Content of the 5th edition
The benchmark congress in the exploitation of large volumes of data changes its name to reflect the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence.
Dates: 17 October 2019
Edition: 5th
AI & Big Data Congress enjoyed the participation of the corporate vice president of Search & AI at Microsoft, Jordi Ribas. Researcher Soheil Keshmiri, from Japan’s Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, spoke about the physical interaction between people and robots.
Keynote speakers:

Jordi Ribas, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President
Jordi Ribas is Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Search & AI in the United States. In recent years, he has led many different product and engineering teams focused on AI-powered products such as Search, Speech and Vision services.

Dr. Soheil Keshmiri, lead researcher, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto.
My research focuses on the computational modelling of neurophysiological signals for the development of intelligent and interactive systems for the elderly.
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AUDITORIUM: STRATEGY & TRENDS
Jordi Ribas | MICROSOFT
Session MARKET, FORECASTS, CHALLENGES AND REFLECTIONS
Marc Torrent | BIG DATA COE
Session PITCH ELEVATOR
Alejandro Martínez| SDG
Víctor Cuevas | MINSAIT
Enrico Turchetti | SNOWFLAKE
Beatriz Fernández | DATAHACK
Marta Vilajoana | ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Gemma Batlle | EURECAT
Xavier Vidal | GRUPO ICA
Noelia Muñoz | INTROHIVE
Daniel Pérez | PAGE GROUP TECNOLOGÍA
Session SUCCESS STORIES I
Jenny Bermúdez | CAIXABANK
Ignacio Jiménez | MINSAIT
Vicent Ribas | EURECAT
Michael Donaldson | AJUNTAMENT DE BARCELONA
Session DATA CULTURE AND AGILITY IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
Lluís Anaya | CTTI. GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
August Mabilon i Miguel Romero | SDG GROUP
Eric Baldellou | PRIVALIA
Session KEYNOTE HUMAN-ROBOT PHYSICAL INTERACTION
Dr. Soheil Keshmiri | HIROSHI ISHIGURO LABORATORIES – ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL
BIG DATA TALENT AWARDS
Óscar Olcina | Guanyador categoria I “Projecte final de màster o postgrau”
Jordina Torrents | Guanyadora categoria II “Tesi doctoral”
Session SUCCESS STORIES II
Jordi Navarro | CLEVERDATA SOLUTIONS
Ignasi Puig de Dou | DATANCIA i Grainée Costigan | HP
Asier Rodríguez | OLOCIP
ROOM 1: TECH & DEVELOPMENT
Session EQUITY AND INTERPRETABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS
Carlos Castillo | UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
José A. Rodríguez-Serrano | BBVA DATA & ANALYTICS
Oleguer Sagarra | DRIBIA
Session PIONEERING FIELDS AND APPLICATIONS (STRONG AI)
Maryam Rahbaralam | BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER i Jaume Cardús | AIGÜES DE BARCELONA
Enrique Mora | NESTLÉ
Coen Artens | CVC
Session EFFECTIVE ARCHITECTURES, PLATFORMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Albert Zaragoza | WORLDSENSING
Antonio Martínez | SNOWFLAKE
Marc Planagumà | LIDL DIGITAL HUB
ROOM 2
Workshop 1: Antonio Martínez | SNOWFLAKE
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