The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Mona Khalil, Data Science Manager at Greenhouse Software in New York. Founded in 2012, Greenhouse Software is the fastest-growing provider of enterprise talent acquisition software. Thousands of the smartest and most successful companies like Cisco Meraki, Time Inc. and Airbnb use Greenhouse’s intelligent guidance to design and automate all aspects of hiring throughout their organizations, helping them compete and win for top talent. In the episode, Mona will talk about: The work Greenhouse are doing within talent acquisition, Day-to-day life of the Data Science team, How the wider data team has evolved in the past 3 years, Current projects the team are working on, What’s in store for the near future, & Exciting career opportunities with Greenhouse

Today's guests are Chris Blakey, Senior Director of Data Science & Kristian Fryer-Kelsey, Head of Data Products at Universal Music Group. UMG is the world leader in music-based entertainment with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists, and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. With 12 years of experience at UMG, Kristian heads the team behind the app Universal Music Artists. He creates the strategy and execution of UMG’s UMX data product suite, four products that service UMG’s: Artists (UMA), Labels (UML), A&R’s Discovery of Unsigned Artists (UMD) and a Financial view (UMC). Chris has also spent 12 years working for UMG and has played an integral role in the core team that has driven change throughout the business, ranging from designing and building full analytics platforms to finding custom solutions to unique business problems. In the episode, Chris and Kristian will talk about: The work they do with Universal Music Group, Problems they are solving within music campaigns & marketing, An insight into their data product suite UMX, The market response to their innovations in the industry, The working culture at Universal Music Group, and Day-to-day life within the Data Science & Analytics team

Today's guest is Max Henderson, Chief Data Officer at Datastream Cyber Insurance. DataStream Insurance is a specialist cyber insurance broker that focuses on helping small and medium sized businesses get the best cyber insurance coverage. They work in partnership with your existing technology and cybersecurity teams to build a comprehensive cyber risk program that combines technology and insurance to keep you safe from the damage caused by cyber attacks. As the Chief Data Officer, Max helps facilitate projects involving machine learning, data science and mathematical modeling. Max has provided technical solutions in cyber, quantum computing, bioinformatics and natural language processing domains, including holding Data Scientist positions at Rigetti Computing, QxBranch, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Lockheed Martin. Max also has a PhD and MS from Drexel University in Physics as well as a BS in Physics from West Chester University. In the episode, Max discusses: His background and journey to Datastream, An insight into the Cyber Insurance market, Problems they are solving for customers in the sector, Interesting projects the data team are working on, & Why Datastream is a great place to work

Today's guest is Vicki Harris, Director of Business Development at Thirdera. Founded in 2021, Thirdera is a global services provider that uses ServiceNow to help enterprises unlock their business and customer workflows in the cloud through digitization and automation. Thirdera brings together the power of the ServiceNow platform and its limitless potential across the world of work. Thirdera's architects, developers, consultants, designers and project managers help their customers transform, get more from ServiceNow and unlock hidden potential. They are ushering in the next era of transformation, digitization, automation and partner expectation, all with and at the speed of NOW. In the episode, Vicki will discuss: Her background and current role with Thirdera, Problems they are solving using ServiceNow within Telecoms, Use cases of the benefits it brings to the industry, The importance of change management & Future innovation within the Telecoms sector

Today's guests are Alessya Visnjic, Co-Founder and CEO at WhyLabs in Seattle, WA. Founded in 2019, WhyLabs is an AI observability platform that prevents model performance degradation by allowing you to monitor your machine learning models in production. If you deploy an ML model but don’t have visibility into its performance, you risk doing damage to your business because the model stops working and you don’t even know. With WhyLabs, you can prevent this performance degradation by monitoring your model with a platform that’s easy to use, privacy preserving and cost efficient. In the episode, Alessya discusses: Her background and journey to founding WhyLabs, How the company has evolved since their launch in 2019, Use cases of problems they are solving for customers, How the team is structured for success, What the future looks like for WhyLabs,  Hiring plans and why WhyLabs is a great place to work

Today's guest is Alexander Thamm, CEO and Founder at Alexander Thamm GmbH. Founded in Munich in 2012, Alexander Thamm help people and organizations to use data and AI responsibly and for the benefit of the people. Their focus is always on generating real added value from data. In this way, they are creating an economically strong Europe with digital products and services that scale globally. They believe technologies like AI will help humanity face its biggest challenges like climate change, epidemics and a fair global economy. Alexander Thamm have data in their DNA. They are passionate about developing real innovations and added value. Together with their customers, they generate real added value from data which allows them to develop and implement data-driven innovations as well as new business models. They enable customers to develop their own strengths and accompany them on their way with their data journey, from data strategy to the development of algorithms and the construction of IT architectures to maintenance and operations. In the episode, Alexander tells us about: Generating ROI on your Data Science projects, An insight into some current projects they are working on, Seven steps to implementing an AI product, Challenges to overcome, Commercialization and selling of AI products, Industries that will be impacted by the future of AI & The importance of AI ethics and responsible AI

Today's guests are Nick Hobbs, Senior Data Scientist & Wilson Lee, Senior ML Research Scientist at The Trevor Project. Founded in 1998, The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on platforms where young people spend their time: their 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, text and soon-to-come integrations with social media platforms. Nick is a published Senior Data Scientist with over five years of Machine Learning Experience using Natural Language Processing to Help Save LGBTQ Lives at The Trevor Project. Wilson has over seven years of experience in research and industry and turns cutting-edge research in natural language processing into fully productionised machine learning systems. He was the technical lead on the Crisis Contact Simulator, which won Time Magazine’s 2021 Best Innovation for Social Good award and Fast Company's 2021 Innovation by Design for Social Good award. In the episode, Nick and Wilson discuss: The fascinating work they do at The Trevor Project, The role of AI and technology in their services, An insight into the day-to-day life of their data team, The importance of collaboration with the wider tech team, What they love most about their role, AND What the future holds for The Trevor Project

Today's guest is Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at January AI in California. Founded in 2017, January AI believes that every day is a fresh start, that getting healthy is a team sport and that small steps add up to big change. January AI has assembled a multidisciplinary team of computational, food, translational and medical scientists to tackle unmet needs in people with or at risk for developing diabetes. Their multi-omic approach synthesizes wearable, food and microbiome data to make personalized recommendations and products to address hyperglycemia. January AI's new metabolic health program, Season of Me, helps you understand how your body uniquely responds to food, so you can avoid glucose spikes and build better habits in just 90 days. It is designed to give you real-time insights on how diet and exercise affect your glucose levels, from which foods to avoid to when a brisk walk can bring you back into a healthy zone. January’s other AI-derived innovations include nutritional labels for local restaurants and glycemic index for 16 million grocery items, recipes and menus. In the episode, Maher will talk about: The work January AI are doing within Digital Health, The role of AI and Machine Learning in their products, What his role involves as VP of Engineering, Day-to-day life and structure of the team, What excites him for the future at January AI, & What they look for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Stephen Sturdevant, Manager of ServiceNow Engineering at BlueVoyant. Founded in 2017, BlueVoyant deliver purpose-built cybersecurity services that proactively defend business ecosystems of all sizes against today’s threats by utilizing large, real-time datasets with industry-leading analytics and technologies. Their threat intelligence data detects your most potent cybersecurity risks, while intuitive automations mitigate threats against your attack surface effectively and efficiently, to help your company stay secure and support your business objectives. BlueVoyant's highly-skilled team brings a unique and diverse range of backgrounds and frontline experience to the table, including former government cyber officials as well as seasoned veterans from across the cybersecurity industry. Their expertise, combined with the largest commercially available and exclusive-use dataset available and an extensive set of automation playbooks and data connectors, allows them to deliver on their philosophy of operational threat alerting, mitigation and resolution. In the episode, Stephen will talk about: His role and responsibilities at BlueVoyant, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, Advice to C-Suite execs looking to implement ServiceNow, His passion for giving back to the community, and Upcoming trends that excite him

Today's guest is Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, Co-Founder and CEO at Signos in California. Signos provides a new way for people to act on their body’s unique response to what they eat to lose weight and kickstart a healthier life. Signos is the only company that combines a CGM with an AI-driven app to deliver real-time glucose monitoring for optimal health and weight management. Signos translates an individual’s metabolic signals into timely recommendations for eating, exercise and better health. As members begin their Signos journeys, they log what they eat allowing the Signos platform to learn each person’s glucose reaction to specific foods. Once calibrated, Signos uses that data to provide personalized nutrition suggestions, including which foods are best for each member, when to eat them and when to exercise to bring glucose levels back within their optimal weight loss range. In the episode, Sharam will talk about: The work Signos are doing within weight loss, The journey of bringing his concept into production, Navigating the user experience, The role of AI in the platform, The impact that Signos bring to customers, Plans for growing the team & What the future holds for Signos