Priyank Mohan is the Head of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics at Excelacom. A senior strategist, thought leader and program/product manager, Mohan has worked in artificial intelligence, big data, machine learning, cognitive technologies, digital transformation, marketing technologies, CRM, data science, search, EDW and BI. He was also the Head of Product Management and Head of Strategic Solutions for Silicon Valley product companies in the artificial intelligence, cognitive, and machine learning spaces. Prior to joining Excelacom, Mohan has held senior technology management positions at, and consulted with, large Wall Street firms, telecom, pharma, and hi-tech companies. He has assisted organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies in all areas including strategy, innovation, product management and strategy, program management, digital transformation, developing roadmaps, managing complex programs, growth acceleration, business strategy, ideation sessions, business planning, market research, product marketing, and business development.
Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more focused on performing a single task very smartly rather than providing a comprehensive solution covering many areas that require intelligence. Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2020, AI will be pervasive in almost every new software product and service and that it will be a top five investment priority for more than 30 percent of CIOs. Today’s AI in the communications service provider (CSP) space is primarily focused on machine learning—a branch of artificial intelligence that focuses on the development of intelligent computer programs with the capacity to predict. These programs can learn autonomously by training themselves using historical data and can improve when exposed to new data.
Read moreArtificial Intelligence. The words themselves sound complex, and that may be off-putting to communications service providers (CSPs) struggling to determine how AI might help their business grow. There are so many questions for service providers … Why should you care about AI? Why now? What are some of your peers doing in the AI space? What are the challenges and barriers in adoption of AI? Where should you start?
Read moreAI in the service provider space today is primarily focused on machine learning — a branch of AI that focuses on the development of intelligent computer programs that can predict future events more effectively than humans. These types of programs autonomously train themselves using historical data and can self-improve when exposed to new data.
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