15 June, 2026 Listen Now

The New Analytics in the Age of AI

Usama Fayyad speaks with Tom Davenport –   Distinguished Professor of IT and Management at Babson College, Faculty Director at C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Research Fellow at MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. Tune in to hear Tom discuss the role of analytics in AI, his concern for the future of entry-level workers, as well as his views on the importance of well curate...

27 February, 2025 Listen Now

Healthspan, AI, and Epidemics

Usama Fayyad speaks with Larry Brilliant – American Physician, Epidemiologist, Technologist, Author. Tune in to hear Larry discuss his history in epidemiology, his time spent on the WHO Smallpox Eradication Program for SE Asia, as well as his views on the applications and limitations of data and AI in predicting outbreaks. Speaker’s Name: Larry Brilliant Speaker Bio:  Larry Brilliant is a renowned...

15 August, 2024 Listen Now

Network Science And AI

Usama Fayyad speaks with Alessandro Vespignani – Sternberg Family Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University. Tune in to hear Alessandro discuss his history in network science and AI, and hear his views on complex systems, the high dimensionality of network data, and the applications of AI in network science. Speaker’s name: Alessandro Vespignani Speaker Bio:  Alex Vespignani is th...

11 April, 2024 Listen Now

 How Data Happened and AI Implications

Usama Fayyad speaks with Chris Wiggins – Associate Professor at Columbia University and Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times. Tune in to hear Chris discuss his history in data and AI, and hear his views on social physics, generative AI, and experiential AI. Speaker’s name: Chris Wiggins Speaker Bio: Chris Wiggins received a B.A. in Physics with a minor in Math from Columbia College i...

7 June, 2023 Listen Now

AI in Computational Medicine

Usama Fayyad speaks with Rai Winslow – Director of Life Science and Medical Research at The Roux Institute. Tune in to hear Rai discuss his history in life sciences, medicine, Computational Medicine, and hear his views on the limitations of AI-based approaches. Speaker’s name: Rai Winslow Speaker Bio: Raimond Winslow is a world-renowned leader in computational medicine, which applies math...

20 April, 2023 Listen Now

AI, NLP, and ChatGPT

Usama Fayyad speaks with Kenneth Church – professor of the practice at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. Tune in to hear Kenneth discuss his history in Information Retrieval, NLP, and search technology, and hear his views on the interest surrounding ChatGPT. Speaker’s name: Kenneth Church Speaker Bio: Kenneth Church is professor of the practice at the Khoury Co...

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