Deep Reinforcement Learning for Logistics at Instadeep with Karim Beguir - #302
Today we are joined by Karim Beguir, Co-Founder and CEO of InstaDeep, a company focusing on building advanced decision-making systems for the enterprise. In this episode, we focus on logistical problems that require decision-making in complex environments using deep learning and reinforcement learning. Karim explains the InstaDeep process and mindset, where they get their data sets, the efficiency of RL, heuristic vs learnability approaches and how explainability fits into the model.
25 Sep 201943min
Deep Learning with Structured Data w/ Mark Ryan - #301
Today we're joined by Mark Ryan, author of the upcoming book Deep Learning with Structured Data. Working on the support team at IBM Data and AI, he saw a lack of general structured data sets people could apply their models to. Using the streetcar network in Toronto, Mark gathered an open data set that started the research for his latest book. In this episode, Mark shares the benefits of applying deep learning to structured data, details of his experience with a range of data sets, and details his new book.
19 Sep 201939min
Time Series Clustering for Monitoring Fueling Infrastructure Performance with Kalai Ramea - #300
Today we're joined by Kalai Ramea, Data Scientist at PARC, a Xerox Company. In this episode we discuss her journey buying a hydrogen car and the subsequent journey and paper that followed assessing fueling stations. In her next paper, Kalai looked at fuel consumption at hydrogen stations and used temporal clustering to identify signatures of usage over time. As the number of fueling stations is planned to increase dramatically in the future, building reliability on their performance is crucial.
18 Sep 201930min
Swarm AI for Event Outcome Prediction with Gregg Willcox - TWIML Talk #299
Today we're joined by Gregg Willcox, Director of Research and Development at Unanimous AI. Inspired by the natural phenomenon called 'swarming', which uses the collective intelligence of a group to produce more accurate results than an individual alone, ‘Swarm AI’ was born. A game-like platform that channels the convictions of individuals to come to a consensus and using a behavioral neural network trained on people’s behavior called ‘Conviction’, to further amplify the results.
13 Sep 201941min
Rebooting AI: What's Missing, What's Next with Gary Marcus - TWIML Talk #298
Today we're joined by Gary Marcus, CEO and Founder at Robust.AI, well-known scientist, bestselling author, professor and entrepreneur. Hear Gary discuss his latest book, ‘Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust’, an extensive look into the current gaps, pitfalls and areas for improvement in the field of machine learning and AI. In this episode, Gary provides insight into what we should be talking and thinking about to make even greater (and safer) strides in AI.
10 Sep 201947min
DeepQB: Deep Learning to Quantify Quarterback Decision-Making with Brian Burke - TWIML Talk #297
Today we're joined by Brian Burke, Analytics Specialist with the Stats & Information Group at ESPN. A former Navy pilot and lifelong football fan, Brian saw the correlation between fighter pilots and quarterbacks in the quick decisions both roles make on a regular basis. In this episode, we discuss his paper: “DeepQB: Deep Learning with Player Tracking to Quantify Quarterback Decision-Making & Performance”, what it means for football, and his excitement for machine learning in sports.
5 Sep 201950min
Measuring Performance Under Pressure Using ML with Lotte Bransen - TWIML Talk #296
Today we're joined by Lotte Bransen, a Scientific Researcher at SciSports. With a background in mathematics, econometrics, and soccer, Lotte has honed her research on analytics of the game and its players, using trained models to understand the impact of mental pressure on a player’s performance. In this episode, Lotte discusses her paper, ‘Choke or Shine? Quantifying Soccer Players' Abilities to Perform Under Mental Pressure’ and the implications of her research in the world of sports.
3 Sep 201934min
Managing Deep Learning Experiments with Lukas Biewald - TWIML Talk #295
Today we're joined by Lukas Biewald, CEO and Co-Founder of Weights & Biases. Lukas founded the company after seeing a need for reproducibility in deep learning experiments. In this episode, we discuss his experiment tracking tool, how it works, the components that make it unique, and the collaborative culture that Lukas promotes. Listen in to how he got his start in deep learning and experiment tracking, the current Weights & Biases success strategy, and what his team is working on today.
29 Aug 201942min
