The end goal is to provide business users with trusted data, faster at lower cost. How do you build to achieve that? What approach should you take, which tools and what resources and skill-mix are required to support that? Our Data Engineering Summit coming up on 31st August will look at exactly those demands. As we explore these challenges, we revisit a special recording from our Future Proofing Data Platforms event where our brilliant guests took a broader view and debated the pros and cons of...
May 18, 2022•25 min•Season 5Ep. 189
We’re thrilled to have Dr Aleksandar Lazarevic, Former VP of Advanced Analytics & Data Engineering at Stanley Black & Decker, joining us from the U.S.! He holds a wealth of experience and shares many of his hard-earned lessons in today’s episode. Data is Alex’s passion and his journey in the data science field started 20 years ago with his PhD in Machine Learning. Throughout his career, he’s been able to evolve from someone with a solid technical background into a full-on data executive ...
May 02, 2022•49 min•Season 5Ep. 188
We are joined by Andy Sutton, General Manager Data Driven Transformation from Endeavour Drinks Group. Endeavour Group is the master brand that holds several well-loved Australian brands like Dan Murphy’s and BWS. One of the benefits of the retail industry is the massive amount of data that is generated, not just from customers but from the operations side as well. Andy stepped down from his previous role in Endeavour Group to dive straight into devising the organisation's data strategy and now s...
Apr 14, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 187
Woodside Energy has made great strides in leveraging AI for operational success and cost savings but getting to the point where the business was ready to invest was no easy feat. Lauchlan shares how to first gain investment in all frameworks so that you can successfully layer a decision making framework and roll out an AI strategy. Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights Group! Join us in Melbourne on 6th & 7th April 2022 for Advancing AI, Overcoming the barriers to adoption: https://www.dataf...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 186
In this episode, Felipe sat down with Aruna Kolluru, Chief Technologist for AI at Dell Technologies ahead of our Advancing AI Melbourne event on 6-7 April. She shared how they work on providing solutions for their customers and use all available technologies - AI, IoT, data, etc, - to reach their desired outcomes. Aruna works with clients across a vast range of industries and this is a testament to the power data & AI hold to promote growth and generate business value, regardless of the area...
Mar 30, 2022•41 min•Ep. 184
Ant and Felipe sat down ahead of Advancing AI Melbourne (6-7 April) 2022 to discuss what executives need to be thinking about when it comes to advancing AI initiatives across the enterprise. In this candid chat they explore how artificial intelligence impacts humans and common fears around the machine. They also share on the opportunities with AI, where the machine can enhance human performance and free up time for more strategic work. To hear more from Ant in person, register for Advancing AI w...
Mar 28, 2022•57 min•Season 5Ep. 184
In this episode, Felipe caught up with Anuj Anand, CIO at Ausenco on his career path through the company from System Engineer to CIO. It’s a very real interview in which Anuj shares some very honest life lessons that have helped to get him to where he is at today. On presenting his first 5-year tech strategy to the board he was told that was definitely what they didn’t want to see! Undeterred he went away only to return and nail it! He shares some of the common challenges faced by CIOs today acr...
Mar 15, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 183
In this episode, Felipe is joined by three special guests and pioneers of data and analytics in Australia. In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022 we tackled the trifecta of tough topics in the data analytics community right now – teams, culture, and talent. Often we hear that the data and the tech, even the analytics itself, are the easy part. People, engagement, and culture matter the most. If the shiny tools just sit on a shelf, with a disengaged audience then no one wins. What does ...
Mar 07, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 182
In this episode, Felipe is joined by Jason Mars, professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. Also, an entrepreneur and an author, he cares deeply about creating an impact in the world. Describing himself as a tinkerer at heart, he has always tried to experiment and explore, with an ultimate focus on making a difference in the world. His background is in artificial intelligence at scale, having worked that on a large-scale computing system for many years. He has w...
Mar 02, 2022•52 min•Season 5Ep. 181
As the data analytics space matures demands from the business for the products and services being generated has been increasing. There is a thirst and appetite for internal and external data and analytics outputs. However, we need visible platforms and the ability to orchestrate complex data pipelines to enable this growth and underpin the mechanism. Cue the emergence of the engineer. We started with the data engineer and have welcomed more specialised roles including the Analytics Engineer, ML ...
Feb 23, 2022•16 min•Season 5Ep. 180
Scaling AI. There is a reason it's a hot topic for discussion, we all need to do it but it is fraught with challenges from the complexity of the tech itself to the people and processes needed to underpin scaling AI for production. In this session we share the common challenges faced and address how to tackle those issues. We explore methodologies and approaches to successfully lift AI projects into production, the key architecture and tech needed, skills and talent required and finally, the proc...
Feb 16, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 179
For the first episode of 2022, Felipe speaks with Kari Jones, Head of Analytics and Insights at Countdown (Woolworths NZ). Don’t miss all the gold in this episode as Felipe and Kari talk about leadership, analytics and more! Enjoy the show. Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights Group! Join us at our live events, learn more here: https://www.datafuturology.com/events Read the podcast full summary here ....
Feb 09, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 178
Don’t miss this week’s episode, as Felipe closes this three-part series for the Top 5 Data and Analytics AI Trends to watch for 2022. Whether these data analysis and AI trends inspire you to brainstorm new models or update the existing ones in your toolkit, the choice is entirely yours. Thanks to our sponsor, Talent Insights Group ! Read the full podcast episode summary here ....
Dec 28, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 177
Felipe’s roundup of the top data analytics and AI trends for 2022 and beyond should give our creators a good idea of where the industry is heading. Enjoy the show! Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights Group! Read the podcast full summary here .
Dec 21, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 176
Don’t miss this episode as Felipe talks about the Top 5 Data Analytics and AI Trends as we move into 2022. Enjoy the show! Thanks to our wonderful sponsor, Talent Insights Group Read full podcast episode summary here .
Dec 15, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 175
This week, we are joined by Ivan Liu. Director of Engineering at Rokt. He specialised in software engineering, machine learning and cloud architecture. Tune in for the full conversation where Ivan talks about ML ops and ML Engineering. Enjoy the show! Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights Group! Read the full podcast episode summary here ....
Dec 07, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 174
In this week’s podcast episode, Felipe spoke with Chris Dowsett, Head of Decision Science and Analytics at Spaceship. Chris has been working in Data Science, Analytics and Decision Science for the past 18 years. His specialty is helping business leaders make decisions and solve business challenges using data science and analytics. Don’t miss this episode as Chris talks about the difference between data and decision science, plus much more! Enjoy the episode. Thanks to our sponsor Talent Insights...
Dec 01, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 173
For the first time in Data Futurology podcast, we’ll be having a two-in-one episode. In the first part of this episode, Felipe Flores is interviewed by AI today podcast hosts Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer. Cognilytica's AI Today podcast focuses on relevant information about what's going on today in the world of artificial intelligence. In the latter part of this episode, Felipe interviews Kathleen and Ron to talk about certain challenges and finding out the real potential of AI. Enjoy the sho...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 172
In this week’s episode, we are joined by Maggie Shi, Head of Solutions Engineering Facebook ANZ, Japan and Korea. Maggie combines her 20+ years of software development, technical directing and project management experience into her current role at Facebook. She has a strong background in Java/C++ development which she has used as a foundation to lead strong technical teams. Tune in for the full conversation where Maggie deep dives into privacy-preserving and data sharing. Enjoy the show! Thanks ...
Nov 16, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 171
We are joined by Florian Douetteau, a legend in the industry, who built a unicorn company within the data space. He is the CEO of Dataiku, a platform that assists in systemising the use of your data for exceptional business results. Florian is a mathematician by trade, however he found the mathematics world too theoretical for his liking and wanted to move into a space where he could work on practical applications of the discipline. He realized one of the things avoiding the widespread use of bu...
Nov 10, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 171
In this episode, we speak with Chris Wexler — CEO of Krunam. Krunam is in the business of removing digital toxic waste from the internet using AI to identify CSAM and other indicative content to improve and speed content moderation. Krunam’s technology is already in use by law enforcement and is now moving into the private sector. In this sensitive and equally essential topic, we’ll learn from Chris why AI is the future of fighting child sexual abuse material. Read Full Episode Summary here . Th...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 169
In part 2 of our interview with Steve Nouri, he spoke about AI specializations and share his thoughts about AI innovation in developing countries. He says that AI is quickly evolving and we’re going to see a lot of specialized people working in the AI field in bigger organizations. Also in this episode, we discuss personal branding and its importance for a Data Scientist. Steve shares first-hand experience on how he got started with his personal branding years ago and how it helped him with his ...
Oct 19, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 168
We are joined by Steve Nouri, Head of Data Science & AI at Australian Computer Society and member of Forbes Technology Council. With 450k+ followers on LinkedIn, Felipe calls him “LinkedIn’s King of AI”. Steve’s background is in software engineering but he got interested in data over 14 years ago. He went on to get a masters degree in Data Analytics and then transitioned into the data field completely. In his role as Head of Data Science & AI at ACS, he encourages and helps people intere...
Oct 13, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 167
Organisations are in constant need of innovation to fulfill their end consumer’s needs. That’s why several companies have started innovation areas to help update and grow their main business. Today we are focusing on starting a Machine Learning and AI initiative within these innovation areas to grow the value they are providing, scale their results and positively impact the rest of the organisation. We are joined by Ram Radhakrishnan, General Manager for Customer Analytics, AI & Data Science...
Oct 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 166
In this episode, Felipe speaks about what is going on with artificial intelligence in the retail space. Visual search and recommendations are currently trending in retail. Companies are offering the ability for consumers to search based on a picture. For instance, consumers can take a picture of a pair of shoes and find that product online, similar products, and products that would go well with it. Humans can process images way faster than text. Plus, pictures carry more information than sound. ...
Sep 02, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Christoph Molnar is a data scientist and Ph.D. candidate in interpretable machine learning. He is interested in making the decisions from algorithms more understandable for humans. Christoph is passionate about using statistics and machine learning on data to make humans and machines smarter. In this episode, Christoph explains how he decided to study statistics at university, which eventually led him to his passion for machine learning and data. Starting out studying with a senior researcher ga...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Steve Monaghan is the Chief Digital Officer at Riyad Bank. He has a series of investments in banking and insurance using AI and new technologies in order to improve efficiency. He started out as a commercial pilot working 22 hours a day, running the aviation company during the day and flying at night. His first contact with data came when he started using spreadsheets to automate tasks and accelerate the time in which he got them done. He was able to quote 3 days before any of his competitors an...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 131
Stuart Long is the CTO Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In his role, he identifies different product portfolios and pulls together solutions for different customer sets, such as public health, education, finance, retail, mining, and determines how to develop the solutions from HP’s product portfolio across all the different stacks. In this episode, Stuart tells us how HPE are moving the analytics to the edge, making it actionable with the ability to link data across the organization and across multip...
Aug 10, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 165
Organisations work hard on creating and building data science capabilities and models that will provide a real positive impact for their users. However, the feedback we’ve had from the Data Futurology audience shows there is a struggle to get ROI from their AI. So what do you do when your models and AI efforts are not living up to their promises? This conversation explores how to ensure that your AI projects don’t fall flat, but actually deliver business value. In this episode, we hear from Scot...
Aug 04, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 164
If you are trying to choose what skills you should build as part of your career, no single answer fits everyone. It depends on your strengths and ambitions. Your strengths are the things you are naturally good at. If you're not sure what your strengths are, then think about the things that people come and ask you about. When someone asks you how you do something, most likely that is one of your strengths. Also, think about where you want to end up in your career. For instance, if you're going to...
Jul 27, 2021•14 min•Season 3Ep. 108
