The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

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

Today's guest is Jacky Zhao, Director of Data Science at Truckstop, who is a leader in transportation technology and freight matching solutions. Based in Chicago, Jacky built its data science organization from the ground up and is currently leading a team of Machine Learning Engineers, Statisticians and BI Analysts in developing the next generation of data products to empower the freight logistics industry. Founded in 1995, Truckstop offers logistics solutions for transportation professionals through load planning, transportation management, real-time rates and negotiation tools, as well as the largest industry credit reporting entity helping industry professionals find trusted freight partners. For over 20 years, Truckstop has helped carriers and brokers successfully run their businesses and find a better way to move freight. In the episode, Jacky will tell you about: Truckstop’s impact in the freight logistics industry, Problems they are solving using Data Science & Machine Learning, Building and evolving the data science team from the ground up, What he loves about his role, Advice to those starting their data science journey, and How to build a successful data science team

Today's guest is Robert "The Duke" Fedoruk, 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 the episode, Robert will tell you about: How he got started within ServiceNow, The value that the ServiceNow platform brings to organizations, How AI will help the platform evolve, How the ServiceNow workforce will be impacted by AI, Skills needed for a career in ServiceNow (past, present and future), 3 key areas on how to successfully embrace ServiceNow in your business, and What he believes the future of ServiceNow looks like

Today's guest is Jeshua Bratman, Head of Machine Learning at Abnormal Security in New York. Jeshua has over 10 years of experience in machine learning and is an expert in building technology products powered by artificial intelligence. He is a founding member of Abnormal Security, which stops targeted phishing, business email compromise and account takeover attacks that have never been seen before. Founded in 2018, the Abnormal Security platform protects enterprises from targeted email attacks. Abnormal Behavior Technology (ABX) models the identity of both employees and external senders, profiles relationships and analyzes email content to stop attacks that lead to account takeover, financial damage and organizational mistrust. Though one-click, API-based Office 365 and G Suite integration, Abnormal sets up in minutes and does not disrupt email flow. In the episode, Jeshua will tell you about: The motivation for setting up Abnormal Security, Problems they are solving within Cybersecurity & Data Protection, His learns on building a company from scratch, Using Data Science and Machine Learning to improve security protection, Misconceptions within Cybersecurity, and What the future holds for Abnormal Security

Today's guest is Asaf Somekh, Founder and CEO at Iguazio. Iguazio provides a Data Science Platform to automate machine learning pipelines. It accelerates the development, deployment and management of AI applications at scale, enabling data scientists to focus on delivering better, more accurate and more powerful solutions instead of spending their time on infrastructure. Iguazio powers real-time data science applications for financial services, gaming, ad-tech, manufacturing, smart mobility and telecoms. Backed by top financial and strategic VCs including Bosch, Verizon Ventures, Samsung SDS, CME Group and Dell, the company is led by serial entrepreneurs and a diverse team of seasoned innovators in the USA, UK, Singapore and Israel. In the episode, Asaf will tell you about: How he got into the field of AI, The motivation for setting up Iguazio, Helping organizations solve data management problems, Benefits the Iguazio platform brings to customers, How he built a successful data and tech team, Use cases of their work within the Healthcare and Financial services industries, AND What the future has in store at Iguazio

Today's guest is Lisa Palmer, Chief Technology Advisor at Splunk, the world’s first Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk helps organizations ask questions, get answers, take actions and achieve business outcomes from their data. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to monitor, investigate and act on all forms of business, IT, security and Internet of Things data. With more than 5,000 employees in 27 offices worldwide, the team at Splunk are focused on creating lasting data outcomes for their customers. As an executive-focused thought leader on topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Business Model Evolution & Transformation, and Sustainability all fueled through data and insights, Lisa helps to raise Splunk's brand awareness and market leader positioning. A sought-after technology evangelist who is passionate about the power of well-harnessed data, she speaks publicly in venues of all sizes to communicate the business value, both profit attainment and purpose fulfilment of leveraging Splunk's Data-to-Everything platform. In the episode, Lisa will tell you about: The great work she is doing with Splunk, Improving communication skills between technical and non-technical staff, Use cases of the benefits that Splunk brings to clients, Her passion for AI and Data Governance in the industry, How we can fulfil the potential of AI and Data Science, and What excites her for the future with Splunk.