The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

In today's show, we're delighted to welcome back Charles Fisher, CEO at unlearn.ai in San Francisco. Founded in 2017, Unlearn helps biopharma companies develop drugs more ethically and efficiently by leveraging generative machine learning models to reduce the number of patients required for placebo controls in clinical trials. They enable clinical trial sponsors to run RCTs that are up to twice as fast, require fewer participants, produce better evidence about therapeutic efficacy, and in which fewer participants need to be given placebos. Charles is a scientist with interests at the intersection of physics, machine learning and computational biology. Previously, Charles worked as a machine learning engineer at Leap Motion and was a computational biologist at Pfizer. He was a Philippe Meyer Fellow in theoretical physics at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France and a postdoctoral scientist in biophysics at Boston University. Charles holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University and a B.S. in biophysics from the University of Michigan. In the episode, Charles will talk about: The work they do in medical research, Their success over the past 12 months, Goals they are working towards in the next year, Plans for growing the team, How they attract top talent to the company and The vision for the future at unlearn.ai

Today's guest is Nicholas Freund, Founder and CEO at Workstream in New York. Founded in 2020 by Nick and his co-founder Chris Ibarra, Workstream are passionate about the future of analytics and its potential to transform companies. They have seen firsthand the transformative nature of the modern data stack, but found the way that teams empower their organization to be data-driven is still broken. By building around the tools that data analysts already use, Workstream knew that technology could remove some of this burden and let teams get back to what they are good at: interpreting ambiguous data sets to identify areas of opportunity to grow the business. As the first solution purpose-built to unify the data analyst workflow, their SaaS application natively integrates with your existing tools. In the episode, Nick will talk about: His background and origins of Workstream, Problems they are solving for customers in BI and Analytics, An insight into the team driving their success, What’s in store for Workstream in the near future, and Why Workstream is a great place to work

Today's guest is Gil Allouche, Chief Executive Officer at Metadata.io. Founded in 2015 with headquarters in Colorado, Metadata eliminates technical, mundane and repetitive tasks through AI and automation. Their patented technology combines predictive scoring and programmatic advertising to deliver a predictable pipeline of opt-in lead qualified leads for B2B enterprises. A software engineer turned data-driven growth marketer, Gil founded Metadata.io to make demand generation easy for non-technical marketers. In the episode, Gil will talk about: How Metadata.io all came about, The role of AI and Data within their platform, Why Metadata is a great place to work, What excites him for the future of the company, & Upcoming opportunities to join the team

Today's guest is Jeff Schmitz, Chief Human Resources & Marketing Manager at Zebra Technologies in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1969, Zebra empowers the front line of business in retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, public sector and other industries to achieve a performance edge. With more than 10,000 partners across 100 countries, they provide better visibility through industry-tailored, end-to-end solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data to help their customers make business-critical decisions. Jeff is a senior executive with demonstrated ability to lead teams to new levels of success in highly competitive environments. He has 25+ years of hands-on global experience in Executive Management, General Management, Product Management, Product Marketing, Research and Development, Operations, Business Development, Marketing and Sales. In his current role, Jeff is responsible to lead Zebra’s Human Resources team to create, sustain and nurture a dynamic community of builders, doers and problem solvers. In the episode, Jeff will talk about: The great work they are doing to Zebra Technologies, Their focus within retail software, robotics and machine vision, Acquisitions that have played a vital role in their success, &  Why Zebra Technologies is a great place to work

Today's guest is Eilon Baer, Data Science Team Lead at Explorium. Explorium provides the first External Data Platform that automatically discovers thousands of relevant data signals to improve analytics and machine learning. They are on a mission to reshape the way organizations access external data to build their unique competitive advantage. Explorium's External Data Platform empowers data scientists and business analysts to acquire and integrate third party data efficiently, cost-effectively and in compliance with regulations. With faster, better insights from their models, organizations across fintech, insurance, consumer goods, retail and e-commerce can increase revenue, streamline operations and reduce risks. In the episode, Eilon will talk about: His background and current role with Explorium, Building their external data cloud, Benefits that the platform brings to customers, An insight into the day-to-day life of the data team, Plans for growth and career opportunities at Explorium, and What it’s like to work as a customer-facing data scientist

Artem Kroupenev, VP of Strategy at Augury, discusses how AI helps prevent machine failures, boost efficiency in industrial applications. Augury's mission to make machines reliable and efficient for customers. Exciting insights into team innovations and future vision for industrial transformation.

Today's guest is Troy Astorino, Co-Founder and CTO at PicnicHealth in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2014, PicnicHealth are building deep real-world datasets fueling cutting edge research while giving patients control of their own medical record data. These complete, clinically-rich datasets produce unique insights - across dozens of diseases - to ultimately get the right treatments into patients’ hands faster. PicnicHealth do this by working directly with patients and leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning and human curation to transform messy medical records into structured, research-ready datasets. By partnering with some of the largest life sciences companies, they have helped tens of thousands of patients securely access their records and proactively contribute to advancing research in diseases that impacts their lives. In the episode, Troy will discuss: Problems they are solving within patient medical data, The role of AI, Data Science & Analytics in their platform, How the team is set up for success, Typical projects they work on, such as ML & NLP, What the future looks like for PicnicHealth, and Why PicnicHealth is a great place to work

Today's guest is Jan Pennel, ServiceNow Practice Lead at D2M Services, a division of DISYS. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in  McLean, Virginia with more than 45 offices worldwide, D2M (Data & Digital Managed Services) is an outcome-driven service and solutions partner that serves enterprises across their IT operations. D2M's digital transformation and cognitive automation services help clients in accelerating their digital transformation journeys and meet their business goals. By leveraging automation in every aspect of their infrastructure support services, D2M guarantees hyper-stability, increased efficiency and the highest level of user satisfaction. D2M enables businesses to go through digital transformation by powering their services through the cloud, providing data and analytics and modernizing their legacy systems. With this multi-pronged approach to modernizing business systems, D2M helps businesses improve their systems and establish a meaningful digital presence. In the episode, Jan will discuss: How she got into the world of ServiceNow, The interesting work they are doing at D2M Services, Figuring out the most effective problems to solve for customers, Use cases of a successful implementation journey, The importance of people and communication skills, and What the future holds for the ServiceNow platform

Today's guest is Sivakumar Lakshmanan, CEO of Antuit.ai, a Zebra Technologies company. Founded in 2013 in Dallas, Texas, Antuit.ai is rethinking the way consumer products and retail companies use AI to solve real business problems. They offer solutions that inform the most important business decisions, from supply chain to merchandising to marketing, empowering world-class retail and consumer products companies to digitally transform their businesses to achieve substantial business results. Sivakumar has extensive experience in driving supply chain transformation leveraging advanced analytics. He has advised many Fortune 500 companies on demand forecasting, supply chain planning, network design, and inventory optimization across CPG, Retail and Manufacturing.  He joined antuit.ai in 2013 as a Partner and lead for developing new business in Asia. In his current role as a member of the Executive team and head of Forecasting and Supply Chain business unit, Sivakumar is responsible for driving revenue growth, client success and thought leadership. In the episode, Sivakumar will discuss: Antuit’s interesting work within the supply chain sector, An overview of the challenges they solve for customers, How the data & tech team is set up for success, What a typical project life-cycle looks like, Why Antuit is a great place to work, The future of Antuit and AI in supply chain, and Plans for further growing the team

Today's guest is Fredrik Spets, Digital Transformation Director at Saab in Sweden. Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring mission to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by 18,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world. They design, manufacture and maintain advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Fredrik is leading the digital transformation journey at Saab where he is focused on digitalizing and automating their ways of working within the Saab enterprise as a whole. Fredrik also drives strategies and initiatives for more efficient operations and administration such as robotic process automation, digital workflows and cross functional digital initiatives. He is also the lead of the Intelligent Automation/Hyperautomation Center of Excellence team at Saab. In the episode, Fredrik will discuss: Using ServiceNow at Saab for their onboarding process, Challenges they faced in successfully implementing ServiceNow, The importance of transparency and communication, Analysing their approach and feedback loops, Solving problems when things didn’t go to plan, The rollout and the benefits it brought to Saab’s employees, and What the future looks like for ServiceNow at Saab