The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Erin Gustafson, Lead Data Scientist at Duolingo in Pittsburgh, PA. Founded in 2011, Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn a language. Their mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Today, Duolingo have become the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019, it became the top-grossing education app worldwide. Learning a new language is hard, but Duolingo believes it can be fun. They use bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game to keep our learners motivated. With over 500 million learners, they have unprecedented data insights on how people learn. Their teams of language learning scientists, machine learning engineers and AI experts use this data to constantly improve their effectiveness. Duolingo are building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all. In today's episode, Erin will discuss: The role of Data Science in Duolingo’s language learning platform, Interesting projects & her day-to-day role, Top advice when transitioning from academia into industry, How they are applying AI & Data to improve the user experience, The future of EdTech and Her top tips for landing that data science role

Today's guest is Felippe Mora, Senior Director of Customer Success at Nuvolo in New Jersey. Nuvolo is the global leader in modern, cloud-based Connected Workplace solutions. They provide a single platform to manage all people, all physical locations, all assets and all work to enable data sharing across departments. They serve various industries such as healthcare, life sciences, financial services, retail, government, higher education and enterprise. They are the largest and fastest-growing independent software vendor globally, built on the NOW platform. Felippe is a customer-centric executive focused on delivering value and leveraging customer feedback to ensure long-term relationships that drive retention and expansion of recurring revenue. He is a results-driven and innovative professional, with extensive experience in software and web development, information technology operations, systems management and client relations. Felippe is armed with outstanding skills in setting vision and strategies along with providing innovative business solutions and infrastructure toward the fulfillment of established goals. In the episode, Felippe will tell you about: The interesting work he does with Nuvolo, Transitioning from engineering into a customer success role, What is Customer Success, How to build a high-performing team, Examples of creating an effective Customer Success roadmap, The importance of stakeholder engagement, and Key Learns throughout his career to date

Today's guest is Dr. Ruth Janning, Head of Data Science at OBI next in North Rhine-Westphalia. OBI next drive digitization and innovation in the OBI hardware store, and enable people to design their home creatively and individually. Regardless of whether it is a new look for the kitchen or a garden project with the whole family, they inspire, advise and make everything possible for their customers. To this end, OBI next are developing an extensive service ecosystem and together they create unique customer experiences. In the episode, Ruth will discuss: Her background and career journey to date OBI’s work as a do-it-yourself retailer How the data team is structured to achieve success Challenges in applying AI as a product The pros and cons of Deep Learning How to build and manage a successful data science team

Today's guest is Adam Almozlino, VP of Data and Products at OptimizeRx. Founded in 2006, OptimizeRx provides unique physician and consumer platforms and strategies to help patients better afford and adhere to their treatment regimens, while offering pharmaceutical and healthcare companies more effective ways to deliver relevant information and services to healthcare providers and their patients right at the point of care. Adam is responsible for driving the development and commercialization of all new data and analytics-based products at OptimizeRx. He has led multi-million dollar engagements with customers, through which the products ideated and developed are commercialized, developed their enterprise data and analytics strategy to create long-term company value and authored a patent for a product combining Big Data repositories, AI and telehealth for predictive targeting of messages to physicians and patients in digital settings. In today's episode, Adam will discuss: OptmizeRx’s communications platform for the healthcare sector His role within data and analytics Interesting projects they are working on within AI How they set up and structured an effective data team What the future looks like for OptimizeRx Plans for growth within the team

Today's guest is Adam Katz, Chief Revenue Officer and Adam Smith, VP of Analytics and Data Science at Sightly in New York. Founded in 2013, Sightly are helping Brands Anticipate the Unexpected. They use data science, predictive algorithms and expert human know-how to maximize your outcomes and align your Brand Mentality™ at speed, no matter what lies ahead. Their smart, agile approach to media planning, buying and fine-tuning extends across YouTube, TikTok, Connected TV & OTT, Live Streaming video, and all premium publishers and networks. In today's episode, they will tell you about: Sightly’s unique brand mentality platform, Problems they are solving applying AI and Data Science, Use cases of helping customers establish their Brand Mentality™, Interesting projects & day-to-day of the data team, What makes Sightly a great place to work, How Data Science became a critical part of their business and What the future holds for Sightly

Today's guest is David Yang, Vice President for Digital Transformation at ICF. David is an industry expert at leading cutting-edge digital transformation initiatives and is passionate about enabling digital transformation in the public and private sector. He has held leadership positions in industry organizations and the Federal Government. David is also the co-host of The Inc.Tank - a podcast that features insights from the leaders in AI, Blockchain, Big Data, Synthetic Biology and Space Exploration on how these technologies will impact our world. David is an Executive-in-Residence at the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and serves on the Board of the Advanced Technology Academic Research Council (ATARC) and the Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM). David also holds the rank of Captain as a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT with the Prince George’s County Fire Department in Maryland. In the episode, David will tell you about: The interesting work he does with ICF, Key learns & milestones in his career to date, Digital Transformation macro-trends in the public & private sector, His advice for moving back to an employer, Advice to c-suite executives & customers on embracing digital transformation, and Where he sees the future of the ServiceNow platform

Today's guest is Eran Udassin, VP of Product and Operations at Simplaex's Rivr in Berlin. Rivr is an AI-powered, traffic shaping library built for the Supply Side of the programmatic advertising ecosystem. Through intelligent filtering, Rivr improves monetization, increases scalability and strengthens demand-supply relationships for their partners. Rivr is on a mission to support supply-side companies in developing their competitive advantage by maximizing financial health and operational efficiency. In the episode, Eran will discuss: How they are applying AI and Machine Learning at Rivr, Challenges they have to overcome to achieve success, Selling AI products to customers, Top 3 industries he feels will be impacted by advancements in AI & The impact of AI in the AdTech industry

Today's guest is Kushal Chakrabarti, VP of Research and Data Science at Opendoor in San Francisco. Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move by building a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain and fast. They have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to support more than 100,000 homes bought and sold with them and the customers who have selected Opendoor as a trusted partner in handling one of their largest financial transactions. As the VP of Research and Data Science, Kushal brings over ten years of experience in large-scale machine learning and data engineering to Opendoor. Kushal has led billion-dollar data science teams, founded two high-growth VC-backed startups and originally made his bones in large-scale statistical models. He regularly advises CEO's/CTO's through key organizational challenges involving data and has worked as a fractional executive at top companies, validating data strategy, proving new lines of data-driven business and building end-to-end data teams. In today's episode, Kushal will tell you about: The interesting work they do at Opendoor, How they are applying Data Science and Data Engineering in real estate, What attracted him to work for Opendoor, Interesting projects the data team are working on, Plans for growth and what he looks for when hiring into the team, and Future innovation within Real Estate

Today's guest is Charles Taylor, Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Heartflow in Redwood City, California. HeartFlow is a medical technology company transforming the way cardiovascular disease is diagnosed and treated. With their HeartFlow Analysis, a non-invasive personalized cardiac test, physicians are able to make better care decisions for their patients with suspected coronary artery disease, the number one killer of men and women worldwide. With offices in Redwood City, Austin, London and Japan, HeartFlow is backed by decades of scientific research & development and leverages the latest advancements in technology to help set a new standard of care for diagnosing cardiovascular care worldwide. Heartflow embodies the best of both technology and healthcare companies and hires people who are passionate about living their mission to save lives, improve the patient experience and reduce the overall cost of care. In today's episode, Charles discusses: The journey over the past 14 years at Heartflow, Applying AI and Deep Learning to combat heart disease, Interesting projects the data & tech team are working on, Building and scaling a successful data science team, The importance of resilience in a startup, and What excites him for the future within AI in Healthcare

Today's guest is Sean McDermott, Founder, President and CEO at Windward Consulting in Virginia. As a serial entrepreneur, Sean has worked for more than twenty years to assist hundreds of global clients and the Federal Government in the design, development and operation of large-scale IT networks and data centers. In 1997, Sean founded Windward Consulting Group to help CIOs strategically transform IT from a “cost of doing business” into a competitive business differentiator. Windward help IT organizations in large companies solve complex problems often related to misaligned processes that are typically tied to tools that are not being correctly utilized. They leverage their experience of over 1,800 engagements to assist clients in the transformation of their IT services to drive ROI, implement next-generation solutions and simplify day-to-day execution. As the CEO, Sean sets and manages the overall direction of the company including the firm’s service offerings and strategic partnerships. In the episode, Sean will tell you about: The interesting work he does with Windward Consulting, 3 keys areas of business that they add value to customers, Digital Transformation trends in the Government sector, The importance of AI Ops, What the future holds for the ServiceNow platform and Key learns in his career to date