions and enterprise customers advance the future of research, have competitive advantages, build smarter cities and provided enhanced services to citizens. In the episode, Gretchen will discuss: Her background and journey to now, The work they do in the Intel Public Sector division, Use cases of how they are utilizing Data Science, Investments Intel have made in AI and Data Science, and Why Intel is a great place to work

Today's guest is Su Huang, Head of Data Strategy at Datavant. Founded in 2017, Datavant is the leader in helping organizations securely connect health data. They power the compliant exchange of both de-identified and identified health data, eliminating data silos, protecting patient privacy, and accelerating healthcare innovation, research and improved patient outcomes. From linking clinical trial data to real-world data to medical record retrieval for payers and disease registries, hundreds of organizations across the industry trust Datavant to solve their connectivity needs. Through their ecosystem of health data partners (the largest in the U.S.), organizations can find and connect their patient-level data to over 500 sources of real-world data. In the episode, Su will discuss: The work she does with Datavant, Exciting developments over the past two years, Plans for growth & career opportunities with Datavant, Upcoming projects that the team will be working on and What it’s like to work with Datavant

Today's guest is Aashish Atrey, ServiceNow Developer MVP & Technical Specialist at HCLTech. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to 222,000+ people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering and cloud, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. They work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Public Services and more. Aashish is a passionate ServiceNow Professional with over six years of experience in the implementation of all phases of the application lifecycle and best practices, including Requirement Gathering, Design, Development, Testing, UAT, and Deployment. He is responsible to develop ITSM/ITIL process and tools solutions which include customized responses to RFPs/RFIs for ITIL-based process consulting, process operations, and ITSM tools implementations. Aashish was a ServiceNow Developer MVP for 2021 and 2022. In the episode, Aashish will discuss: How he adds value to the community, The Tokyo release and new features that excite him, Benefits that ServiceNow are bringing to customers, What the future holds for ServiceNow, Why he loves his role and Advice on mentoring within the ServiceNow community

Today's guest is Jon Petersen, Vice President of Data Science at Archer. Founded in 2018 with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. In his role, Jon is responsible to utilize optimization and data science to plan for, and eventually operate, this fleet of vehicles which will enable urban mobility in the not-too-distant future. In the episode, Jon will chat about: How Archer are revolutionizing urban air mobility, The day-to-day life of the data science team, Challenges they need to overcome, The journey of publicizing their product, and What excites him for the future at Archer

Today's guest is Hauke Feddersen, VP of Operations at PreciTaste in New York. Founded in 2012, PrecitTaste are on a mission to help the Restaurant industry to maximize operational efficiency and reduce food wastage to benefit the environment. They are building the technology to augment and complement the business capabilities to achieve the desired results with predictions, smart virtual assistance, advanced IoT, tracking sensors and more. PreciTaste has grown their technology to a adaptable set of AI Agents that can identify, track and assess processes and products in every food operation. Together with the powerful IoT and guidance platform TasteOS, that can connect or integrate into most restaurant environments, PreciTaste's AI Agents based on proprietary offline first AIOS technology have proven to make crews and processes more efficient around the globe. In the episode, Hauke will chat about: His background in AI & the Food Service industry, The work they are doing at PreciTaste, Behind-the-scenes and how it all comes together, More potential use cases for the platform, and What’s in store for the near future at PreciTaste