Ep 32: How to Find Underwater Mines with Machine Learning

In this episode, we're joined by Thomas "T-Rob" Robinson (COO) and Joel Meyer (President of Public Sector) from Domino Data Lab to explore how commercial AI expertise is transforming defense capabilities. From underwater mine detection to enterprise MLOps, they share insights on bringing Silicon Valley innovation to national security.

Timestamps
00:00:00 - Introduction & Domino's Core Mission
00:03:19 - Joel's Journey from DHS to AI
00:08:02 - T-Rob's Background & Early Domino Days
00:13:54 - Commercial Use Cases & Success
00:15:09 - The Path to Defense Work
00:16:54 - Inside a DIU Contract Win
00:21:01 - From Prototype to Production
00:26:00 - Building Trust in AI Systems
00:31:42 - Future of Multi-Domain Operations
00:34:24 - AI's Role in National Security
00:36:04 - What's Next for Domino

🔑 Notable Quote:
"Our core belief is you need deep domain experts building competitive AI models. It is not enough to have a commercial off-the-shelf vanilla model for any critical application."

💼 About Our Guests:
T-Rob Robinson:
COO at Domino Data Lab
Early employee (8.5+ years)
Background in enterprise finance technology
Math & Computer Science expertise

Joel Meyer:
President of Public Sector at Domino
Former DHS Official
Led DHS's first AI Task Force
Member, Atlantic Council Commission on AI & Defense

🌐 Learn More:
Website: domino.ai

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