E39 - David Philpot - How AI/ML Is Creating Brains for Trains

David Philpot has data science embedded throughout his life both
professionally & personally.


As data science manager at the TrainDNA project of Downer, he is
currently working on keeping our trains in top-notch condition.
TrainDNA can predict the likelihood of equipment failures months
in advance.


Downer is a leading integrated service provider in the civil
engineering industry & an ASX 100 company.


He is also running a side-project called Mapipedia, a robust
visual analytics tool.


In this episode, there’s so much to take in & realize. This
is really an episode where you can learn a lot.


Although from the face of it, the interview may sound very
specific to trains, TrainDNA & maintaining the rolling stock
assets, there’s wisdom to glean for every business that deals
with industrial assets.


David really digs deep & enlightens us exactly how the
massive project runs. How the data is collected, who the
stakeholders are & which party gets benefited in which way.


From the discussion, you will also learn the things to consider
for carrying out such platforms, being aware of the challenges
& the potential savings that you can gain out of such
initiative.

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