AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

Today's guest is Dr.  Robert Ross , Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science at  TU Dublin  and Funded Investigator at the  ADAPT SFI Research Centre . In this mini-episode, Robert delves into the evolving role of AI in healthcare, illuminating the opportunities and challenges inherent in this burgeoning field. Topics include: The impact of Generative AI in Healthcare Trust and reliability...

On April 16th, AI Ireland founder Mark Kelly hosted and moderated the "Improving Health Outcomes Through AI" at the National Healthcare Outcomes Conference at the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland).  In the coming weeks, we will share bite-sized podcasts of the conference talks to inspire others about the possibilities of AI in healthcare. In today's episode, our guest is Pr...

On April 16th, AI Ireland founder Mark Kelly hosted and moderated the "Improving Health Outcomes Through AI" at the National Healthcare Outcomes Conference at the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland).  In the coming weeks, we will share bite-sized podcasts of the conference talks to inspire others about the possibilities of AI in healthcare. In today's episode, our guest is  M...

Today’s guest is Nancy Rademaker , International Keynote Speaker & Co-Founder at Drawify and Speakers Club . As one of the few female keynote speakers to cover the impact of digitization on customer behaviour, Nancy likes to share her first-hand experiences straight from the places where technology is shaping our future. With over 25 years of experience in business, IT and Education, Nancy&#39...

Today’s guests are  Lidia Juskowiak , Co-Founder and CEO, and  Amy Awad , CTO and Co-Founder at  Lean In Wellness . Founded in 2022, Lean In Wellness is more than just a wellness app - it's your gateway to a better quality of life. They aim to be the world's leading Wellbeing platform, designed for individual consumers and organisations looking for comprehensive employee assistance solutio...

Today’s guest is Dragoș Tudorache, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the Renew Europe Group. He is the LIBE rapporteur on the  AI Act , and he sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA), the Subcommittee...

Today’s guest is  Luca Longo , Professor, AI & Cognitive Load at  TU Dublin . Winner of the  AI Person of the Year  at the 2023 AI Awards, Luca was recognised for his innovative research in XAI. Luca's work focuses on making AI models more interpretable and transparent which has the potential to impact human-AI interaction, responsible AI development, human capacity, international engageme...

Today’s guest is  Kevin Magee , Chief Technology Officer at  Zyte . Based in Cork, Zyte believe that businesses deserve a smooth pathway to data. For more than a decade, they have led the way in building powerful, easy-to-use ways to collect, format and deliver web data, quickly, dependably and at scale helping thousands of organisations make smarter business decisions, secure competitive advantag...

Today’s guest is  Gilyana Borlikova , Data Science Manager at  ICON plc . Since their foundation in Dublin in 1990, ICON’s mission has been to help their clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. They do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. Gilyana was...

In the  fifth and final episode of this five-part podcast series, we're joined by  Dr. Maria Aretoulaki , Conversational and Generative AI Design Lead at  GlobalLogic  and  Patrick Callaghan , Principal Data Strategy Technologist at  AWS Ireland. Maria and Patrick discuss Explainable AI. They also explore optimal methodologies for leveraging tools in model development, training, deployment, re...

In the fourth episode of this five-part podcast series, we're joined by  Fawad Qureshi , Global Industry Field CTO at  Snowflake  and and  Keith Hinde , Principal Consultant at  GlobalLogic . Fawad and Keith discuss the challenges posed by technical debt within data platforms, hindering the acceleration of time to value, managing scalability and emphasising prioritisation of outcomes over meth...

In the third episode of this five-part podcast series, we're joined by  Keith Hinde , Principal Consultant at  GlobalLogic  and  Tim Marston , Director, EMEA & APJ Alliances at  Immuta . Keith and Tim discuss strategies for managing complex entitlements, mitigating risks in the data readiness process and identifying overlooked aspects within your data management strategy. Topics include: C...

In the second episode of this five-part podcast series, we're joined by Patrick Callaghan , Principal Data Strategy Technologist at AWS Ireland and Keith Hinde , Principal Consultant at GlobalLogic . They explore aligning data strategy metrics with business goals, maximising data utilization and implementing effective approaches to reduce shadow IT, hasten time to value and seamlessly integrat...

In the first episode of this five-part podcast series, we’re joined by  Mark Dunleavy , Head of Commerical at  AWS Ireland  and  Declan Fay , Head of Strategic Business Development & Ireland Country Lead at  GlobalLogic . They delve into the impact of Generative AI, examining its role in compelling organisations to adeptly gather and derive insights from their data. They emphasise utilising AI...

Today’s guest is Puravee Bhattacharya , Data Product Owner - Group Data Office at Energia . Energia is the longest supplier of 100% green electricity on the island of Ireland. They are engaged in a wide range of projects including bio-energy, energy storage and solar energy. Through strategic initiatives and investments, Energia are decisively addressing the challenges of energy provision in a wor...

Today’s guest is  Balaji Padmanathan , Data Scientist & Masters Graduate at  Uniersity College Dublin . Balaji was the winner in the  Best Application of AI in a Student Project  at the 2023 AI Awards for his project focusing on optimising electric vehicle charging station locations in Dublin. The aim of the project was to make Dublin more sustainable and serve as a model for global efforts to...

Today's guest is Luca Marchesotti , Founder and CEO of  Gemmo AI . A leader in bespoke AI solutions, Gemmo AI offer services in consultancy and R&D for Computer Vision, Predictive and Generative AI projects. Their innovative AI-driven noise monitoring system has led to the launch of Risso AI , a specialised SaaS product aimed to help the growing concern around noise pollution. Gemmo AI won...

Today’s guest is Eamonn O'Toole , Data Science Consultant at Dell Technologies . Dell Technologies Managed Services (DTMS) provide fully managed and optimised cloud and IT services to a large and varied set of 3rd party customers. These services include the operation and maintenance of backup, storage, compute, network and converged infrastructure with a variety of monitoring and ITSM systems....

Today’s guest is John Clancy , Founder and CEO at Galvia . Based in Galway, Galvia's mission is to make AI accessible to all organisations, regardless of size. They believe teams should be able to access the benefits of an AI platform and empowered to focus on what matters most, whether that’s value creation or more engaged customers. Galvia were a finalist in the Best Application of AI in a S...

Today’s guest is Emanuel Popovici , Director at the  Embedded Systems  Group within the School of Engineering at University College Cork. Since 2005, the Embedded Systems Research Group has pursued a broad range of activities through research, teaching, outreach and collaboration with industry.  Emanuel and his team were a finalist in the Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body and Bes...

Today’s guest is Conrad Bernath , Head of Speech and Machine Learning at T-Pro . Headquartered in Dublin, T-Pro is a global leader in clinical documentation improvement software. The company's technology allows healthcare providers to voice enable their existing EPR, reduce transcription costs, outsource overflow transcription and capture patient information effectively and efficiently from an...

Today’s guest is Alan Moore , Founder and CEO at Tax World . Based in Dublin, Tax World were a nominee for the 2023 AI Awards in the Best Use of AI in a Consumer/Customer Service category for their product Ezylia, which addresses the complex issue of obtaining clear tax information with a personal AI assistant. Ezylia has been trained on Irish tax law, tax commentary and publications with over 10...

Today’s guest is David Atkinson , Co-Founder and CEO at Lip . Founded in 2023, Lip uses augmented to dubbing to make it look like you can actually speak a different language. David's vision for Lip is every single person in the world being able to speak to every single other person in the world, seamlessly. Lip won the 2023 AI Award for Best Use of AI in a Consumer/Customer Service application...

Today’s guest is Paul Johnston , British Ambassador to Ireland. Having joined the UK Civil Service in 1990, Paul has served in Paris and New York and has also had a wide range of political and security roles in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. His previous roles include British Ambassador to Sweden, Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO and UK Ambassador to the EU for Political and...

Today’s guest is Paul Sweeney , Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Webio . Previous 2022 and 2021 AI Awards winners Webio are bringing Artificial Intelligence driven conversations to the enterprise. The company's conversational interface uses AI to streamline inbound and outbound customer communications across new and existing channels.  Webio were a finalist in the Best Use of AI in a C...