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The thinking started here in Cork. We intend to keep it human.

In 1854, George Boole, a professor at what is now UCC, published An Investigation of the Laws of Thought: the logic that today's AI is built on. Every AI tool your team touched this morning traces back to him. Boole gave machines the logic to think. The risk now is that we slowly hand our own thinking back to them.

The Institute of Applied AI exists to make sure that does not happen. 

Why we exist

AI arrived in regulated workplaces faster than the governance around it. Most sites now hold a policy, an awareness training record and a list of approved tools that is usually incomplete. None of that survives the first serious question.

Nobody brings a car to the NCT without checking it first. We do the same for AI inspection readiness: find what would fail while it can still be fixed, then build the capability in your team to keep it that way after we go.

 We are building the reference point for AI governance in life sciences and across the supplier base that serves it. The practical consequence for a client is that your position keeps pace with the regulation rather than dating the moment the work is finished. 

What we hold to

Our Values

Honesty

We are honest in our dealings.  Our guidance is grounded in evidence and holds up when someone checks it. 

Curiosity

 We are naturally curious, and we stay close to the research, the regulation and the tools. 

Innovative

 We bring thinking and methods that are ahead of the market rather than a repackaging of what is already freely available. 

Practical

 We measure our work by what a client achieves with it, and by whether they are better equipped once we have gone. 

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Founding Team

Siobhan O'Leary CEO

Siobhán O'Leary

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Siobhán O'Leary is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Institute of Applied AI, where she leads education programme development, advisory engagements and the Institute's approach to safe AI practice.

She works with leaders and teams to build applied AI capability, implement responsible governance, and translate AI potential into operational reality. Her approach is shaped by an engineering background and over a decade of leadership experience in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing at Janssen, bringing a systems thinking and compliance lens to every engagement.

Siobhán speaks regularly on AI strategy, governance, and the EU AI Act and has delivered programmes and talks for organisations including ISPE, MSLETB, MTU and ICBE.

 

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Susana Marambio COO

Susana Marambio

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

Susana Marambio is Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Applied AI, where she leads organisational operations, programme delivery and partnerships that connect AI education with practical business implementation.

She works with organisations and industry partners to ensure the Institute’s programmes address real operational challenges, supporting leadership teams as they move from AI exploration to practical adoption.

Susana brings more than twenty years of international commercial and operational leadership experience across Europe, having held senior roles in multinational organisations. Alongside her work with the Institute, she is Co Founder and Director of BBCS Consulting, a strategic advisory firm helping established SMEs build stronger, more valuable businesses.

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Our Extended Team

No engagement depends on one person. We work with a network of associates so the right expetise is in the room rather than the nearest one. 

Industry practitioners

Quality, validation and manufacturing people who have worked inside GxP environments and know what an inspection week feels like. 

Specialist advisers

Cybersecurity, data protection and legal specialists, brought in where a question genuinely sits outside our scope. 

Academic collaborators

 University partners working with us on frameworks, research and accreditation, so the method is tested and not just asserted. 

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