Rodrigo Monroy

AI in drug development

Without a doubt, artificial intelligence could be very helpful in many areas of the healthcare industry. One such example is Lark, the personal health coach chatbot app. Julia Hu, CEO and co-founder of Lark Technologies, gave us an overview of the app, and its impact on people’s lives is evident. One can quickly see that… Read more AI in drug development

Big Data and healthcare

Data is being generated at a rapidly growing pace. IBM claims that 90% of the data in the world has been generated in the last two years, or in other words, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day [1]. This data holds a lot of value for many different industries, as it contains… Read more Big Data and healthcare

Industry 4.0

When we think about the applications of the Internet of Things (IoT), we mainly think about how it can affect our daily lives, like in the “movie night” scenario presented by Sony’s VP of business development, Nick Colsey. In this example, one could lower the shades of the house, dim the lights, raise the temperature… Read more Industry 4.0

AI: where it's at and where it's headed

Over the past few years, artificial intelligence has been a hot topic surrounded by excitement and uncertainty regarding how the rise of intelligent machines could change our lives. When most people think about AI, they tend to picture a supercomputer capable of performing any given task considerably better and faster than any human could. Having… Read more AI: where it's at and where it's headed

California's open data endeavor

Chris Cruz, deputy director and deputy chief information officer for the state of California, talked about the current technology-wise projects the state has, such as the consolidation of the state’s many data centers into only a few, the implementation of cloud technology, cybersecurity, and the open data and transparency initiatives. In this post, I will… Read more California's open data endeavor