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Talk Title: AI in Quality Systems: From Pilot to Production
Most teams have already experimented with AI. The real challenge now is embedding it into day-to-day quality work in a way that produces repeatable ROI, not one-off demos. This session is a practical playbook for moving from “cool pilot” to production in a few high-impact quality system workflows (e.g., audit preparation and complaint/nonconformance triage), while keeping controls, traceability, and output quality tight.
We’ll use a simple SCALE approach: Select a small set of high-volume, measurable use cases; Curate trusted data sources and maintain clear lineage; Assign decision boundaries so AI drafts/suggests and humans approve; Lock in minimum viable governance (access control, audit logs, change control for prompts/models, and basic monitoring); and Evaluate success using business outcomes (e.g. cycle time, rework reduction, and false positives/negatives).
Attendees will leave with a use case rubric, a viable governance checklist, and a rollout plan leaders will fund and auditors can follow. All content is framework-based and non-confidential; no proprietary or product-specific details will be shared.
Speaker: Deep Krothapalli is Senior Director of Quality Engineering at Intuitive, where he leads global quality strategy for the $9B daVinci Multi Port robotic surgery platform and digital products. He brings experience navigating quality leadership in both early stage innovation environments and large scale global operations, including leadership roles at Shifamed and Verb Surgical.
Deep focuses on integrating advanced data analytics, lifecycle risk management, and governance frameworks within MedTech, including the practical integration of AI governance into existing quality management systems. His work centers on translating high level quality and reliability principles into measurable, auditable maturity across development, validation, deployment, and post market monitoring.
He is committed to positioning quality systems not as compliance overhead, but as strategic infrastructure for scalable innovation, operational resilience, and improved patient outcomes in healthcare.
Message From the Section Chair
Dear ASQ Silicon Valley Quality Professionals,
Welcome to 2025—a year of groundbreaking advancements in quantum computing, yet also a stark reminder of climate change’s impact. Experiencing freezing temperatures in Florida during my recent visit to the University of Florida and witnessing ongoing wildfires in California underscores the urgency of sustainable solutions.
ASQ Silicon Valley remains committed to supporting emerging technologies and cleantech for a sustainable future. I want to recognize each of you for your contributions to our section’s success. 2024 was marked by two major initiatives—the Inaugural Cleantech Conference and the Fireside Leadership Summit. For 2025, I’m pleased to announce our leadership updates: Congratulations to Aruna Ghildiyal, our new Program Chair, and welcome to Alan Wang and Dr. Pegah Mottaghizadeh as new core committee members. Vern Saini will continue as Operations Chair.
Looking ahead, we will elevate our annual Cleantech Conference and Fireside Summit while continuing our flagship Technical Speaker Series (Tech Talk), which attracts 60+ attendees per session. With over 2,000 ASQ members and 5,000+ quality professionals in the Bay Area, we provide a vibrant platform for networking and professional growth in emerging technologies. Let’s push boundaries, share knowledge, and foster leadership development to drive innovation and quality excellence in 2025.
Thank you, and I look forward to another impactful year together.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sunil Roy, ASQ-SV Chair
Senior Director, Head of Quality Eng
QuantumScape Battery