The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guests are Gabriel Nipote, Chief Operating Officer and Henry Michaelson, Chief Technology Officer at Halla. Founded in 2016, Halla is The Taste Intelligence Company, redefining what personalization means for grocery as the world’s only human preference engine designed specifically and exclusively for grocery. Halla has developed the only technology on the market that can accurately predict shopper intent and recommend the grocery item a person will want to buy next. This provides grocers with the ability to offer personalization on a truly one-to-one level never before experienced across the entire digital store. Coupled with real-time capabilities, plug & play API integration and AI that leverages over 100 billion grocery-specific shopper and product data points, Halla’s created the most powerful and flexible personalization engine now available for grocers through its proprietary suite of services: Halla Recommend, Halla Substitute and Halla Search. In the episode, Gabriel and Henry talk about: Halla, the taste intelligence company, The role of data science and ML in their platform, Building a data science team from the ground up, Main takeaways from their journey with Halla so far, What they enjoy most about their work and Future plans for hiring into the team

Today's guest is Steve Prewitt, Global Head of Innovation at Sumitovant Biopharma in New York. Founded in 2019, Sumitovant’s Digital Innovation approach integrates key skill sets, datasets and analytic tools to provide real answers to pharma’s most critical questions. With their tech-enabled approach to drug discovery, development and commercialization, Sumitovant remove friction and accelerate every aspect of the process to bring promising new compounds to market. Steve is a senior technology executive, corporate officer and advisor with demonstrated experience building innovative cloud-based data pipelines, standing up data science teams and delivering real business value using machine learning and advanced analytics in a variety of healthcare and life sciences contexts. He is passionate about creating and enabling new business models with data, building data-driven cultures/teams and the power of cloud architectures to enable entirely new ways of working to achieve the goals and needs of decision makers. In the episode, Steve talks about: The work they are doing at Sumitovant Biopharma, His role as the Global Head of Innovation, Use cases of the projects they are working on, Day-to-day life of the data team, How he stays up to date with the latest tech trends in Healthcare, and The future of AI in Healthcare

Today's guest is Vikram Walecha, Chief Technology Officer – ServiceNow at IBM. Vikram is a trusted Advisor to C-Suite with extensive experience in driving large and complex Digital Transformation programs. He is a thought leader and Changes Enabler in the areas of ServiceNow, Cloud, DevOps, Enterprise Workflow Automations, Service Management, CoE Enablement, Business Acquisition, Service Strategy & Design, Service Delivery and Governance. In his role at IBM, Vikram oversees the Business acquisition and delivery in regional growth markets in North America. In the episode, Vikram will discuss: An insight into his role and ServiceNow at IBM, Macro-trends he is seeing in the enterprise, How companies are using Intelligent workflows, The human experience in a world of automation, Why ServiceNow is the platform is choice Case studies of the value his team have brought to customers, What makes ServiceNow at IBM stand out from the competition and What the future holds for the platform

Today's guest is Jim Rebesco, Co-Founder and CEO at Striveworks in Austin, Texas. Data and analytics are transforming the way the world works. Data analytics always rests on the assumption that "yesterday," when we collect the data and train model looks the same as "tomorrow," when we take that model and use it in the real world. Striveworks' customers live in dynamic, adaptive, challenging environments where tomorrow often looks very different from yesterday. Striveworks' MLOps platform lets teams of data scientists, software engineers and subject matter experts drive outcomes in operationally relevant timelines. In the episode, Jim talks about: The interesting work they do in managing MLOps, Problems they are solving for customers, Challenges the team need to overcome to achieve success, An insight into the data science team, How they attract talent to Striveworks, What the future looks like, and Skills he looks for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Matthew Karasick, Chief Product Officer at Habu. Founded in 2018 with offices in San Francisco, Boston and New York, Habu is a Data Clean Room software company that make it seamless for businesses to generate high-value analytics from controlled datasets, while protecting the privacy of consumers and the rights of data owners. Habu's software has been developed based on real-world use cases provided by top tier CPG, retail, media and other companies, and has evolved significantly to meet their most pressing needs. Their mission is to empower companies to fully utilize and understand data wherever it may live, collaborate with others and thrive in a privacy-first era. In the episode, Matthew talks about: How they help companies join distributed datasets Behind-the-scenes on how it all comes together The potential of Habu and its impact in the industry What it’s like to be part of the data & tech team Exciting opportunities with Habu

Today's guest is Nicole Tate-Pappas, Senior Director of Digital Employee Experience Management at Palo Alto Networks in California. Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Their mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Palo Alto Networks help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in AI, analytics, automation and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, they protect tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks and mobile devices. In the episode, Nicole will discuss: The interesting work she does with Palo Alto Networks, Her ServiceNow journey and career highlights to date, Macro trends within Digital Transformation, What excites her about the ServiceNow platform, Case studies of how she introduced ServiceNow in the business, Advice for a successful implementation, Building and maintaining a winning team and What’s next for the ServiceNow platform

Today's guest is Gaurav Bhattacharya, CEO at involve.ai in Santa Monica, CA. Involve.AI are on a mission to make the world's companies more customer centric. involve.ai organizes all customer data and makes it useful to stop customers from leaving and expand them to increase revenue. The magic is in the AI to find signals from all unstructured data and predict churn and expansion from sources like CRM, product usage and behavior data, emails, calls and support channels. In the episode, Gaurav will discuss: The mission to make the worlds companies more customer centric, How they went about building their platform, Use cases of the benefits that involve.ai brings to customers, Successfully growing the team from the ground up, What it’s like to be part of the AI/ML team, What excites him for the future at involve.ai, and Exciting opportunities within the team

Today's guest is Andrea Leigh Castillo, Practice Director in SecOps at Iceberg Networks in Ottawa, Ontario. Iceberg Networks (a Highmetric company) provides trusted, aggregated and transparent risk & security intelligence, so that organizations can make confident and effective business decisions. They plan, deploy and manage successful programs for Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and Security Operations across Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing and Retail industries. Their key technology partners include ServiceNow and Archer. Icebergs’ team of experienced management consultants, subject matter experts and software developers offer a full lifecycle of IRM and SecOps related professional services including executive management workshops, strategy sessions, implementation & integration, and support services. Iceberg Networks' core values are Honest, Approachable, Accountable, Pursuit of Excellence, Collaborative and Empathetic. In the episode, Andrea will discuss: The interesting work she does at Iceberg Networks, The impact of digitalization within mental health, The role of SecOps and employee well-being, Advice to CSO’s & executive stakeholders on embracing digital transformation, Use cases of the impact they bring to customers, Future of SecOps and GRC in the industry

Today's guest is Dennis Wall, Founder at Cognoa in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2013, Cognoa is a pediatric behavioral health company developing digital diagnostics and therapeutics to enable the earlier diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions, such as autism. They are dedicated to improving lifelong outcomes for children at risk for developmental delay and their families. Cognoa's lead products, the first digital diagnosis aid for autism and the first prescription digital therapeutic for children diagnosed with autism, have both received Breakthrough Device designation from the FDA. The company’s AI technology platform will enable Cognoa's product pipeline to address additional unmet needs including ADHD and anxiety. Cognoa plans to commercialize its autism diagnosis aid under the name, Canvas Dx™. In the episode, Dan will discuss: The journey to founding Cognoa, The fascinating work they do in treating autism, The role of AI, ML and Computer Vision in achieving their mission, Use cases of the impact they are making in the space, What excites for the future at Cognoa

Today's guest is Dan Kokotov, VP of Engineering within Speech Technologies at Rev.com. Founded in 2010, Rev is a venture-backed internet startup headquartered in Austin with an office in San Francisco who offer speech-to-text services by combining the world’s best AI with the fine-tuning of the human ear to transcend the limits of audio. They continually enhance their best-in-class technology to deliver services with true-to-word accuracy and industry-leading turnaround times at-scale, at all times and for the best price. Rev are obsessed with the intricacies of language and have built intuitive tools to streamline workflows, including platforms for transcription, video captioning and world-language subtitling. In the episode, Dan will discuss: Rev’s interesting work in innovative speech-to-text services, The role of AI & Data Science in enhancing their products & services, Benefits that Rev AI brings to customers, How the tech team has evolved and interesting projects they work on, and  Helping you become more efficient in a remote working world