AI for Telecom and Beyond

Elena Fersman

Head of Global AI Accelerator, Ericsson

Abstract

Industries such as automotive, transportation and manufacturing present typical examples of cyber-physical systems, where the physical world is linked with the virtual world aiming at creating a desired global behavior in a collaborative manner. Such systems are becoming increasingly connected, providing new cross-domain business opportunities. Ubiquitous connectivity and heterogeneity of systems pose new challenges on the underlying telecom network that needs to be capable of responding to a variety of requirements. This creates complexity that goes beyond the capabilities of human management, and hereby, a need for intelligent automation. In this talk we will discuss how the networks benefit from AI with respect to automation, and what new values can be created for the industries.

Short bio

Elena Fersman is a Vice President and Head of Global AI Accelerator at Ericsson. She is responsible for a distributed team based in USA, Sweden, India and Canada . Elena is a docent and an adjunct professor in Cyber-Physical Systems specialized in Automation at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from Uppsala University, an MBA from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and did a postdoc at the University Paris-Saclay. At Ericsson, she had various positions ranging from product management to research leadership. Elena is a member of the Board of Directors of RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Elena has co-authored over 50 patent families.