The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today, to mark our 50th episode, we are delighted to welcome back Robert "The Duke" Fedoruk for his second appearance on the show. Robert is an an experienced ServiceNow thought leader and evangelist. Robert articulates ServiceNow value proposition, how the product is evolving and the talent crunch we could be seeing in the marketplace. A four-time ServiceNow Hackathon winner and nine-time ServiceNow knowledge conference speaker, Robert is ranked in the top ten of all-time community contributors in his field. In today's episode, Robert will chat about: Personal branding, How to compete in a competitive market, Maximising your network, His products and coaching on resume building, How to break into the ServiceNow ecosystem, How to succeed in an interview, and The importance of storytelling in an interview

Today's guest is Dr. Enes Hosgor, CEO and Founder of Gesund.ai in Berlin. Enes is currently spearheading his latest venture Gesund.ai, which is a privacy-first MLOps platform in the healthcare industry. A Carnegie- Mellon-trained serial AI entrepreneur, Enes previously founded and run the Machine Learning division of MedTech company Caresyntax. Prior to his MedTech experience, Enes also founded his first ML startup called EEme within the cleantech domain, which he led to a successful exit in 2018. In the episode,  Enes will discuss: What attracted him to the world of Data Privacy, Challenges in AI adoption and innovation within Healthcare, Exciting trends within Digital Health, What role policymakers should assume in AI and Digital Health, and The mission of his new startup Gesund.ai

Today's guest is Jason Prestinario, General Manager of the Healthcare Solutions Business Unit at Komodo Health in New York. Founded in 2014, Komodo Health partners with its customers to improve patient care and reduce disease burden through data-driven insights. Komodo Health's technology delivers patient-level insights by dynamically analyzing the broadest array of data across patients, practitioners and health systems. The Komodo Health software provides access provides access to a broader array of healthcare stakeholders in over fifty therapeutic areas. Their comprehensive Healthcare Map™ helps Life Sciences extend the reach of innovative therapies, patient advocacy align investments toward the right patients and practitioners, healthcare practitioners address unmet medical needs in their communities and allow payers to increase care quality while reducing cost. In the episode,  Jason will discuss: The interesting work they do at Komodo Health, Milestones and challenges during his 4 years at Komodo Health, Examples of the benefits their software brings to users, An insight into the culture of their data science team, What excites him for the future, What he looks for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Phil Holmer, Assistant Vice President and Product Owner at U.S. Bank. The Minneapolis-based bank blends its relationship teams, branches and ATM network with digital tools that allow customers to bank when, where and how they prefer. U.S. Bank is committed to serving its millions of retail, business, wealth management, payment, commercial, corporate and investment customers across the country and around the world as a trusted and responsible financial partner. Phil's passions are leadership, strategy and technology. Most recently, Phil has been leveraging his deep ITSM and IT Ops expertise on Threat Management, Security Incident, Vulnerability Response and the Security Operation Process. Moving forward, he will continue to help organizations leverage the best technologies and processes available to reduce risk, add business value, and improve customer and user experiences. In the episode, Phil will share: Key learns moving between end-user and consulting roles, Interesting Digital Transformation trends he is seeing in the market, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, Learns and challenges from Interesting Implementations he has worked on, The business value of embracing Digital Transformation, Stakeholder management tips, Building and sustaining a winning ServiceNow team, and The future of ServiceNow in security & banking

Today's guest is Brad Taylor, Senior Director of Engineering at Marqeta in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2010, Marqeta brings speed and efficiency to card issuing and payment processing with the world's first open API platform. Their platform was built from the ground up to power an innovative payment experience for many of the apps and services you enjoy daily. Brad is a hands-on, mission-driven engineering leader who has led teams across a variety of industries including healthcare, accessibility, gaming, fashion, pets, power tools and payments. Prior to joining Marqeta, Brad helped bring Shaper, the world’s first computer-guided handheld power tool, and Whistle, a health and location tracking wearable for dogs and cats, to market. In the episode,  Brad will discuss: Who are Marqeta and what attracted him to the company Interesting projects his team are working on Challenges they need to overcome Key insights they have gained from their customer base What he enjoys about working at Marqeta What’s in store in the near future

Today's guest is Mark DePristo, Founder & CEO at BigHat Biosciences in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2019, BigHat’s mission is to improve human health by making it far easier to design advanced, next-generation antibody therapeutics. Mark brings a wealth of experience to the company having previously founded and led the Genomics team in Google Brain and holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge. BigHat Biosciences' AI-enabled experimental platform integrates a high-speed characterization or “wet” lab with machine learning technologies to speed the antibody engineering process. When applied, these design capabilities have the potential to drive the development of new generations of safer and more effective treatments for patients suffering from today’s most challenging diseases. In the episode, Mark will chat about: His motivation for launching BigHat Biosciences The success they’ve had in the past two years The problems they are solving for customers What excites him for the future Exciting opportunities within the team

Today's guest is Elliot Branson, Director of Machine Learning & Engineering at Scale AI in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2016, Scale accelerates the development of AI applications by helping machine learning teams generate high-quality ground truth data. Their advanced LiDAR, image, video and NLP annotation APIs allow machine learning teams at companies like OpenAI, Lyft, Pinterest and Airbnb focus on building differentiated models versus labeling data. In the episode, Elliot will chat about: The great work they do at Scale AI, An insight into the ML team & projects they are working on, Why Data Science projects fail, What he looks for when hiring into the team, Why Scale AI are a great place to work and Plans for growth and what the future holds for Scale AI

Today's guest is Jacques Clement, Chief Technology Officer of SPOC Luxembourg. Jacques has been working in the IT industry for three decades and he started dealing with ServiceNow in 2008, driving a worldwide deployment of the platform on one of the biggest implementations of the solution. Prior to his current position, he worked for global tech companies in both technical and business-related positions. SPOC Group is a leading ServiceNow partner supporting customers globally, which has progressed from specializing in ITSM to utilizing the Now Platform across the enterprise by developing business applications quickly and effectively. SPOC Luxembourg represents SPOC Group in the Grand-Duchy region. Whether it's consulting services, implementation services, technical support, authorized training or the resale of licenses, SPOC aim at achieving mutual benefits with their customers. In the episode, Jeff will tell you about: The interesting work they do at SPOC Luxembourg, The role of ServiceNow and interesting projects they are working on, Challenges they need to overcome, Wins and learns on implementing ServiceNow within the business, The importance of system design &  Exciting trends to keep an eye on in the future

Today's guest is Dianhuan Lin, Senior Principal Data Scientist at Zscaler in San Jose, CA. Founded in 2008, Zscaler enables the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud first world. Their flagship services create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location or network. Zscaler services are 100% cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security and improved user experience that traditional appliances or hybrid solutions are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates the world’s largest cloud security platform, protecting thousands of enterprises and government agencies from cyberattacks and data loss. In the episode, Dianhuan will chat about: How she got involved in AI and Machine Learning, Zscaler’s offerings within business transformation, Interesting ML & AI projects the team are working on, Understanding the right problems for the right customers, Plans for growth, What the future holds and Her top interview tips

Today's guest is Erwan Rivet, Chief Technology Officer at Octave Bioscience in California. Octave is developing a comprehensive, first-in-class Care Management Platform. The team has developed novel measurement tools that feed into structured analytical data models, leading to improved decision-making, better outcomes, and lower costs. They are tackling neurodegenerative diseases -- starting with multiple sclerosis (MS). Octave believe that to dramatically improve outcomes, they need to improve care management. The challenges for MS are significant, the issues are overwhelming and the needs are mostly unmet. That’s why Octave is creating a comprehensive, measurement-driven care management platform for MS. Finally, stakeholders need better information that is highly actionable. Octave’s three layer model of biological, clinical, and economic data combined with sophisticated analytics, contextualization, machine learning and AI provide new insights for physicians, patients, payers and pharma. In the episode, Erwan will chat about: The impact Octave are making in the healthcare sector, Interesting projects they are working on within MS and medical imaging, Building and scaling the data science team, The importance of collaboration between data science and data engineering, Day-to-day life and challenges they are solving in the data team & What the future holds for Octave