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Ongoing perspectives at the intersection of how and why people make food choices, the grocery industry, and technology
Henry Michaelson and Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin conclude their discussion on Recommender Systems and, specifically, about Machine and Deep Learning within the Food Domain and how and why Halla is approaching the challenge with purpose.
About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/
About Alexander Tuzhilin
Alexander is a leading expert in personalization, recommender systems, data mining, and CRM and an NYU Stern School of Business professor of information systems. He serves on the boards of the ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, the INFORMS Journal on Computing and the Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Journal. Dr. Tuzhilin’s patents and expertise have been utilized by Facebook, Google, and other notable technology leaders. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and the Financial Times. Dr. Tuzhilin helps ensure that Halla’s recommendation and personalization science is the best in the industry.https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-tuzhilin-a67b1/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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Henry Michaelson and Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin continue their discussion on Recommender Systems and how the Food Domain is so different in context and practice than any other domain, lending itself to unique and innovative AI strategies.
About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/
About Alexander Tuzhilin
Alexander is a leading expert in personalization, recommender systems, data mining, and CRM and an NYU Stern School of Business professor of information systems. He serves on the boards of the ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, the INFORMS Journal on Computing and the Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Journal. Dr. Tuzhilin’s patents and expertise have been utilized by Facebook, Google, and other notable technology leaders. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and the Financial Times. Dr. Tuzhilin helps ensure that Halla’s recommendation and personalization science is the best in the industry.https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-tuzhilin-a67b1/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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Henry Michaelson and Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin provide an overview of how Recommender Systems work and some of the challenges in bringing intuitive recommendations into the grocery ecosystem.About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/
About Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin
Alexander is a leading expert in personalization, recommender systems, data mining, and CRM and an NYU Stern School of Business professor of information systems. He serves on the boards of the ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, the INFORMS Journal on Computing and the Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Journal. Dr. Tuzhilin’s patents and expertise have been utilized by Facebook, Google, and other notable technology leaders. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and the Financial Times. Dr. Tuzhilin helps ensure that Halla’s recommendation and personalization science is the best in the industry.https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-tuzhilin-a67b1/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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Grocery Aisle 7 is the final episode in this series, Henry Michaelson and Steve Yankovich move past substitutions to discuss the potential for AI to fully grasp the nuances of food preference.
About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/About Steve Yankovich
Steve is an investor, board member, and advisor for startups, public, and non-profit companies. He is a visionary inventor with a global patent portfolio of over 100 innovations in the consumer, mobile, and enterprise sectors. From 2009 to 2015, Steve built the global mobile business for the eBay family (eBay, PayPal, StubHub), established eBay inc. as the world’s largest mobile e-comm player, with $15B in sales volume, and was named a top 10 m-commerce chief by Internet Retailer. His practical experience at the cutting edge of innovation includes image recognition, code scanning, augmented reality, 3D printing, mobile positioning, personalization, companion shopping, and predictive analytics.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveyankovich/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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Grocery Aisle 5 is the first of three installments, featuring Halla Co-Founder and President, Henry Michaelson in conversation with Steve Yankovich, CXO of HomeValet, discussing the complexities of effective substitutions in the digital grocery ecosystem.
About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/About Steve Yankovich
Steve is an investor, board member, and advisor for startups, public, and non-profit companies. He is a visionary inventor with a global patent portfolio of over 100 innovations in the consumer, mobile, and enterprise sectors. From 2009 to 2015, Steve built the global mobile business for the eBay family (eBay, PayPal, StubHub), established eBay inc. as the world’s largest mobile e-comm player, with $15B in sales volume, and was named a top 10 m-commerce chief by Internet Retailer. His practical experience at the cutting edge of innovation includes image recognition, code scanning, augmented reality, 3D printing, mobile positioning, personalization, companion shopping, and predictive analytics.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveyankovich/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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Grocery Aisle 6 is the second of three installments, featuring Halla Co-Founder and President, Henry Michaelson in conversation with Steve Yankovich, CXO of HomeValet, discussing the intricacies of teaching machines to think like humans.
About Henry Michelson
With a background in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science, Henry has worked on a variety of projects that include a machine-learning algorithm to classify supernovae for the UC Berkeley Astrophysics department and a patented algorithm that has distributed over $7M in awards to mobile gamers. He is a member of Forbes magazine’s Technology Council and a regular guest in magazines and podcasts on AI and retail innovation. Henry’s day-to-day involves constantly improving Halla’s machine learning algorithm and leading internal technology operations. Outside of Halla, Henry was a touring guitarist for the blues band Joe Banks and Friends, as well as an actor with a speaking role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster comedy Project X.https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-michaelson-84573811b/About Steve Yankovich
Steve is an investor, board member, and advisor for startups, public, and non-profit companies. He is a visionary inventor with a global patent portfolio of over 100 innovations in the consumer, mobile, and enterprise sectors. From 2009 to 2015, Steve built the global mobile business for the eBay family (eBay, PayPal, StubHub), established eBay inc. as the world’s largest mobile e-comm player, with $15B in sales volume, and was named a top 10 m-commerce chief by Internet Retailer. His practical experience at the cutting edge of innovation includes image recognition, code scanning, augmented reality, 3D printing, mobile positioning, personalization, companion shopping, and predictive analytics.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveyankovich/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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In Grocery Aisle 4, Spencer Price and Brittain Ladd conclude their conversation talking about the costs, investment, and returns in the grocery industry's transformation to an intuitive digital experience.
About Spencer Price
As a sophomore at USC, Spencer asked the question we’ve all asked our friends before: “What should we eat?” The answer would eventually lead him to leave the university to co-found Halla.
As CEO, Spencer leads Halla’s strategic vision and value offering, and works to build Halla’s relationships with customers, vendors, and investors. Spencer is the recipient of a GenNext award from Progressive Grocer magazine recognizing young leaders of the Grocery Industry and a frequent speaker at retail industry events. He is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and has been featured in media including Today’s Grocer, Total Retail, Grocery Dive, and many more. Outside of work, Spencer can be found somewhere in the mountains — hiking, camping, or skiing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhprice/
About Brittian Ladd
Brittian is a strategist, supply chain, and logistics industry expert. He has appeared on every major network globally including CNN, Fox, BBC, and multiple stations in Japan, China, Russia, and Latin America. He is a contributor to such publications as Forbes, Observer, and numerous industry publications. His articles and opinions are valued by the media and the public. In 2013, he wrote a research paper titled A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths where he applied game theory to the global grocery industry. As a result of his research, he recommended that Amazon acquire Whole Foods. When Amazon did acquire Whole Foods in June 2017, news organizations globally linked to his paper. A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths is referred to as “the Bible of grocery retailing” and continues to be referenced and read globally.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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In Grocery Aisle 3, Spencer Price and Brittain Ladd are back discussing ways the industry is working to fit an entire grocery store inside your smartphone.
About Spencer Price
As a sophomore at USC, Spencer asked the question we’ve all asked our friends before: “What should we eat?” The answer would eventually lead him to leave the university to co-found Halla.
As CEO, Spencer leads Halla’s strategic vision and value offering, and works to build Halla’s relationships with customers, vendors, and investors. Spencer is the recipient of a GenNext award from Progressive Grocer magazine recognizing young leaders of the Grocery Industry and a frequent speaker at retail industry events. He is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and has been featured in media including Today’s Grocer, Total Retail, Grocery Dive, and many more. Outside of work, Spencer can be found somewhere in the mountains — hiking, camping, or skiing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhprice/
About Brittian Ladd
Brittian is a strategist, supply chain, and logistics industry expert. He has appeared on every major network globally including CNN, Fox, BBC, and multiple stations in Japan, China, Russia, and Latin America. He is a contributor to such publications as Forbes, Observer, and numerous industry publications. His articles and opinions are valued by the media and the public. In 2013, he wrote a research paper titled A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths where he applied game theory to the global grocery industry. As a result of his research, he recommended that Amazon acquire Whole Foods. When Amazon did acquire Whole Foods in June 2017, news organizations globally linked to his paper. A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths is referred to as “the Bible of grocery retailing” and continues to be referenced and read globally.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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In Grocery Aisle 2, Spencer Price and Brittain Ladd continue their conversation, focusing on how the grocery industry attempts to meet Gen Z's expectations of Everything Should Just... Work.
About Spencer Price
As a sophomore at USC, Spencer asked the question we’ve all asked our friends before: “What should we eat?” The answer would eventually lead him to leave the university to co-found Halla.
As CEO, Spencer leads Halla’s strategic vision and value offering, and works to build Halla’s relationships with customers, vendors, and investors. Spencer is the recipient of a GenNext award from Progressive Grocer magazine recognizing young leaders of the Grocery Industry and a frequent speaker at retail industry events. He is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and has been featured in media including Today’s Grocer, Total Retail, Grocery Dive, and many more. Outside of work, Spencer can be found somewhere in the mountains — hiking, camping, or skiing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhprice/
About Brittian Ladd
Brittian is a strategist, supply chain, and logistics industry expert. He has appeared on every major network globally including CNN, Fox, BBC, and multiple stations in Japan, China, Russia, and Latin America. He is a contributor to such publications as Forbes, Observer, and numerous industry publications. His articles and opinions are valued by the media and the public. In 2013, he wrote a research paper titled A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths where he applied game theory to the global grocery industry. As a result of his research, he recommended that Amazon acquire Whole Foods. When Amazon did acquire Whole Foods in June 2017, news organizations globally linked to his paper. A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths is referred to as “the Bible of grocery retailing” and continues to be referenced and read globally.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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In Grocery Aisle 1, Spencer Price and Brittain Ladd discuss the grocery industry's response to Gen Z's expectations of reliability. Hint: they are not close
About Spencer Price
As a sophomore at USC, Spencer asked the question we’ve all asked our friends before: “What should we eat?” The answer would eventually lead him to leave the university to co-found Halla.
As CEO, Spencer leads Halla’s strategic vision and value offering, and works to build Halla’s relationships with customers, vendors, and investors. Spencer is the recipient of a GenNext award from Progressive Grocer magazine recognizing young leaders of the Grocery Industry and a frequent speaker at retail industry events. He is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and has been featured in media including Today’s Grocer, Total Retail, Grocery Dive, and many more. Outside of work, Spencer can be found somewhere in the mountains — hiking, camping, or skiing.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerhprice/
About Brittian Ladd
Brittian is a strategist, supply chain, and logistics industry expert. He has appeared on every major network globally including CNN, Fox, BBC, and multiple stations in Japan, China, Russia, and Latin America. He is a contributor to such publications as Forbes, Observer, and numerous industry publications. His articles and opinions are valued by the media and the public. In 2013, he wrote a research paper titled A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths where he applied game theory to the global grocery industry. As a result of his research, he recommended that Amazon acquire Whole Foods. When Amazon did acquire Whole Foods in June 2017, news organizations globally linked to his paper. A Beautiful Way to Save Woolworths is referred to as “the Bible of grocery retailing” and continues to be referenced and read globally.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd/
Halla is the only human preference engine built exclusively for grocery, learn more at Halla.io
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