MARC TORRENS, PhD

Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Entrepreneurship, Business, and Society.

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Re-Thinking

about ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, DATA SCIENCE, INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS, and SOCIETY.

Professor at ESADE Business School.
Academic Director, MSc in Business Analytics at ESADE.
Cofounder and Board Member of Strands, Inc.

More than 20 years creating AI companies.

Academic Work.

Passioned about Artificial Intelligence in general, and Machine Learning in particular, Data Science, Recommender Systems and Internet business models. How will this Industrial Revolution change our economies, societies and lifes?

TEACHING

I am enthusiastic about teaching AI to undergraduate and master students. As Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said: “Quand tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein des hommes le desir de la mer grande et large”.

TEACHING

SPEAKING EVENTS

I enjoy participating in conferences and speaking at events for different audiences including AI specialists and business practicioners. I believe knowledge transfer to companies and society is a key element for reserchers.  I am also enthusiastic about divulgation activities to spread AI awareness.

CONFERENCES

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

My research work has been published in international journals and conferences. At companies, I have co-authored more than 18 patents and sold some of them to Apple, Inc. I also wrote a divulgation book on AI for the non specialist reader.

PUBLICATIONS

Company Work.

Helping companies to jump into the next Industrial Revolution based on Artificial Intelligence with more than 20 years of experience creating AI companies in the Retail and Fintech industries.

CONSULTANCY WORK

Consultancy projects in the area of Machine Learning, Recommendation Systems and Data Science in general. Experience in building complex software systems in startups and large corporations.

ADVISORY and MENTORING

Advisory work for startups and corporations on scientific guidance, Intellectual Property (patents) and innovation.

WORKSHOPS and SPEAKING EVENTS

Workshops and in-company training to help companies to think out-of-the-box in innovation topics.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research projects within or in collaboration with companies on Machine Learning and Data Science.

WORK FOR COMPANIES

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