Paul Pierotti, Catriona Campbell and Dan J Diasio, EY

EY opens AI centre of excellence

Adapt collaboration to focus on Big Data, AI, smart automation, VR/AR and advanced analytics
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Paul Pierotti, Catriona Campbell and Dan J Diasio, EY

29 September 2022

EY has today launched AI Labs, a excellence offering clients access to game changing capabilities in Big Data, AI, smart automation, VR/AR and advanced analytics. EY Ireland’s expanding data analytics and technology consulting team, encompassing 220 people, will run and manage AI Labs to deploy a set of advanced technology client solutions and highly specialised client services. The skills and resources provided through AI Labs will ultimately equip organisations with the resources, tools, and insights they need to drive growth and market leading innovation.

Run in collaboration with the EY wavespace innovation centre, AI Labs introduces a host of services to clients across maturity assessment, strategy, solution deployment, business training, rapid prototyping and solution development.

Speaking at an event to launch the AI Labs today, Paul Pierotti, EY Ireland partner, data analytics & emerging technology said: “AI and smart automation present endless opportunities for organisations to solve complex issues in their respective industries. By adopting these technologies and embedding them in their operational models, organisations will find themselves at the forefront of positive industry and societal change. By taking the necessary measures to adopt these technologies Irish organisations will be set on a new path of digital optimisation and success. AI Labs at EY epitomises the value we place on innovation as a firm as reflected in the ongoing expansion of our vibrant technology consulting business.”

To ensure AI Labs is supported with the advanced research, skills, and insights it needs to thrive, EY will enter into a four-year strategic collaboration with Adapt, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for AI-driven digital content technology. The collaboration will consist of a portfolio of collaborative projects, initially co-funding two PhD students in 2022 but scaling to include research fellowships, targeted projects and other collaborations. Research will be focused on initial use cases in data governance, customer content & engagement, intelligent supply chain & manufacturing, and sustainability.

Declan McKibben, executive director of Adapt, said: “The Adapt centre brings together the best researchers in human-centric AI across eight universities in Ireland to drive AI adoption and innovation here in Ireland and internationally. By building and valuing strong relationships with academic institutions, the innovation ecosystem, and businesses, we ensure that knowledge transfer can happen much more rapidly in line with the pace of innovation today. This partnership signals a new strategic approach to our engagement with EY which will nurture talent, drive innovation and turn good ideas into great solutions for tomorrow.”

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