Interview

AECOM Interview: Generative AI's influence on Automation

AECOM Interview: Generative AI's influence on Automation


Exclusive Interview

Watch the interview with Cristina Duta, Director of Intelligent Automation, Global Business Services at AECOM.


In this exclusive interview Ms. Duta answered the following questions:

  • As a Director of Intelligent Automation at AECOM, could you provide insights into why understanding GenAI's adaptive role within intelligent automation is crucial in today's digital landscape?
  • In your presentation, you will talk about GenAI's adaptive algorithms, continuous learning loops, predictive precision, and contextual understanding. How do these capabilities revolutionize automation's responsiveness and decision-making capabilities?
  • Integrating GenAI to foster self-learning loops within automation systems is highlighted. How does this continuous learning aspect contribute to improving adaptability to dynamic environments?
  • GenAI's ability to comprehend context nuances can be used to refine automation's decision-making. Can you share specific instances where GenAI has demonstrated this capability, leading to nuanced data interpretation?
  • There's a debate over whether Gen AI will augment existing processes or disrupt them completely. What is your perspective on this, based on your experience and observations in the field?
  • What are the risks associated with fully relying on Gen AI for automation, and how can organizations mitigate these risks effectively?
  • Can you share any implemented use cases of Gen AI in automation? What were some unexpected challenges, and how were they addressed?
  • What part of the conference are you looking forward to most personally?


Watch the interview for free.



Navigating Challenges in Integrating LLMs - Interview with Dr. Bogdan Pirvu, Novomatic

Navigating Challenges in Integrating LLMs - Interview with Dr. Bogdan Pirvu, Novomatic


Navigating Challenges in Integrating LLMs - Interview with Dr. Bogdan Pirvu, Novomatic


At this years edition of the Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation Summit Dr. Bogdan Pirvu will speak about:

  • LLM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: HOW TO USE CHATGPT AND OTHER LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS TO BUILD RELIABLE SYSTEMS
  • PROMPT ENGINEERING FOR INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS
  • and join the panel discussion on ADVANCES IN GEN AI AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN AUTOMATION


We asked him to answer the following questions in his interview in the build-up to the exceptional event:

  • Integrating LLMs into larger applications can present challenges in terms of predictability and maintainability. Can you elaborate on some of these challenges and their implications for application development?
  • You will talk about a framework to deal with the challenges. Could you outline some key components of this framework and how it addresses the predictability and maintainability concerns?
  • From your perspective, will Generative AI be augmenting existing processes or disrupting them completely?
  • How can organizations assess whether their data is ready for leveraging Gen AI effectively, and what steps can they take to ensure data readiness?
  • Looking ahead, what do you envision as the future of Generative AI and its applications in automation? Are there any emerging trends or technologies that you believe will shape the evolution of this field?
  • What part of the conference are you looking forward to most personally?


Read the interview for free.

Vistaprint's 15-year automation journey - Interview with Dr. Jannik Podlesny

Vistaprint's 15-year automation journey - Interview with Dr. Jannik Podlesny


Exclusive Interview

Dr. Jannik Podlesny is Principal, Data & Analytics for Cimpress/Vistaprint. An engineer by heart, with a passion for computer science, he engages in research around data privacy and profiling at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, contributing to numerous publicationsand patents in this field. Prior to joining Vista, Jannik worked as Associate Director at McKinsey, living in New York, and now enjoys the vibes of Berlin. 


In this exclusive interview he answered the questions: 

  • Can you provide a brief introduction to your role at Vistaprint and your involvement in the journey of end-to-end automation for customized product creation in manufacturing?
  • Reflecting on Vistaprint's 15-year journey with end-to-end automation, what were the key milestones and challenges faced during this transformative process?
  • How has the landscape of customized product creation in manufacturing evolved parallel to automation technologies and where is this evolution headed?
  • With 1200 data streams processing different sensor data, handling 9.5B JSON event messages per day, and involving 3000 active users, how did Vistaprint manage the complexity of such a vast amount of data?
  • Can you share any insights into the data architecture and infrastructure that supported this scale of data processing?
  • Can you share any lessons learned that might be valuable for other organizations looking to embark on a similar automation journey?
  • What are you hoping will participants take away from your presentation at the IAAI 2024?
  • In your panel talk “EXPLORING APPROACHES TO SCALING INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION” with Schaeffler and DFCG you will speak about the aspect of sustainability which is becoming increasingly important. Which sustainability efforts are you making within Vistaprint's operations?
  • How does Vistaprint approach the training and development of its workforce to ensure alignment with the evolving landscape of automation technologies?


Watch the full interview for free by clicking on the button.



Video Interview with Nico Bitzer from Bots and People

Video Interview with Nico Bitzer from Bots and People

Nico Bitzer, the CEO of Bots and People, is a passionate automation leader in the industry, responsible of an amazing company growth curve at Bots and People as well as helping other enterprises in their own automation journey. We were curious at how he is managing all that, so we didn´t only invite him to speak on our 7th Intelligent Automation & Artificial Intelligence conference in June, but also arranged a video interview with him for your consideration!

Interview: Sharpening an axe before cutting a tree... preparation and kick-off of IA

Interview: Sharpening an axe before cutting a tree... preparation and kick-off of IA

In this Interview Anna Alechno, Global Process Excellence and Intelligent Automation Lead at Pepsico, outlines challenges, strategies and lessons learned on her automation journey. 

Interview: Process Mining as the Enabler for Evidence-Based Automation, AI and ML

Interview: Process Mining as the Enabler for Evidence-Based Automation, AI and ML

Prof.dr.ir. Wil van der Aalst is a full professor at RWTH Aachen University, leading the Process and Data Science (PADS) group. He is also the Chief Scientist at Celonis, part-time affiliated with the Fraunhofer FIT, and a member of the Board of Governors of Tilburg University. He also has unpaid professorship positions at Queensland University of Technology (since 2003) and the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e). Currently, he is also a distinguished fellow of Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento, deputy CEO of the Internet of Production (IoP) Cluster of Excellence, co-director of the RWTH Center for Artificial Intelligence. His research interests include process mining, Petri nets, business process management, workflow automation, simulation, process modeling, and model-based analysis. Many of his papers are highly cited (he is one of the most-cited computer scientists in the world and has an H-index of 167 according to Google Scholar with over 127,000 citations), and his ideas have influenced researchers, software developers, and standardization committees working on process support. He previously served on the advisory boards of several organizations, including Fluxicon, Celonis, ProcessGold/UiPath, and aiConomix. Van der Aalst received honorary degrees from the Moscow Higher School of Economics (Prof. h.c.), Tsinghua University, and Hasselt University (Dr. h.c.). He is also an IFIP Fellow, IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, and an elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities, the Academy of Europe, and the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. In 2018, he was awarded an Alexander-von-Humboldt Professorship.