HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2024--
Global leading IT company FPT Software announced that its Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong, has been listed on the 2024-2025 Artificial Intelligence 150 (AI150) list by Constellation Research, recognizing leaders pioneering AI transformation efforts around the globe. The Chief AI Officer is the only executive from a Southeast Asian enterprise to be named to this elite list.
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2024-2025 Artificial Intelligence 150 (AI150) is an inaugural initiative by Constellation Research, a technology research and advisory firm based in Silicon Valley and one of the world’s leaders in digital transformation and disruptive technology consulting. The AI150 celebrates top global executives leading AI transformation efforts globally, across multiple industries, and in various roles including Chief AI Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Executive Officer.
The selection process lasts six months, from nomination by industry leaders to extensive reference checks for real projects, leadership, mentorship abilities, and standing among colleagues and peer groups. Each leader on the AI150 demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of how the world is responding to artificial intelligence and how new technologies can be leveraged for future innovation.
The accolade is a testament to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong and FPT Software’s commitment to being a pioneer, practitioner, and advocate for the acceleration of Intelligence Transformation while using AI to address key business and technology challenges of global enterprises. Others featured in the 2024-2025 list include executives from global technology leaders like SAP, Adobe, Google, Intel, Facebook, and Microsoft, as well as Fortune 500 enterprises such as Ford Motor, United Airlines, TotalEnergies, Merck, and Schneider Electric.
FPT Software and its parent company, FPT Corporation, have over a decade of experience in the research and development of AI solutions since the establishment of its first AI Research Lab in 2019, serving as a comprehensive research, development, and learning facility for 20,000 tech personnel. In his role, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong heads a robust global AI Center that drives AI research and industrial application for FPT Software’s global clients, strategizing AI integration, fostering innovation, boosting productivity, and ensuring ethical AI practices. He played an instrumental role in FPT Corporation’s global partnerships with leading AI players such as NVIDIA, Mila, Landing AI, AITOMATIC, and the recent founding membership of the AI Alliance led by IBM and Meta.
“At FPT Software, we believe AI is not just about algorithms; it’s about transforming organizations, industries, and people’s lives. We are committed to expanding our AI ecosystems and embedding AI and Generative AI into all of our solutions and services, as this technology will fundamentally transform everything in business and our society,” said Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong. “It is my pleasure to be recognized in this esteemed list, and I look forward to engaging with Constellation Research and the AI150 community to participate in global conversations and research studies on AI and business transformation.”
“In the Age of AI, we can expect AI to be infused in every part of the business. This rapidly evolving field has pioneers, policy shapers, and practitioners that will transform industries,” noted R “Ray” Wang, founder and CEO at Constellation Research. “The AI150 is our attempt of identifying a small slice of the innovators and change agents that are making substantial contributions to the advancement of this revolution.”
In addition to his work with FPT Software, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong is a decorated scholar with a PhD/EngD from the University of Tokyo, majoring in AI. He also made significant contributions to AI research at Hitachi in Japan and the Mila, Quebec AI Institute in Canada.
The full listing can be found here: Artificial Intelligence 150 2024 - 2025 | Constellation Research Inc.
About FPT Software
FPT Software, a subsidiary of FPT Corporation, is a global technology and IT services provider headquartered in Vietnam, with $1 billion in revenue (2023) and over 30,000 employees in 30 countries.
The company champions complex business opportunities and challenges with its world-class services in Advanced Analytics, AI, Digital Platforms, Cloud, Hyperautomation, IoT, Low-code, and so on. It has partnered with over 1,100 clients worldwide, nearly 100 of which are Fortune Global 500 companies in Aviation, Automotive, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, Healthcare, Logistics, Manufacturing, Utilities, and more. For more information, please visit https://fptsoftware.com
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LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities searched a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man suspected in the weekend shooting of nine vehicles and wounding of five people on a busy interstate.
Joseph A. Couch, 32, was named a suspect in Saturday’s shootings on Interstate 75 after authorities recovered his SUV on a service road near the crime scene. They later found a semi-automatic weapon nearby that they believe was used in the shooting, said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
The search was focused on a remote area north of London, a community of about 8,000 people, roughly 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Lexington.
“Where is he? that’s the big question right now,” Acciardo told reporters as law enforcement raced to find Couch in the heavily wooded area before darkness fell. "We’re still in there. We still feel like that he’s in there or we obviously wouldn’t be searching wholeheartedly like we are.”
Couch — who earlier this year faced a later-dropped misdemeanor charge for terroristic threatening, according to court records — most recently lived in Woodbine, a small community about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the shooting scene. Acciardo said law enforcement found his abandoned vehicle Saturday and then an AR-15 rifle on Sunday in a wooded area next to a highway “that he could have shot down upon the interstate from.” A phone believed to be Couch's was also found by law enforcement, but battery had been taken out.
Couch was initially considered a person of interest in the case until he was upgraded to a suspect on Sunday, Acciardo said, adding he was considered to be armed and dangerous.
Authorities believe there was only one shooter. Acciardo said the shooting appeared to involve some planning but seemed to be a “random act” of violence in which no particular person was targeted. He wouldn't speculate as to a possible motive.
Acciardo said authorities were notified at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday about gunshots along the route near exit 49. An individual who was “off that exit” fired multiple rounds into the northbound and southbound lanes, striking nine vehicles and wounding five people, he said. The shooter was not in a vehicle at the time.
“When our first two units got to the scene there, they said it was a madhouse: people on the sides of the road, emergency flashers going, bullet holes, windows shot out, nine vehicles shot,” Acciardo said during a news conference.
The wounded — one person from Kentucky and others from out of state — were hospitalized in stable condition early Sunday. Some had “very serious” injuries, including one person shot in the face, Acciardo said.
Residents of Laurel County were on edge as authorities searched with a drone, helicopter and on foot in a remote and sparsely populated wooded area near the highway.
Acciardo said authorities had been “bombarded” with a hundred or more calls from people claiming to have seen Couch. State lawmakers from Laurel County urged residents of the area to stay home during the search.
Rodney Goodlett, pastor of Faith Assembly of God in London, was helping direct traffic as parishioners gathered for a service Sunday morning. He said he expected the search to hold down attendance. Several local churches canceled their services.
“There’s definitely people … that probably won’t be here today — just nervous with the suspect still at large,” he said.
Goodlett said the congregation was going to pray for the community, the wounded and the first responders, some of whom attend Faith Assembly, where around 275 parishioners worship weekly.
“This is tragic, obviously, that somebody would randomly do violent acts,” he said. “You hear media things taking place all around our country, but then when it hits home, it’s a little bit of a wake-up call.”
Cody Shepherd, sipping a bloody mary outdoors while waiting to watch a football game at the Pour Boyz Sports Lounge in London on Sunday, said rumors abounded as the search progressed.
Shepard, who lives in London, was at a party Saturday at a friend’s house about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of where the shooting occurred.
“We were listening to the police scanners all night,” he said, adding that they heard police sirens and saw a helicopter searching the area.
Authorities released a photo of Couch and warned residents to be on the lookout, but Acciardo cautioned that they “have not determined that this is the individual that fired the weapon.”
“We do have the area contained right now. ... Our special response team is there. We are trying to find a shooter there,” he said.
According to Kentucky state court records, Couch was charged this past February with misdemeanor terroristic threatening. However, the charge was dismissed when a victim failed to appear in court. Back in 2015, the same man was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of criminal mischief and unlawful transactions with a minor. Couch also has had a handful of traffic violations and a public intoxication conviction in 2020.
Acciardo said the search is dangerous for first responders and is painstaking because of thick foliage. There are “a lot of woods, a lot of cuts in the rock," he said. “He could be hiding behind a tree and us walk right up on him.” Heavy searching would be temporarily suspended if Couch wasn’t located before night fell, Acciardo said. The manhunt would resume in the morning.
“Whenever it gets dark, we can’t be in the woods,” he said. “It’s too dangerous for our guys.”
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Associated Press journalist John Hanna contributed from Topeka, Kansas.
London, Ky. Mayor Randall Weddle makes comments to the media regarding the shooting that happened near his town along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
London, Ky. Mayor Randall Weddle makes comments to the media regarding the shooting that happened near his town along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
London, Ky. Mayor Randall Weddle makes comments to the media regarding the shooting that happened near his town along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Cody Shepherd talks about all of the rumors that circulated following a shooting on Saturday along Interstate 75 near London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Rodney Goodlett, Pastor of the Faith Assembly Church, gives his reaction to the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Rodney Goodlett, Pastor of the Faith Assembly Church, reacts to the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, on the progress of the investigation into the shooting along Interstate 75 on Saturday in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, on the progress of the investigation into the shooting along Interstate 75 on Saturday in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, on the progress of the investigation into the shooting along Interstate 75 on Saturday in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, on the progress of the investigation into the shooting along Interstate 75 on Saturday in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, Public information Officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details on the progress of the investigation of the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, Public information Officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives an update on the progress of the search for the suspect linked to the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
This image released by the Mount Vernon Fire Department shows traffic stopped during an active shooting on Interstate 75 north of London, Ky., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Camden Mink/Mount Vernon Fire Department via AP)
This image released by Kentucky’s London Police Department shows Joseph A. Couch, a person of interest in the Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, shootings on Interstate 75 near London, Ky. (London Police Department via AP)
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, Public information Officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details on the progress of the investigation of the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
