In this episode of the Bak Up Podcast, I welcome researcher of Sheffield University Cristian Gherhes to discuss about the challenges and the opportunities of professional services firms like law and accounting firms adopting new technologies and A.I. specifically.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgherhes/
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WiqiQq0AAAAJ&hl=en
University website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/management/people/research-associates/cristian-gherhes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cristiangherhes?lang=el
NextGenPSF project website and webinar info:  http://nextgenpsf.co.uk

In this episode of the Bak Up Log series I take a moment to discuss about what is explainable A.I., the current approaches and how we should steer research.

In this episode of the Bak Up Podcast Intel's Mohammad Fawaz joins the show to discuss high performance computing and how it is achieved through heterogeneous computing and Intel oneAPI.

Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-fawaz-4a44311b/?originalSubdomain=ca
Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=drOhZAQAAAAJ&hl=en
oneAPI: https://software.intel.com/content/www/us/en/develop/tools/oneapi.html

In this episode of the Bak Up Podcast, I welcome professor of Yorkville University Pavlos Gkasis to discuss about the challenges of setting up A.I. business initiatives in Canada.

Pavlos's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavlos-gkasis-4827a59/?originalSubdomain=ca
Pavlos's webpage: https://gkasis.weebly.com/
Pavlos's publications: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2014712994_Pavlos_Gkasis 

In this episode of  the Bak Up Podcast I am discussing with Zissis Poulos, a distinguished researcher and dear friend,  the state of A.I. and blockchain in finance. 
Links:
Zissis's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zissis-poulos-52b4b08/?originalSubdomain=ca
Zissis's scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iAkaIugAAAAJ&hl=en

The first ever Bak Up Podcast is here! This is the first episode of the Bak Up Log series also!

In this episode I am sharing my thoughts about RegTech in the financial sector. Regulatory bodies like OSFI govern the financial institutions of Canada and in the recent years that interaction has been challenged by technology startups. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are set to disrupt a lot of industries and processes and regulatory procedures are not an exception. 

Links:
Financial regulators of Canada: https://research.osc.gov.on.ca/globalreg/cdnreg
3 Lines of Defence IIA position paper: https://na.theiia.org/standards-guidance/Public%20Documents/PP%20The%20Three%20Lines%20of%20Defense%20in%20Effective%20Risk%20Management%20and%20Control.pdf
RegTech review from Deloitte: https://www2.deloitte.com/lu/en/pages/technology/articles/regtech-companies-compliance.html#tab2