Retail

December 12, 2023

Developing Computer Vision Applications in Data Scarce Environments

Introduction In today’s digital era, computer vision stands as a transformative technology, driving innovations across diverse sectors including healthcare, automotive, agriculture, and retail. The crux of these advancements hinges on the availability of vast and varied datasets, essential for training accurate and reliable machine learning models. However, not… Read More

May 5, 2020

Bottlenecks in Supply Chains & How AI Can Help

During this panel, industry experts (showed above) discussed the impact of COVID-19 on AI on Supply Chains. We’ve included a short transcription of the panel, beginning at 28:40 of the webinar. https://youtu.be/nfen43AwlnU?t=1720 Watch the full webinar here. Kermit Threatte, Wayfair: What are some of the biggest bottlenecks in our supply… Read More

May 4, 2020

How COVID-19 is Impacting the State of AI in Supply Chains

During this panel, industry experts (showed above) discussed the impact of COVID-19 on AI on Supply Chains. We’ve included a short transcription of the panel, beginning at 11:25 of the webinar. https://youtu.be/nfen43AwlnU Watch the full webinar here. Kermit Threatte, Wayfair: So for this first question is: COVID-19 led to dramatic… Read More

March 10, 2020

Machine Learning for Pricing and Inventory Optimization @ Macy’s

Jolene MorkSenior Data ScientistMacy’s   Iain StittData ScientistMacy’s   Bhagyesh PhanseVP, Data ScienceMacy’s Overview In this presentation a team of Data Scientists, Bhagyesh Phanse (VP), Jolen Mork (Senior DS), and Iain Stitt (DS), from Macy’s discuss the challenges and solutions reached in product forecasting… Read More

March 10, 2020

Machine Learning in Production: From Research to the Customer

Ameen KazerouniLead Data ScientistZappos Overview In this presentation Ameen Kazerouni, the Lead Data Scientist at Zappos, walks through the entire process of developing a proper machine learning process that can be scaled and deployed to solve business problems. Ameen began his own journey in the Biomedical Informatics but… Read More

March 10, 2020

Chatbot & Human-to-Human Transition

Rich Hultman Senior UX Manager – Services & Strategic Growth Office Best Buy To be discussed: Chatbot benefits for a decade-old chat application, and how these sessions provide agents with improved customer interactions. The right mix for human hand-off and user expectations  The importance of channel expertise, automated… Read More

March 10, 2020

We Need to Talk About AI Ethics

Linda Leopold Head of AI Policy H&M Introduction Linda leads the work on sustainable and ethical AI at H&M, including delving into such questions as “what does ‘responsible AI’ mean for a retail company?” and “what is the connection between AI and sustainability?” Also: “how do we get… Read More

March 10, 2020

Using the Data You Have to Get the Data You Want

Ryan Kee Director – Innovation, AI WalMart Introduction Points to Address: Looking at data not so much from a tech standpoint but from a process standpoint How can we use data from the back door to the front door? Considering availability: how can we create the product our… Read More