AI Ireland with Mark Kelly

Today's guest is Mark Horgan, Founder at SkillsBase . Through module-based content, Skillsbase aim to impact real behavioural change across various business sectors. They aim to provide a platform where companies can balance function with form by creating unique content that trainees will want to consume at the core of our content development process. Skillsbase provides award-winning module-based...

Today’s guest is Swaroop Kaggere Shivamurthy , Founder at Probvision . Founded in 2020, Probvision's  vision is to create smart cameras with world-class video analytics capability that consistently helps us to develop innovative and disruptive solutions for a better tomorrow. Their AI data analytics technology is build on proprietary computer vision and state of art deep learning systems and...

In today’s episode, we are delighted to welcome Sabine Louët , Founder at SciencePOD . SciencePOD--which stands for Science Prose On-Demand--is the go-to site for specialist content creation solutions. They connect clients requiring technically and scientifically accurate content in any format with a team of specialist Science Writers. SciencePOD adds the peace of mind of quality-controlled conten...

In this episode, we are joined by Head of AI Governance and Regulatory Innovation at The Alan Turing Institute. The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for Data Science and AI. The Institute’s mission is to: undertake data science research at the intersection of computer science, mathematics, statistics and systems engineering; provide technically informed advice to policy makers...

In this episode, we are joined by Brendan Doherty, Machine Learning Engineer at Allstate Northern Ireland . Nominated for the 2022 AI Awards in the Best Application of AI in a Large Enterprise, Brendan and his team were shortlisted for the rollout of their Legal Automation Toolkit which automates the gathering of relevant data, the generation and completion of legal documents and the correct place...

In this episode, we are joined by Amy Awad, Co-Founder and CSO at OpaMind . Nominated in three categories for the AI Awards including Best Application of AI in Healthcare & Startup and for the Women in AI Person of the Year Award, OpaMind is an AI-Powered digital voice diary improving mental health and well-being support. The OPA mind digital solution removes the stigma in the first step of re...

In this episode, we are joined by Aviva Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO at seamlessCARE Ltd . Nominated in the Best Application of AI in a Startup category for the 2022 AI Awards, seamlessCARE Ltd develops innovative technologies to enhance the care of adults and children with complex needs. Empathic is a mobile app and API that enables non-verbal people to independently communicate how they feel uses A...

In this episode, we are joined by Jimmy Hennessy, Director of Data Science and Software Engineering at  ACI Worldwide . Nominated in three categories for the 2022 AI Awards, ACI Worldwide is a global software company that provides mission-critical real-time payment solutions to corporations. Customers use their proven, scalable and secure solutions to process and manage digital payments, enab...

In this episode, we are joined by Jade O'Connor, VP of Product and Marketing for getlocal.ie , part of FCR Media. Nominated in the category for Best Application of AI in an SME at the 2022 AI Awards, Getlocal.ie is a new platform to find products that are available from local businesses around Ireland. It aims to improve the competitiveness of local companies (versus big e-commerce platforms) by l...

In this episode, we are joined by Tariq Zaki, Co-Founder and CTO of Shopbox AI . Nominated in two categories for the 2022 AI Awards for Best Application of AI in a Startup & in a Consumer/Customer Service Application, Shopbox AI a retail technology company that helps analyzing the consumer behaviour and recommends products to the customer. It aims to improve the customer experience by showing...

In today's episode, we are thrilled to welcome Mark Sugrue, CTO and Michael O'Bryne, Computer Vision Engineer at Kinesense. Kinesense are nominated in the category for Best Application of AI in an SME for the 2022 AI Awards for their Visual Intelligence Search Platform (VISP), which seeks to improve workflows for transcoding, analysing, and distributing videos using deep learning video analytics a...

Today’s guest is Daniel Crawford, Founder at Axial3D in Belfast. Nominated in the category for the Best Application of AI in Healthcare for the 2022 AI Awards, Axial3D are fundamentally transforming how surgery is delivered throughout the world by converting patient scans into highly accurate 3D images and 3D printed models. Physicians globally use their anatomical models for pre-operative plannin...

In today’s episode, we will talk with Eamonn Kenny, Senior Research Fellow in the SFI ADAPT Centre at Trinity College Dublin. A finalist in the category for Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body for the 2022 AI Awards, Eamonn is nominated for his work with UniCOOK  which uses machine learning to transform written recipes into a format understood by all. In the episode, Eamonn ta...

In today’s episode, we are delighted to welcome Kevin Quinlan , Lead Data Scientist at ESB . A finalist in the category for Young AI Role Model of the Year at the 2022 AI Awards, Kevin is responsible for managing and developing projects across a range of business units and technologies, leveraging AI and machine learning techniques to generate value for ESB. In the episode, Kevin talks about: The...

In today’s show, we are delighted to welcome Anthony McCauley, AI Program Manager at Skills@ScAle . In partnership with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet , Skills@ScAle provides ready-to-go skills pathways to allow business and technology leaders to build their analytical and AI capability. When combined with other programmes within the Technology ICT Skillnet portfolio, S@S represents a one-stop-sh...

In today’s show, we are delighted to welcome back Dr. Pepijn van de Ven, Senior Lecturer at University of Limerick . Pep is course director for UL’s part-time industry-driven masters in Artificial Intelligence and is responsible for the delivery of several modules on this fully online programme. In the episode, Pep discusses how the Masters programme has advanced since our past episode and he also...

In today's episode, Allan Beechinor, CEO at Altada Technology Solutions and Ken Finnegan, CEO at Tangent Trinity's Ideas Workspace discuss the success of the Alsessor Accelerator. The brainchild of Allan and co-founder Niamh Parker, Alsessor has quickly grown into Ireland’s foremost accelerator program for early-stage AI start-ups. Taking place over five action-packed months, the program is design...

In today's show, we are joined by Niall Larkin, Senior Programme Manager at RDI Hub and Patrick Fenton, Chief Programme Officer at Idiro Analytics who will tell us all about the upcoming workshop “Data Strategy for a Digital World: How every company can leverage the power of AI for profit” which takes place on Thursday 28 April 2022 at the RDI Hub in Co. Kerry. Digital transformation is...

In today’s show, we are joined by David McQuaid, Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Computing & ICT at CCT College Dublin . CCT College Dublin offers a range of programmes (many of which are government funded via Springboard+ or the Human Capital Initiative) in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Systems Security from level 7 Diploma to level 9 Masters Degree. All courses are offere...

In today's show, we are joined by Luca Marchesotti, CEO and Founder at Sparkd.ai .  Sparkd is a Machine Learning consulting firm providing clients with a tailor-made solution, end-to-end support, and world-class training, extracting the most value from data. Sparkd's team of Machine Learning and Computer Vision experts offers an extensive understanding of specific use-cases to different busin...

In today's show, we are joined by Jimmy Hennessy, Director of Data Science and Software Engineering at ACI Worldwide and Des Ryan, Director of Solutions and Cybersecurity at Microsoft Ireland. Jimmy and his team at ACI Worldwide recently scooped the top prize at last month's AI Awards for Best Application of AI in a Large Enterprise. They are global software company that provides mission-critical...

In today’s show, we are joined by Patricia Maguire, Professor of Biochemistry at University College Dublin and Kevin Marshall, Head of Education at Microsoft Ireland . In the show, we will talk about AI_PREMie , which combines machine learning and cutting-edge omics methodologies to develop a new platform for the diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is extremely difficult to dia...

In today's show, we are joined by Patrick Callinan, Director of Insights and Data Science at CarTrawler , which brings opportunities to life through a global online marketplace connecting partners, customers, and suppliers. Their market leading B2B car rental and mobility platform expands airline and travel partners’ offering to their customers, while deepening those relationships and creating sub...

In today’s show, we are joined by Dr. Markus Helfert. Markus is a Professor for Digital Service Innovation, the Director of the Innovation Value Institute, Director of the SFI co-funded Research Programme on Data Governance – Empower and Coordinator of the Business Informatics Group at Maynooth University. He is also a Principal Investigator at Science Foundation Ireland, the ADAPT Research Centre...

In today's show, we're delighted to welcome back Conor McGinn, CEO at Akara Robotics  and Funded Investigator at the ADAPT Centre . A spinout from one of Europe’s leading robotics labs at Trinity College Dublin, Akara Robotics' mission is to develop new technologies that can empower and support frontline workers in the healthcare industry. Akara offers an end-to-end disinfectant solution that...