DTU Skylab: Applied AI Lunch Talk

About Applied AI Lunch Talks

Applied AI Lunch Talks is an initiative designed to share insights on how AI is leveraged across various organizations to address significant challenges and create value in both business and society. Our guest speakers, who come from startups, SMEs, and large corporations, bring hands-on experience and practical knowledge about applying AI to solve complex problems within their organizations.

Talk 1

Unlocking data-driven innovation: how Lean Startup meets Agile to drive AI success at Danish Crown

AI and machine learning hold huge business potential — but adoption often creates complexity across R&D, quality assurance, and beyond. In this session, Danish Crown’s Head of Data Science shares how blending Lean Startup principles with Agile methods can unlock data-driven innovation from the bottom up. Discover how to balance structure with creativity, foster experimentation, and turn challenges into opportunities. With real-world lessons from Danish Crown’s journey, this talk offers practical insights on building an innovative culture that drives impact across industries.

Speaker

Francesc Joan Riera, Head of Data Science, Danish Crown 

Francesc Joan Riera has more than a decade worth of applied experience in computer vision and machine learning, as well as 7+ years in cloud development and project management. He has developed algorithms, ML models, and established MLOPs practices at Terma A/S, the LEGO Group, and Danish Crown A/S. 

Talk 2

AI Before Birth: Rethinking Prenatal Care

Talk description coming soon.

Speaker

Aasa Feragen, Professor at DTU Compute

Professor Aasa Feragen is at DTU Compute and co-lead of the Causality & Explainability collaboratory within the Pioneer Centre for AI. Her research integrates medical imaging, fairness, and explainability. She co-founded Prenaital, a spin-out leveraging AI to detect high-risk pregnancies earlier and improve prenatal diagnostics.