Dr Sebastian Schelter has been announced as the first manager of the AIRLab, the joint ICAI-Ahold Delhaize artificial intelligence industry lab, with effect from 1 April 2020. Dr Schelter, currently a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Data Science at New York University, will join the UvA’s Faculty of Science at Amsterdam Science Park. His appointment is the first made by Ahold Delhaize under their commitment to the Kickstart AI platform, which was announced in October 2019.
The AI for Retail (AIR) Lab Amsterdam is a joint UvA-Ahold Delhaize industry lab and conducts research into socially responsible algorithms that can be used to make recommendations to consumers and into transparent AI technology for managing goods flows. The research takes place at Albert Heijn and bol.com, both brands of Ahold Delhaize. In addition, AIRLab Amsterdam focuses on talent development tracks.
Schelter’s research focuses on the intersection of data management and machine learning. He has extensive experience in building real world systems for companies such as Amazon Research, Twitter, IBM Research and Zalando.
Schelter’s work with the AIRLab will focus on effectively managing vast quantities of data and enabling the deployment of algorithmic solutions. Such solutions include better forecasting product demand for stores and more efficient routing of trucks, both of which could reduce waste.
Kickstart AI is a platform aimed at boosting the AI ecosystem in the Netherlands by accelerating and promoting the development of AI technology and nurturing AI talent in the country. The platform is driven by five Dutch companies: Ahold Delhaize, ING, KLM, NS and Royal Philips. It is intended to add educational capacity, foster the development of the AI community in the Netherlands, and reiterate the position of the Netherlands as a competitive and relevant global AI hub.
The Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) is focused on the joint development of AI technology through industry labs with the business sector, government and knowledge institutes, and is based at Amsterdam’s Science Park.
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