Startup Story: BrainBox AI: Pushing the energy efficient frontier with AI

BrainBox AI utilizes self-adapting artificial intelligence technology to proactively optimize the energy consumption of one of the largest climate change contributors: Buildings. Located in Montreal, Canada, their team is comprised of experts in the fields of AI, data science, real estate, HVAC and energy efficiency. Their  AI engine supports a self-operating building that requires no […]

PRESENTATION: Chatbots and Conversational AI: Transforming Business Efficiency

Businesses of all sizes are paying the price for under-investment in automation technologies. With an inability to scale and provide the best possible customer experience, decision makers are starting to see that now is the time for change and conversational AI is the best place to start. Learn how conversational AI enables businesses to transform […]

SOLO PRESENTATION: Creating AI for social good

Sujoy will be sharing the research he has been carrying out in two areas using AI. Firstly, detecting cardio-vascular diseases through the use of a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tool which can help physicians identify the global/holistic risk for patients and lay down a structured roadmap to reduce the risk. Secondly, Sujoy explains the AI-based Care […]

HEADLINER: Machine Learning workflow with Amazon Sagemaker

Traditional machine learning (ML) development is a complex, expensive, and iterative process made even more difficult because of the lack of integrated tools connecting the entire ML workflow. Users often need to stitch together tools and workflows, which is time-consuming and error-prone. Amazon SageMaker solves this challenge by providing all of the components used for […]

PRESENTATION: Fighting AI bias

Training data is the lifeblood of AI. Without it, computers couldn’t be trained to see, speak, or perform any intelligent functions. Yet, so much of the training data used today is difficult to obtain and low-quality, ultimately resulting in algorithms that don’t work as desired and exhibit strong cases of bias. As more and more […]

Enterprise Story 3: Transforming the senior care industry using Service Robots

The aging part of the world’s population is growing at an unprecedented rate, widening the gap between the number of elderly people, and available facilities and professional caregivers. Studies show that senior citizens who use robots demonstrate improved life function ability, especially  in areas of communication, self-care and social interaction. Rami explains how these robots […]

Enterprise Story 1: Using AI to address climate change – two use cases