The conversation this week is with John Stanton (https://theorg.com/org/accord-org/org-chart/john-stanton) . John's specialties include working with nonprofits, specifically in the areas of organizational development, management, sales, marketing, and branding. He's currently the Vice President of Growth Strategy at Accord. Accord makes it possible for people living with disabilities to achieve their personal and career goals and live a full life. Their services and programs use person centric thinking and are experts in leading the way when it comes to mental health. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Accord (https://accord.org/) • Social Determinants of Health (https://www.cdc.gov/about/priorities/why-is-addressing-sdoh-important.html) • Lori Ryan on Conversations on Applied AI (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lori-ryan-empowering-us-with-the-foundational/id1515976660?i=1000659375259) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

The conversation this week is with Kevin Liu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jia-kevin-liu/) . Kevin is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ohio State University and an Amazon visiting academic with Amazon.com. From August 2017 to August 2020, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University. He currently serves as a Managing Director of the NSF AI Institute for Future Edge Networks and Distributed Intelligence at OSU. He received his PhD degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2010. And among many awards, he was an NSF Career Award recipient and a winner of the Google Faculty Research Award in 2020. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • NSF AI Institute for Future Edge Networks and Distributed Intelligence (https://aiedge.osu.edu/) • Google DeepMind (https://deepmind.google/) • Multi-armed bandit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-armed_bandit) • Reinforcement learning (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning) • Federated learning (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_learning) • MMLS 2024 (https://midwest-ml.org/2024/) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/retrieval-augmented-generation/) • AlphaGo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

The conversation this week is with Satish Muvva (https://www.linkedin.com/in/satishmovva/) . Satish has founded two companies, both harnessing cutting edge technology and focusing on health. His latest company, CarePredict, has a simple goal, making it easier to take care of and look out for seniors. He's invented a wearable device called Tempo, the first designed for the elderly, which lends our activities of daily living and compiles these patterns into an individual's rhythm journal. Prior to CarePredict, he founded ContinuLink, an innovative home care medical staffing and hospice IT SaaS company, which he sold to Pecura in 2011. Innovation and healthcare have been constant themes throughout his career, and he's passionate about exploring and finding new ways to tackle problems. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • CarePredict (https://www.carepredict.com/) • Tempo (https://www.carepredict.com/tempo-demo/) • Predictive maintenance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predictive_maintenance) • Geoffrey Hinton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Hinton) • The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI by Fei-Fei Li (https://www.amazon.com/Worlds-See-Curiosity-Exploration-Discovery-ebook/dp/B0BPQSLVL6)   • Mechanical Turk (https://www.mturk.com/) • National Association for Home Care & Hospice (https://nahc.org/) • HomeCare100 (https://homecare100.com/) • 2024 Senior Living Executive Conference (https://www.argentum.org/event/2024-senior-living-executive-conference-expo/) • Leading Edge Conferences (https://www.leading-edge.us/our-work) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

This event is sponsored by Recursive Awesome (AI Strategy) & Lab651 (Custom AI Software Development) This month, we'll be diving into using Geometric Deep Learning in Product Design with Fatma Koçer-Poyraz! Physics-based simulations have been used successfully to speed up product design. These simulations predict the NVH, durability, aerodynamics, and electromagnetics performance of products among others. However, these simulations require lengthy model preparation and lengthy computations on expensive hardware. Hence design exploration that is required in concept design phases is not as accessible, leaving engineers with few design choices with trial-and-error to pursue rather than finding innovative, optimal designs that can be found through design exploration. One of the long-asked questions have been whether historical simulation data can be used to train machine learning models to be used for fast design exploration. However, this data is most likely not parametric, neither parametrizable. This is the challenge geometric deep learning solves. With geometric deep learning, we no longer need parametric or parametrizable datasets to train ML models. In this presentation, applications of geometric deep learning will be shown along with how it is productized in Altair physicsAI. Our speaker this month is Fatma Koçer-Poyraz, who has received a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Iowa in Structural Optimization. After graduation, she joined Visteon to develop processes for design optimization of structural and electromagnetic parts. In 2006, she started in Altair as Product Line Manager for Altair HyperWorks design exploration and optimization products. Currently she works as the Vice President for Engineering Data Science. In this role, she and her team work on engineering data science strategy, development, and execution which includes investigating and applying the latest technologies in the field, providing feedback to Altair software, and supporting customer projects. Fatma Kocer-Poyraz is one of the recipients of Crain’s 2019 Notable Women in STEM recognition. She is also the Vice-Chair for NAFEMS Engineering Data Science Working Group since 2021.

The conversation this week is with Nick Roseth (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickroseth/) . Nick is a visionary technologist positioned at the nexus of business technology and design. His 25 year career spans startups and Fortune 500 companies, where he has driven innovation and sustainable success. Nick leads efforts to harness emerging technologies such as spatial computing, which encompasses augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence, hardware, and SaaS. His work cuts across diverse industries, including healthcare, finance, and construction. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Nick is an influential public speaker and a staunch advocate for emerging technologies. He's done a TEDx talk on bringing tech jobs to rural America and was the creator of DocuMNtary, a forum exploring tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. And if that wasn't enough, he's the chapter president of VR/AR Minneapolis as he continues to champion the integration of technology in community development. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Nick Roseth’s Ted Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIcFPG4d5g) • DocuMNtary (https://documntary.com/) • VR/AR Minneapolis (https://www.thevrara.com/minneapolis) • Microsoft HoloLens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_HoloLens) • Explore Design (https://explore.design/) • Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers (https://www.amazon.com/Diffusion-Innovations-5th-Everett-Rogers/dp/0743222091/) • Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore (https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Chasm-3rd-Disruptive-Mainstream/dp/0062292986) • Human Factors Psychology (http://www.masters-in-psychology.net/faq/what-is-human-factors-psychology/) • A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins (https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Brains-New-Theory-Intelligence/dp/1541675819) • Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl-ebook/dp/B009U9S6FI) • The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman (https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Wave-Technology-Twenty-first-Centurys/dp/0593593952) • Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI (https://www.amazon.com/Co-Intelligence-Living-Working-Ethan-Mollick/dp/059371671X) • Action Research Collaborative - Cornell University (https://arc.bctr.cornell.edu/) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

The conversation this week is with Zach Hatch (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyhatch/) . Zach is an AI and automation engineer at Gemini, an advanced marketing solutions company in Edina, Minnesota. He specializes in building custom AI automation systems for businesses, marketing agencies, and anyone in need of optimizing through automated efficiencies. Additionally, he has real-world experience in building automated project management systems, social media accounts, note-taking transcribers, content generators, and much, much more. Before his current role, he was at Dream Home Furniture and Mattress, where he led and managed all aspects of marketing and technology. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Gemini: Advanced Marketing Solutions (https://geminiams.com/) • Zapier (https://zapier.com/) • Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com/) • TLDR Newsletter (https://tldr.tech/) • Northlandtackle.com (http://northlandtackle.com) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

The conversation this week is with Lori Ryan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/loridruskinryan/) . Lori is the creator of Lorignite.com (http://lorignite.com) an artificial intelligence hub aimed at making AI more accessible. Additionally, with more than 20 years of experience in local TV news production, she's honed her skills in identifying and conveying what people care about in an easy to understand manner. And this skill set has allowed her to curate content on Laurie Ignite and help people navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI. Her extensive background in IT project management includes working with Fortune 100 companies across the globe, Implementing technology solutions and managing complex projects. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • Lorignite.com (http://lorignite.com) • The Mel Robbins Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mel-robbins-podcast/id1646101002) • The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins (https://www.melrobbins.com/5secondrule) • AISALON (https://aisalon.ai/) • Lab651 (https://lab651.com/) • AI Futures An Anthology by Kyle Shannon (https://www.amazon.com/AI-Futures-Anthology-Cyndi-Coon/dp/B0CT5HLWJV) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)

The conversation this week is with Rajeev Bukralia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bukralia/) . Rajeev holds the position of a tenured associate professor and the graduate coordinator in the Department of Computer Information Science at Minnesota State University, Mankato.He specializes in AI data science and IT strategies and serves as the founding director for the MS Data Science program. He's also currently focused on investigating responsible AI including the ethical implications and XAI Otherwise known as explainable AI. He is the founder and advisor of Dream, a prominent student organization focused on AI and data science, which has over 300 members. His commitment to student success and professional contributions have been recognized through various fellowships and awards. including the Minnesota State Outstanding Educator Award. If you are interested in learning about how AI is being applied across multiple industries, be sure to join us at a future AppliedAI Monthly meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) and help support us so we can make future Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) non-profit events! • Emerging Technologies North (https://emtechnorth.org/) • AppliedAI Meetup (https://appliedai.mn/) Resources and Topics Mentioned in this Episode • DREAM (https://cset.mnsu.edu/youbelong/student-organizations/dream/) • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (https://www.darpa.mil/program/explainable-artificial-intelligence) • ACID framework (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACID) • Base Framework (https://chenhuijing.com/blog/intro-to-base-framework/) • Hadoop Ecosystem (https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2022/10/hadoop-ecosystem/) • Spark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Spark) • The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman (https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Wave-Technology-Twenty-first-Centurys/dp/0593593952)   • Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition (https://www.mudac.org/) Enjoy! Your host, Justin Grammens (https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/)