The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Mike Lombardo, CEO at GlideFast Consulting. Founded in 2015, GlideFast Consulting is a professional services company leveraging industry best practices and leading technologies in the Service Management solutions world. The team is committed to achieving top results for your Service Management initiatives by implementing, developing and providing process improvement through the ServiceNow platform. GlideFast was established on the principle that business outcomes, process and technical architecture are core to a successful project.  Their commitment to being a trusted client advisor, implementing projects on-time and on-budget is what continues to drive their growth and success. With over 500 ServiceNow projects implemented, GlideFast Consulting is able to provide unique creative solutions to challenging business issues and 15+ years of technical expertise to achieve business goals and surpass expectations. In the episode, Mike will discuss: The exciting work he does with Glidefast, Key learns on his journey to date, How they are attracting talent in the ServiceNow ecosystem, How they add value to customers & interesting success stories, Advice to C-Suite execs on embarking on a ServiceNow journey, Future innovations of ServiceNow, & Key advice to for a successful career in ServiceNow

Today's guest is Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations International Computing Center. The UNICC has nearly 50 years of experience providing digital business solutions to United Nations programmes, funds and entities. Their mission is to maximise the sharing of infrastructure, systems and skills and generate economies of scale to benefit its over 70 clients and partner organizations. The UNICC has a strategic view of digital business support for United Nations goals and results, with expertise and complex knowledge about their technology environments. They provide digital business services to its clients, who can focus on core business activities by leveraging UNICC’s services, built upon industry best practices, standards and documented business processes subject to a continuous process improvement cycle. In the episode, Anusha will tell you about: The interesting work she does at the UNICC, Challenges in applying AI and Data Science to solve business problems, Why she loves her job, Making the transition from academia to industry, Benefits that their projects have brought to the real-world, & Advice to data scientists aiming for a career in the public sector

Today's guest is Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, CEO and Founder of Xayn in Berlin. Founded in 2017, Xayn is a privacy-protecting search alternative that enables users to gain back control over search algorithms and provides them with a smooth user experience. Using the latest AI technology made in Europe, it ushers in a new generation of user-friendly privacy tech – making privacy available for everyone. Xayn combines, for the first time, privacy with individualised, preference-driven personalisation to provide relevant search results without the expense of the human right to privacy. Their open-source framework for federated analytics and learning, XayNet, is the basis of the privacy-protecting personalised search engine Xayn. They believe that all technological innovations should guard the democratic values we live every day. In the show, Leif-Nissen will share with you: How Xayn came about, The importance of understanding the problem you are solving, Challenges they are solving within Data Privacy, How they use XayNet to build their flagship app, The advantages of using Federated Machine Learning and AI on the Edge, Transitioning from research into a product-based company, & Providing safe and personalised search results for consumers

Today's guest is Krishna Janakiraman, Head of Data Science and Engineering at Plate IQ, who makes automates Accounts Payable. Automated accounts payable software replaces manual data entry by digitizing your invoices down to the line item, automatically assigning them your proper GL codes, syncing the information to your accounting software and providing analytics around purchasing. Plate IQ also offers one-click bill pay, inventory, and cloud-based data storage that allows a restaurant to go paperless or work together over multiple time zones. In the episode, Krishna will tell you about: How they are streamlining and automating the back office operations, The journey to scaling up the tech team from scratch, Interesting projects they are working on applying Data Science and Machine Learning, Use cases of the benefits that the Plate IQ platform brings to customers, What he enjoys most about working at PlateIQ, and What you can learn if interested in joining their team

Today's guest is Joe Harris, Associate Partner and ServiceNow Practice Director at Beniva Consulting in Austin, Texas. Joe is a 21-year veteran of the Service and Work Management software industry, including nearly five years of experience working at ServiceNow, prior to joining Beniva Consulting. Joe has shared the keynote stage with the former ServiceNow CEO  Frank Slootman, presenting multiple sessions and labs at ServiceNow’s Knowledge conferences as well as speaking at a multitude of marketing and industry events. Going into 2021, Joe’s more passionate than ever about the ServiceNow platform and the benefits it has to offer in this “New Normal”. In the episode, Joe will tell you about: The mission is he working on with Beniva Consulting, A life of service management, Why ServiceNow now, Growing your own talent, With a little help from your friends, and What’s in store for the future at Beniva Consulting

Today's guest is Jack Hanlon, Global Head of Data at Reddit in New York. Jack has years of experience helping companies deliver on strategy, execution and product development by building and leading comprehensive, data-focused digital practices. Currently, he is building a world-class practice at Reddit where he is building out their Feeds and Search experiences, as well as Reddit's capabilities and practices in Machine Learning, Data Science, and Data Platforms across all of their teams and surfaces. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in San Francisco, Reddit is an online community where users submit, vote and comment on content, news and discussions. They are a top ten traffic site in the world and are all about bringing community and belonging to the world with over 130,000 communities and over 430 million users each month across all desktop and mobile platforms. With that scale and 15 years of history, Reddit are also home to the richest conversational dataset in the world. In the episode, Jack will share: Coming into the Data world from a non-traditional background, The interesting work they are doing at Reddit with Data & Machine Learning, The working culture & what he enjoys most about his role, Upcoming tools and trends that will shape their future, Challenges they need to overcome, What a successful tech team looks like, & His favorite interview questions

Today's guest is Ayman Husain, Director of Customer Success, Intelligent Cloud & Digital Transformation at Microsoft in Houston, Texas. Ayman is a technologist, IT strategist, advisor and a cloud architect specializing in modern application design, infrastructure, and hyper-scale data center solutions. He excels as a keen business problem solver by leveraging innovative Azure solutions for AI, ML, IoT, Big Data and Hyper-Scale Computing. As the Customer Success Director for Microsoft’s South Region, Ayman manages a team of Cloud Solution Architects who lead and deliver digital transformation by leveraging Azure Cloud Solutions. He also serves as a Cloud Strategy Advisor and supports several regional Microsoft customer’s digital transformations and intelligent cloud journey. Enabling cloud adoption and reducing IT costs is how Ayman provides customer success and value. In the episode, Ayman will tell you about: Moving from a consulting background to joining Microsoft, How Microsoft are using data and technology to solve real-world problems, Interesting projects his team are working on, Moving towards the democratization of data, How data will continue to evolve within industry, and Exciting opportunities to combine your data and consulting skills

Today's guest is Vince Madai, Senior Medical AI Researcher at Charité Berlin, who sees itself as a top-level European location for medical research and patient care. Following the union of all university medical facilities in the east and west of the city, the Charité is now one of the largest university hospitals in Europe. They all are committed to the mission “Research, Teaching, Healing, Helping” for patient care and scientific investigation as well as in training the medical and nursing staff of tomorrow. With a PhD and Masters degree in Medical Neuroscience and an MA in Medical Ethics, Vince's research focuses on the development and translation of AI in healthcare for the clinical setting. This includes practical open-access medical AI-research, AI-ethics (xAI, bias, reproducibility) and AI in healthcare product development. Vince is also the Chief Scientific Officer at ai4medicine, a company focused on medical AI data analytics and personalized mobile medical AI solutions. In the episode, Vince will tell you about: How he got interested in AI & Machine Learning, Fulfilling the potential of AI in Healthcare, Challenges of applying AI within Healthcare data, New trends that excite him such as GANs, and His work with ai4medicine

Today's guest is Melissa Curtis, Senior Director of Clinical Computational Sciences at EQRx in Cambridge, MA.  Founded in 2019, EQRx is committed to making innovative medicines at dramatically lower prices for the benefit of people and society. By bringing together stakeholders from across the healthcare system and utilizing the latest advances in science and technology, the company seeks to discover, develop and deliver high-quality, patent-protected medicines more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. In the episode, Melissa will discuss: Interesting projects she worked on previously at Flatiron Health, What attracted her to join EQRx, Building the clinical computational sciences team, Interesting projects they are working on, How they are shaping the future of clinical trials, and Advice to Data Scientists on a career within a startup

Today's guest is Adam Blue, EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Q2 in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2004, Q2 is a financial experience company dedicated to providing digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance and fintech companies in the US and internationally. With comprehensive end-to-end solution sets, Q2 enables its partners to provide cohesive, secure, data-driven experiences to every account holder from consumers to small business and corporates. In the episode, Adam will discuss: The interesting work he does at Q2, How they are using data and technology to improve banking, Impacting the customer experience from a data-first perspective, Problems they are solving within the banking industry, What makes a great data team, and Goals for the future at Q2