Welcome to episode 194 of the AI in Action podcast, the show where we break down the hype and explore the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives.

Powered by Alldus International, our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is being done within AI in the United States and Europe.

Today’s guest is Harold Li, Director of Data Science at VTS in New York. Founded in 2012, VTS is commercial real estate’s leading leasing and asset management platform, bringing together landlords, brokers and tenants to make deals happen. VTS software enables office, retail, and industrial landlords and brokers to transform their leasing process and convert leads to leases 41% more efficiently.

MarketView, the industry’s first market benchmarking product, gives landlords real-time information to inform deal negotiations and leasing strategies. Completing the VTS platform offering is the VTS Market & Marketplace – the industry’s first, integrated online marketing platform and marketplace – which is designed to drive tenant demand for landlords and remove friction from the leasing process for tenants and tenant rep brokers.

In the episode, Harold will discuss:

Key Learns building data science teams at Lyft and Blue Apron

The current work he does with VTS

What attracted him to the real estate sector

Interesting projects the Data Science team are working on

What he looks for when hiring into the team

What the future holds for VTS

How new technology will continue to evolve the Real Estate industry

To find out more about Harold and all the interesting work at VTS, check out the website www.vts.com or follow them on Twitter @WeAreVTS. You can also connect with Harold on Linkedin.

What did you think of Harold’s podcast? Where do you see the future of AI and Data Science heading in the next few years? We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode, so please leave a comment below.

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