If you ever wondered how Alexa, Siri, Google can be trained to recognize and process audio, this is the episode for you! In this episode, we speak with Bongjun Kim . Bongjun is an AI researcher at 3M. He completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Northwestern University and his research interests include Machine Learning, Audio Signal Processing (e.g. sound event recognition), interactive intelligent systems, multimedia information retrieval, and human-in-the-loop interfaces. He also enjoys work...
Mar 24, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 16
I’m so happy that Nick Walton took time out of his busy schedule to join us and talk about human and AI collaboration. This was one of my favorite conversations on the Applied AI Podcast! Nick is the CEO and founder of Latitude , a company working to develop unique, immersive virtual experiences with cutting-edge machine learning technology. Nick attended Brigham Young University, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and since graduating has been working in the area...
Mar 10, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Amazing topic and conversation! In this episode, Fatma Kocer talks with Justin Grammens about the fascinating work she and the team at Altair are by using Data Science and modeling to improve product design using structural optimization. Her quote that just being a Data Scientist, but needing to "know the domain" today, is spot on and very insightful. There are many other great quotes and insights from Fatma in this episode! Fatma has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering fr...
Feb 24, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, Tyler Nigon shares with Justin Grammens his deep experience in production level agriculture and some of the cool ways AI is being applied to his field. Tyler is a Ph.D. Candidate in Land and Atmospheric Science at the University of Minnesota’s Department of Soil, Water, and Climate . Tyler is passionate about sustainable agricultural productivity. His research focuses on evaluating remote sensing and other precision agriculture tools to reduce fertilizer loss and keep our soil a...
Feb 09, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Super excited the share the conversation I had with Nicholas Heller . Nick is PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities . Nick's research focuses on the development and validation of clinical prediction models for risk stratification and treatment planning in genitourinary cancer, especially renal cell carcinoma. In particular, he's interested in the use of deep learning to incorporate tumor appearance into prediction models i...
Jan 24, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 12
I’m so happy to have had the opportunity to interview Tina Nguyen for this podcast. In this episode, Tina shares how she came from humble beginnings in Vietnam to go to college, receiving multiple master's degrees, an MBA, and now is an ML/AI Portfolio Manager at U.S. Bank in their Data Science department. Tina calls the women in her life a major strength in helping set her work ethic to arrive where she is at today. She is also on the executive board of directors at Northpoint Health and Wellne...
Jan 13, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In this episode, we speak with Jake Mason, a Senior Data Scientist at Carrot Health. Prior to his current role, he was at United Health Group where he developed and lead teams building real-time machine learning applications. Outside of his professional work, Jake has been a cofounder of two awesome meetup groups here in the Twin Cities. The first is "Analyze This" a group that focused on creating data science challenges by teams from data scientists in the community to help non-profits or other...
Nov 10, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This episode is a followup from some of the great conversations we had with Dave Mathais back in Episode 6 ! This time around, Dave and I riff on all the various online courses, meetups ( Hint -- AppliedAI.MN ), and data challenges that both compies and communities are holding to help elevate and build a community around what's possible with Artificial Intelligence. Finally, if you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future...
Oct 13, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, we go deep with the always fascinating and expert in the field of data, Statistics, and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Kevin Church . A chemical engineer by training and applied statistician by vocation, Kevin has more than 20 years of experience in the practical application of statistical thinking and the scientific approach to improve business performance. Kevin helps organizations by leading teams on Predictive Analytics, Executive Coaching, and everything in between. He’s spen...
Sep 01, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Our guest today is Parker Erickson ! Parker is currently a student at the University of Minnesota pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science. Interested in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and graph databases. He’s also been a software engineering Intern at Optum and has developed, among many things a fraud detection system using graph databases and machine learning. The system is currently in the patent process. In this episode, Parker shares some of the projects he has built while his time ...
Aug 18, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, we are joined by Dave Mathias . Dave is a Data & Product Coach at Beyond The Data and host of the Data Able Podcast . He’s also a leader in the Data Science and Analytics community having founded many meetups, conferences and is on the board of MinneAnalytics . Dave shares with us his deep experience in using data within originations to make better product decisions. We also touch on AI and generalized learning along with what the world might look like if Artificial General ...
Aug 04, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, we are joined by Josh Cutler , VP & Sr. Distinguished Engineer for AI Platforms & Transformation Team at Optum. Josh shared with us his 15+ years of experience in applying data and intelligence to solve hard business problems. I really liked Josh's definition of the application of AI being, "How can we help computers make good decisions" . This cuts to the core of why we are building these systems and what the outcome should be. Besides the applications Josh is building ...
Jul 20, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Thank you to Joe Schnieder for taking the time to chat with me on his history of applying AI using Embedded Systems. As a fellow entrepreneur, educator to the community, Arduino enthusiast, and someone looking at how to apply AI at the edge, this was an awesome conversation. From his early times at John Deere to his current role as the founder of Dojo5 , Joe brings passion, inspiration, and in some ways a much-needed levelheadedness ( is that a word? ) to the industry. By giving back with his pr...
Jul 08, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 4
I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to have this awesome conversation with Jon Herke , a leader, and technical evangelist based in the Twin Cities. In this episode, we cover a TON of ground on everything from how Emerging Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence is being taught in schools and how Jon is intimately involved in fixing that through the Futurist Academy , to what's ahead with AI and Graph Databases and the J.A.R.V.I.S project and the Neuralink Corporation , founded by Elon ...
Jun 24, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, we talk with Senthil Kumaran , CIO/CTO for Virtuwell , a HealthPartners company. He is part of HealthPartners AI and Machine Learning and Enterprise architecture group and a key contributor to the HIPPA/HITEC security and a conference presenter on Predictive Data Analytics, Rules, and Web/Mobile initiatives. In this episode, we talk about the US Healthcare system and how AI is being used to provide better customer experience, better health outcomes for a lower cost. "40 years ag...
Jun 04, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, Dan McCreary , Distinguished Engineer in AI and Graph at Optum shares with us his deep experience in Graph Databases, the AI racing league, and why Enterprise Knowledge Graphs will rule the world in the areas of Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence. Graph Databases Enterprise Knowledge Graphs AI Racing League Optum IoTHackday Arduino Thank you, Dan, for the conversation and to you the listener for your continued support and interest in Artificial Intelligence and how it is bei...
May 27, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
