The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is John Brusk, Vice President of Data Science at Emburse. Founded in 2020, Emburse humanizes work by empowering business travelers, finance professionals and CFOs to eliminate manual, time-consuming tasks so they can focus on what matters most. Emburse brings together some of the world’s most powerful and trusted expense and AP automation solutions. Emburse's innovative offerings are trusted by more than 4.5 million users in more than 120 countries. Over 14,000 customers, from startups to global enterprises, rely on Emburse to make faster and smarter decisions. They empower business travelers to recapture lost nights and weekends spent doing tedious expense management, and help make users’ lives and their businesses better. His background and what attracted him to Emburse, How Emburse are modernizing expense management, The role of Data Science and Machine Learning at Emburse, Use cases of the problems they are solving in the field, Recent success & the benefits they bring to customers,  and Plans for hiring into the data team

Today's guest is Budi Tanzi, VP of Product at Tapad in New York. Tapad is the award-winning marketing technology company reinventing personalization for the modern marketer through its identity-driven solutions. The company's signature Tapad Graph connects millions of consumers across billions of devices. The world's largest brands and most effective marketers entrust Tapad to provide an accurate, privacy-conscious and unified approach to connecting with consumers across screens. Brands and marketers are faced with the challenge of needing to deliver personalized, relevant messages to vast audiences of consumers who all behave differently, use different devices and who increasingly expect personalized communications as standard. With privacy at the forefront, The Tapad Graph combines the company’s proprietary Device Graph with behavioral signals so marketers can finally see their customers as unique individuals and ultimately, deliver personalization at scale. In the episode, Budi will tell you about: The interesting work they do at Tapad, What he loves most about his role, Data challenges they are solving within advertising and marketing, Using Machine Learning to improve the consumer experience, How startups can use data insights to improve their customer experience & Applying Machine Learning within Tapad’s products

Today's guests are John Janek, Chief Technologist at Dev Technology Group in Virginia. Dev Technology is an information technology services company delivering mission-critical applications and systems that protect and serve American citizens. They are an experienced small business that specializes in application and system development efforts, database consulting, and infrastructure management implementations. Dev Technology’s core competencies include web-based application development and system modernization using XML, Java/JEE, SharePoint, .Net, ColdFusion and Web Services for mission and business support-focused projects, business process management, and workflow implementations. They also specialize in Oracle and SQL Server database administration, database management support and account administration. In the episode, John will tell you about: Who are Dev Technology & the value they add to customers, Tech trends he is seeing within the Government sector, The future of Digital Transformation within the industry, Transitioning into roles between the public & private sectors, Advice when embarking on your Digital Transformation journey How ServiceNow can create impact in the Government sector & Use cases of the success Dev Technology have brought to customers

Today's guest is Cihan Aksakal, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Zenjob in Berlin. Founded in 2015, Zenjob uses its own software technology that enables companies to connect with students faster and faster. Companies flexibly request staff in an online booking tool and then students are automatically matched with these jobs in a mobile app, in which they then decide who to apply for. Zenjob's corporate vision is to “individually shape your work life.” The uniqueness of Zenjob lies in the automation of the entire staffing and job management process. Zenjob now places more than 12,000 jobs with students every month and has grown from a startup to a rapidly growing technological staffing company over the past few years. Their goal is to simplify staffing for companies,  job searching for talent and to offer the best possible service on the market with new intelligent functions. In the episode, Cihan will discuss: The impact Zenjob are making in the recruitment sector, How they are using new technologies to improve the user experience, The benefits their platform brings to customers and What the future looks like within the industry

Today's guest is Chris Keune, VP of Data Product & Insights at Kargo in New York. Kargo provides brands, agencies and advertisers with a transparent, brand-safe mobile environment. This unique ecosystem is a hand-picked editorial alliance of 70 of the most highly-respected publishers in the industry, reaching 100% of US smartphone users with captivating advertising that's proven to work. In the episode, Chris will tell you about: How they are applying Data Science & Analytics at Kargo, Use cases of the impact they are making in the AdTech sector, Challenges they needed to overcome, How the Data Science team is set up for success, Plans for further growth & what the future looks like for Kargo & His 3 top tips when applying to Data Science opportunities

Today's guest is Charles Fisher, Founder & CEO at Unlearn.AI in San Francisco. Founded in 2017, Unlearn.AI 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 trials that are twice as fast, require fewer patients, produce better evidence about therapeutic efficacy, and in which fewer patients need to be given placebos. In the episode, Charles will tell you about: The motivation for setting up Unlearn.AI, How they have evolved and the interesting work they do within healthcare, How the Data Science team is structured for success, Challenges they need to overcome, Plans for growth and what the future looks like and Advice to Data Scientists transitioning from academia into industry

Today's guests are TJ Gryziec, Chief Product Officer & Jarod Mundt VP of Engineering at Clear Skye in San Francisco. Founded in 2015, Clear Skye delivers a complete Identity and Access Governance (IAG) solution built on the ServiceNow platform. It provides employee lifecycle automation, access requests, access certifications and business intelligence. Clear Skye allows for complete integration of governance and business processes, which supports the explosion of applications and complex workflow needs. Additionally, it automatically works with other key applications on the ServiceNow platform, providing deeper insight and a more effective bridge between the business and IT. In the episode, TJ and Jarod will tell you about: The interesting work they do with Clear Skye, Tipping points and key learned during their career to date, The problems they are solving at Clear Skye, Macro-trends they are seeing in the industry, Advice to senior leaders when looking to bring in ServiceNow, Why Clear Skye is a great place to work and What the future holds for ServiceNow

Today's guest is Diyva Bokaria, Head of Data & Analytics at Zattoo in Berlin, who are designing the future of both live and on-demand television. Since its start in 2006, Zattoo brings a huge selection of sports events, movies and TV series across various devices and platforms. In addition, their B2B team delivers TV and VOD solutions to cable operators, internet service providers and many others, thus positioning Zattoo as a top-notch technology partner. Zattoo's vision is to create a new TV experience independent of location, time and device. Divya has over 10 years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics, Strategy and IT Product. She is enthusiastic about leading data and analytics teams as well as infusing a culture of data-driven decision-making within organizations and their products through self-service analytics, advanced analytical algorithms and Machine Learning. She is also passionate about gender diversity in the workplace and believes data can help a lot in the journey for women empowerment and workplace equality. In the episode, Divya will discuss: How she got into the world of  Data & Machine Learning, The interesting work they do at Zattoo, The value of data and self-service analytics, Use cases of leveraging Machine Learning at Zattoo, Challenges of applying AI in industry & Educating people to drive data-driven decision making

Today's guest is Don Wright, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at Clarigent Health in Ohio. Founded in 2018, Clarigent Health's patented AI identifies vocal biomarkers that signal potential suicidal risk, supporting clinical decisions and workflow efficiency. Clairgent's software unites vocal biomarkers with self-assessment scales and clinical judgment to generate individual progress trends risk alerts and population insights to mental healthcare providers. Prior to Clarigent, Don spent the previous decade growing Assurex Health from technology invented at Mayo Clinic and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to a company of nearly 500 employees serving almost two million people with mental health conditions. Don is also President at The Suicide Prevention Initiative and Depression Research Foundation, which provides research funding and opportunities, educates, fights causes and changes minds about mental health and suicide prevention. In the episode, Don will tell you about: What motivated him to set up Clarigent Health, The impact they make in the Healthcare sector, Interesting projects the Data Science team are working on, Building a successful Data Science team and What’s in store for the future at Clarigent Health

Today's guest is Kelvin Wursten, Senior Director of Data Science at PointClickCare. Founded in 2000, PointClickCare is the market leader driving the transformation of healthcare vulnerable and complex populations through a broad, connected care network powered by deep insights with a commitment to value, outcomes and innovation. They connect post-acute and acute care settings, people and systems like no other company. Their steadfast commitment to our culture and to providing growth opportunities to our employees is evidenced by the recent recognition of PointClickCare as one of Canada’s best-managed companies and most admired corporate cultures. In the episode, Kelvin will tell you about: The impact PointClickCare are making in the Healthcare sector, How they are using data to transform the patient experience, Overcoming the challenges of working with medical data, Advice to Data Scientists on moving into a role within Healthcare, Why he loves his job &  What’s in store for the future at PointClickCare