DTU Skylab: Applied AI Lunch Talk

Talk 1 

Get Access to Public Sector Datasets

A lack of suitable data is a typical bottleneck for AI projects in both industry and academia. Come learn about how the service “Datavejviser.dk” and its underlying metadata catalogue make it easier to find available data from the Danish public sector. Martin Skovbjerg Jensen will provide insights about how his team can help you navigate the database and find the relevant datasets for your purpose. Additionally, the “Datavejviser.dk” team is open to user feedback and welcomes your input on what public sector data would be of most value to you.  

 

Speaker 1

Martin Skovbjerg Jensen, Project Lead at Danish Data Portal (Datavejviser.dk)

Working at the Agency for Digital Government since 2017, Martin has been the project lead on Datavejviser.dk for the last few years. He and his colleagues work to make it easier to find, assess, and re-use data from the public sector. User feedback helps his team prioritize their efforts in terms of future datasets – so do reach out!

 

Talk 2

Using AI to Design Smarter DNA for the Future of Biotechnology

Technology and economic drivers of modern biotechnology include AI as well as the automated reading and writing of DNA. Along with the popularization of advanced genetic engineering approaches, e.g. CRISPR, a new era of bioengineering has begun where we are no longer limited by the “cut and paste” of naturally occurring genes and sequences, but rather by our ability to design novel functional DNA, engineered genomes, and synthetic organisms. AI approaches used by Tailwind Biotech are addressing specific design challenges used for engineering improved protein production in host organisms.

 

Speaker 2

Christopher Workman, CSO and Co-founder of Tailwind Biotech

After 20 years of academic research in systems and synthetic biology, Chris transitioned to the startup world when he co-founded Tailwind Biotech. He led the Fungal Systems Biology group at DTU Bioengineering for much of his time at DTU, where he has applied computational and systems biology to problems in applied biotechnology.

 

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