AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

Today’s guest is David O'Sullivan, Senior Manager - Privacy & Digital Trust at Mazars in Ireland. Mazars is one of Ireland's industry leaders in audit and accounting, tax, financial advisory and consulting services. With 30+ partners and more than 700 staff across their Dublin, Galway and Limerick offices, the Irish firm draws on the expertise of more than 47,000 professionals in 95+ c...

Today’s guest is  Dr. Alireza Dehghani , AI Technical Program Manager at  CeADAR Ireland . Alireza is a passionate and experienced AI Technical Program Manager and Chief Product Officer with a profound dedication to leveraging AI and data science to drive meaningful change and innovation. With a PhD in Computing and significant industry experience, he brings a unique blend of technical expertise,...

Today’s guest is Rena Maycock , Founder at Cilter Technologies . Cilter is nominated for the 2023 AI Awards in the category of Best Application of AI to Achieve Social Good for the development of their embedded software to protect children from cyberbullying and online grooming. This unique system operates at a deep level, blocking harmful messages and notifying parents, aiming to make smartphones...

Today’s guest is  Gerard Quinn , VP of Innovation & Informatics 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...

Today’s guest is  Ana Le Chevillier , Clinical Research Manager - Data and AI at  AI PREMie . Ana has a keen interest in the clinical applications of her work and recognises the crucial role of high-quality data in scientific endeavors. Her primary responsibility at AI PREMie is the creation, validation and management of databases, as well as the development of ML models to support clinical decisi...

Today’s guest is  Jamie Ellis De Paor . A passionate and diligent programmer, Jamie specialises in AI and has a strong track record of delivering successful projects. His in-depth knowledge of AI techniques and tools, combined with his ability to think strategically, allows him to drive innovation and improve business outcomes. Jamie is always eager to take on new challenges and stay up-to-date wi...

Today’s guest is Vlad Constantinescu, Head of Data Science at Getvisibility . Based in Cork, Getvisibility's customisable AI revolutionises the DSPM landscape. With cutting-edge algorithms and user-friendly interfaces, it empowers businesses to unlock unprecedented insights, optimise performance and detect anomalies in real-time. The company's tailored solutions elevate your DSPM capabilit...

In this episode, we find ourselves at the British Ambassador's residence in Dublin, where we had  the honour of conversing with Professor Gina Neff. This gathering brings together a gathering of AI experts from both Ireland and the UK to deliberate on the objectives of the UK's AI Safety Summit scheduled for November. Professor Neff serves as the Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre f...

Today’s guest is Sabine Louët, Founder at SciencePOD . Founded in 2014, Science Prose On-Demand is a digital publishing platform magnifying by 300% the impact of ideas. To do so, they transform complex knowledge into simple messages to better inform and influence target audiences. They deliver clear, concise, compelling content, suitable for distribution via traditional channels and social media n...

In today's episode, we're continuing with the second part our AI Awards 2023 overview podcast as host Mark Kelly sheds light on more of the the extraordinary applications featured in this year's AI Awards. With over 500 submissions since the initiative's inception in 2018, 2023 promises to be a standout year, with groundbreaking AI applications poised to make a profound impact on h...

In this episode, Mark Kelly dives into the exciting world of AI, highlighting some of the groundbreaking applications submitted for this year's AI Awards covering applications in categories for social good, startups, large enterprise and in academic research. With over 500 applications since 2018, this year promises to be the best yet, showcasing innovations that impact health, society and bus...

Today’s guest is Aditya Mohan, Senior Scientific Officer (AI, Distributed Ledger/Blockchain) at the National Standards Authority of Ireland . As Ireland’s official standards body, the NSAI aims to inspire consumer confidence and create the infrastructure for products and services to be recognised and relied on, all over the world. The NSAI is the state agency is responsible for standardisation, co...

Today’s guest is Jean Murray de Villiers, Head of Analytics at SAS Ireland.  Jean's role revolves around ensuring that their clients not only maximise the value of SAS software but that they also achieve their specific business objectives while fostering trust in AI. He plays a pivotal role in understanding each client's unique needs and challenges, collaborating with cross-functional team...

Today’s guest is Alastair McKinley, Chief  Technology Officer at Analytics Engines . Founded in 2008, Analytics Engines work at the forefront of AI-enhanced search and discovery, offering a custom-created approach, built collaboratively to fulfil specific needs. That often includes natural language processing, pattern identification and mapping relationships across multiple unstructured sources. T...

Today’s guest is Paul Hunter, Head of Advanced Analytics at AIB . Paul leads a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers to deliver high value machine learning use cases at scale at enterprise level, as well as developing an MLOps framework on the cloud for Advanced Analytics to enhance scalability, standardisation and governance in Machine Learning. Paul is also responsible for enhancing the value...

Today’s guest is Liam Cronin, Chief Executive Officer at RDI Hub . In this episode, Liam discusses the upcoming 4th International John McCarthy AI Summer School which takes place at the RDI Hub in Killorglin, Co Kerry, on the 7th and 8th of September. This 2 day event will include plenary lectures and roundtable discussions, on selected topics presented by leading experts in the field of Artificia...

Today’s guest is Pawel Lee, Principal Data Scientist at North American Bancard. North American Bancard and its subsidiaries are committed to making it as easy as possible for you to grow your business through innovations in credit card processing, ecommerce, mobile payments, back-end business solutions, and more. Throughout their growth, the company have stayed agile in order to remain at the fore...

Today’s guest is John Burke, Manager - Research and Development Tax Consultant (CTA) at Mazars Ireland . Sponsoring the AI Awards for the fifth consecutive year, Mazars is a leading international audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm. Operating as a united partnership, Mazars works as one integrated team, leveraging expertise, scale and cultural understanding to deliver exceptional and tailored...

Today’s guests are Neil Brady, Co-Founder/CEO and Paul Watson, CTO at CaliberAI. CaliberAI is a unique team of editors, developers, lawyers, linguists and computer scientists, dedicated to building technologies that make digital publishing a safer, more accountable process for all. They aim to reduce risks to publishers and others by helping to counter potentially defamatory and harmful content, t...

Today’s guest is Kieran McCorry, National Technology Officer at Microsoft Ireland. Kieran has over 31 years' experience in the technology industry and is currently the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Ireland, where his role is to help Public Sector customers address their challenges, fully realize their opportunities, and pursue their national priorities. He is responsible for positi...

Today’s guests are Dave Lewis, Associate Director at ADAPT Centre and Brian McElligott, Partner and Head of AI at Mason Hayes & Curran who will discuss The AI Act . Dave is an associate professor in the school of computer science and statistics and Trinity College Dublin. He is the director of the SFI-funded ADAPT Centre for Digital Content Technology, and coordinates the EU-funded PROTECT mul...

Today’s guest is Ignacio Colis Vidal, which is the Co-Founder at Automated Regulatory Monitoring . Previously a finalist at the 2021 AI Awards, ARM help firms identify customers displaying early signs of vulnerability and monitoring every key step of their customer journey to prevent any harm to the final consumer. Topics include: The work they do at ARM His motivation for setting up the company H...

Today’s guest is Aurobinda De, Co-Founder and Director at Empeal . Founded in 2018, Empeal is an AI Driven Multisided Digital Health SaaS Solution for prevention and management of chronic health conditions. Their measurable metrics based on medical, nutrition, lifestyle, behaviour and individual goals data, help users and organisations understand their health footprint and act on it. Topics includ...

In today’s episode, our guest is Dr. David Brown, Archival Discovery lead for Beyond 2022 and Research Fellow with the ADAPT Centre at Trinity Collge Dublin. David was part of the team at the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland who were nominated for the 2022 AI Awards. The Treasury re-imagines and reconstructs through digital technologies the Public Record Office of Ireland, a magnificent archive...

Today’s guest is James Garza, who studied the Higher Diploma in Science in AI Applications at CCT College Dublin . He is also now working towards the MSc in Data Analytics at CCT. CCT offers a range of part-time and online programmes (many of which are government funded via Springboard+ or the Human Capital Initiative) in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, Software Development a...