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Nikita Johnson

Nikita Johnson

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The World's First Cognition Platform to Power the Future of AI
Deep Learning

The World's First Cognition Platform to Power the Future of AI

"The final missing piece in AI is Visual Cognition and Understanding. In order for this dream to be realized, it takes more than winning scores at classifying ImageNet."At the Deep Learning Summit...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
11 January 2017
Some of my favourite RE•WORK interviews from 2016
Deep Learning

Some of my favourite RE•WORK interviews from 2016

It's been another busy year at RE•WORK! We've expanded into new topics including Machine Intelligence, Virtual Assistants, Deep Learning in Healthcare and Deep Learning in Finance, in locations including Singapore, New York...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
29 December 2016
Is Your Organization Ready for Machine Learning?
Big Data

Is Your Organization Ready for Machine Learning?

As data science has become increasingly popular, many organizations rush to hire Machine Learning experts without laying the proper foundation to ensure their success, including creating proper database architecture, building out essential data...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
19 December 2016
Exploring the Latest Machine Learning Trends & Techniques
Deep Learning

Exploring the Latest Machine Learning Trends & Techniques

Last month we held our first New York event! The Machine Intelligence Summit explored the latest advancements in AI and machine learning, from the theory of new technologies to their real-world applications.  Over...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
25 November 2016
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Special Offer On ALL Summits!
Deep Learning

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Special Offer On ALL Summits!

To celebrate Black Friday & Cyber Monday we're putting on a special offer for a limited time! The offer starts today and applies to ALL summits. Simply enter the code CYBER20 at the...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
23 November 2016
Future Energy Storage: Biofuels & Batteries Collide
Energy

Future Energy Storage: Biofuels & Batteries Collide

For intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, are to be used as reliable power souces, we must have an efficient energy storage system in place. How can we apply...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
21 November 2016
Coming Soon: Data Science for IoT at Oxford University
Big Data

Coming Soon: Data Science for IoT at Oxford University

Responding to the global talent drought of data scientists, Oxford University’s CPD Centre launches its new course Data Science for the Internet of Things (IoT) in January 2017.“Connected devices and the...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
18 November 2016
Creating Places Where Smart Energy Systems Can Thrive
Energy

Creating Places Where Smart Energy Systems Can Thrive

Vital to a low carbon future, smart energy systems also form a central pillar of most smart city visions. But there is a yawning gap between the rhetoric and current practice that needs...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
16 November 2016
Interview: Beena Ammanath, VP of Data & Analytics at GE
Big Data

Interview: Beena Ammanath, VP of Data & Analytics at GE

We interview leading women in STEM to learn more about how we can all work to make science and technology industries more inclusive. How can more women be encouraged to work in these...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
15 November 2016
Catalyzing Deep Learning’s Impact in the Enterprise
Deep Learning

Catalyzing Deep Learning’s Impact in the Enterprise

Deep learning is in the early stages of unlocking tremendous economic value outside its impact in large technology companies. While the algorithms have revolutionized consumer experiences in domains as varied as speech interfaces,...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
10 November 2016
Energy Shift: Reinventing the UK Electricity Grid
Energy

Energy Shift: Reinventing the UK Electricity Grid

The UK electricity grid is under stress, and at peak times, it's forced to use the oldest, most-pollutant and expensive power stations to meet the demand.Graham Oakes founded Upside Energy after successful...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
8 November 2016
Learning to Rank with Deep Visual Semantic Features
Machine Learning

Learning to Rank with Deep Visual Semantic Features

Search is an important problem for modern e-commerce platforms such as Etsy. As a result, the task of ranking search results automatically is a multi-billion dollar machine learning problem.  At the Machine Intelligence...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
2 November 2016
How Can Machine Learning Create a Smarter Grid?
Energy

How Can Machine Learning Create a Smarter Grid?

Across the globe, energy systems are changing and creating unprecedented challenges for the organisations tasked with ensuring the lights stay on. In the UK, National Grid is facing shrinking margins, looming capacity shortages...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
31 October 2016
Democratising Deep Learning: The Data Delusion
Big Data

Democratising Deep Learning: The Data Delusion

Neil Lawrence is Senior Principal Scientist at Amazon, and Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Sheffield. His main technical research interest is machine learning through probabilistic models, with focuses on both...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
26 October 2016
Talking Tech & Equality With the CEO of Women Who Code
Coding

Talking Tech & Equality With the CEO of Women Who Code

Ada Lovelace was a 19th-century mathematician and writer, who worked to create and program the world’s first computer. Today, she is still celebrated as a pioneer in science and technology, and a...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
23 October 2016
Reinventing Energy: Renewables vs. Fossil Fuels
Energy

Reinventing Energy: Renewables vs. Fossil Fuels

By 2020, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar will be cheap and easy to manage. Technological advances, environmental concerns and political backing will drive their adoption around the world.Renewable energy...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
17 October 2016
Video Interview With SwiftKey Founder & CTO Ben Medlock
Deep Learning

Video Interview With SwiftKey Founder & CTO Ben Medlock

As co-founder and CTO of SwiftKey, Ben Medlock invented the intelligent keyboard for smartphones and tablets that has transformed typing on touchscreens. SwiftKey's smart typing technology learns from each user to more accurately...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
13 October 2016
Are We Entering a Renewable Energy Tipping Point?
Energy

Are We Entering a Renewable Energy Tipping Point?

Energy, the world’s largest industry, is currently undergoing a revolution. A switch towards renewable energy sources from the traditional fossil fuels we have relied upon to advance industrial and economic growth is...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
11 October 2016
How Can We Inspire More Women to Work in STEM?
Women in Tech

How Can We Inspire More Women to Work in STEM?

Ada Lovelace was a 19th-century mathematician and writer, who worked to create and program the world’s first computer. Today, she is still celebrated as a pioneer in science and technology, and a...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
10 October 2016
Top 10 Topics Not To Be Missed at the Machine Intelligence Summit
Deep Learning

Top 10 Topics Not To Be Missed at the Machine Intelligence Summit

The artificial intelligence market is growing rapidly, and companies are now looking to invest in technologies that can help them gain a competitive edge in business. What are the latest breakthroughs in machine...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
6 October 2016
Computational Sustainability: Mapping Poverty with AI
Machine Learning

Computational Sustainability: Mapping Poverty with AI

Policies for sustainable development can entail complex decisions about balancing environmental, economic, and societal needs, and making these decisions in an informed way presents significant computational challenges.  Modern AI techniques combined with new...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
4 October 2016
Should We Give Chatbots Their Own Personalities?
Neural Networks

Should We Give Chatbots Their Own Personalities?

Today, we have machines that assemble cars, make candy bars, defuse bombs, and a myriad of other things. They can dispense our drinks, facilitate our bank deposits, and find the movies we want...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
2 October 2016
Why Genomic Medicine Needs Deep Learning
Deep Learning

Why Genomic Medicine Needs Deep Learning

Brendan Frey is Co-founder and CEO of Deep Genomics, a company that aims to develop machine learning technologies to transform precision medicine, genetic testing, diagnostics and the development of therapies. His group has...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
30 September 2016
What Did You Miss at the Deep Learning Summit Last Week?
Big Data

What Did You Miss at the Deep Learning Summit Last Week?

On 22-23 September, over 500 founders, CTOs, business leaders, software engineers and entrepreneurs came together at the 2nd annual Deep Learning Summit in London, to explore the latest advancements in deep learning methods,...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
27 September 2016
Extracting Customer Insights with Machine Learning
Deep Learning

Extracting Customer Insights with Machine Learning

In its relatively short lifetime, Airbnb has had over 100 million guests, with over 40 million of those occurring in the past year. Naturally, this exponential growth is a challenge to deal with...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
20 September 2016
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