Ngan MacDonald - Opening Opportunities by Liberating Healthcare Data

Ngan MacDonald - Opening Opportunities by Liberating Healthcare Data

Author: Justin Grammens December 20, 2022 Duration: 34:24
The conversation this week is with Ngan MacDonald. Ngan is the chief of data operations at the Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, where she is bridging computational methods with human experience to advance medical science and improve human health. Nana's, a 2022 cohort candidate for the Women In Bio 3/8 Initiative, named for the March 8, International Women's Day where her team seeks to increase startup board leadership for women in Chicago's Life Sciences. Finally, if that is...

Justin Grammens hosts Conversations on Applied AI, a podcast that moves past theoretical discussions to focus on the practical integration of artificial intelligence into our daily work and industries. Alongside the team at Emerging Technologies North, Justin sits down with practitioners and experts who are actively building and deploying AI and deep learning solutions. The dialogue in each episode centers on tangible use cases, exploring the challenges, ethical considerations, and measurable outcomes encountered when these technologies meet real-world problems. You'll hear concrete stories from the field, whether it's about optimizing a supply chain, improving diagnostic tools in healthcare, or transforming customer service interactions. This isn't about futuristic speculation; it's a grounded look at the tools and strategies that are making a difference right now. The goal is to provide listeners with insights that are directly applicable, offering a clearer understanding of how AI functions outside the lab and within the complexities of actual business environments. Tune in for a straightforward, no-hype conversation that demystifies applied artificial intelligence and highlights the human expertise behind its implementation.
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Brandon Satrom - AI and IoT in a World of Digital Transformation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:47
The conversation this week is with Brandon Satrom. Brandon is the VP of Developer Experience and Engineering at Blues Wireless, a driven technologist and experienced leader with a background in product management, strate…
Erik Beall - Computer Vision and Learned Expectations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:22
The conversation this week is with Erik Beall. Erik is an imaging AI scientist and product developer. Eric is the CEO of Thermal Diagnostics, where he has developed the fever inspect a thermal imaging based product that…
Tim Kraska - Transforming How Data-Driven AI Teams Collaborate [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:31
The conversation this week is with Tim Kraska. Tim is a professor at MIT in their Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and a Co-Founder at Einblick, where they are developing the first visual data com…
Robert Parker - Building Intelligent Environments Using IoT and AI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:51
The conversation this week is with Robert Parker. Robert has engineered some of today's biggest life-changing innovations from Amazon Alexa to Fire TV and Prime music. Robert has disrupted everyday consumer life with voi…
Miles Porter - Perspectives on Analytics, AI and Data Science [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:07
The conversation this week is with Miles Porter. Miles is an experienced data scientist focused on image processing, time series analysis, and combinatorial optimization opportunities. He is currently a lead data scienti…
Scott Litman - AI-Powered Knowledge Management Assistants [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:39
The conversation this week is with Scott Litman. Scott is a serial entrepreneur with multiple exits under his belt and someone whom I highly respect and appreciate for what he has done for the technology community here i…
Francis Brero - Designing the Right AI for the Right Audience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:45
The conversation this week is with Francis Brero. Francis is an aspiring hands-on T Rex obsessed with levering science to improve efficiency and effectiveness. He is a data scientist converted to sales along the way. Cur…