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Analyst Talk - Dr. Andreas Olligschlaeger - The Futurist Analyst
Episode 295
Monday, 1 December, 2025

Episode: 00295 Released on December 1, 2025 Description: In this episode of Analyst Talk with Jason Elder, Jason sits down with Dr. Andreas “Olli” Olligschlaeger, a pioneer with 35 years of experience in crime analysis, GIS, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data-driven investigation. Olli shares how a chance academic assignment led him into the Pittsburgh Police Department’s narcotics division, where he built early GIS systems, conducted street-level analysis, and became one of the first to apply neural networks to predictive policing. He describes his transition to federal analytic work, the evolution of crime-fighting technology, the rise of graph databases, and the challenges of bridging communication gaps among academics, developers, and law enforcement practitioners. Olli also discusses groundbreaking work on human trafficking investigations, large-scale web scraping, facial recognition, and winning third place in the IBM Watson AI for Good XPRIZE. The episode closes with reflections on humility, service, and using your skills to improve your corner of the world. 🎧 Listen, share, and keep talking! [Note: Description produced by ChatGPT.] Name Drops: Will Gore (00:03:15), Sam Steiner (00:50:39 https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-sam-steiner-the-tenacious-leader/ ) Public Service Announcements: Dr. Carlen Orosco (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-carlena-orosco-the-policing-strategist/) Dr. Eric Piza (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-eric-piza-the-researcher-at-heart-analyst/) Sam Gwinn (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/samantha-gwinn-%e2%80%93-the-advocate/) Related Links: https://www.policefuturists.org/ https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/law-enforcement/overview https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/artificial-neural-networks-and-crime-mapping-crime-mapping-and https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~olli/dissertation.html Neo4j: https://neo4j.com/download/ and https://neo4j.com Scikit Learn: https://scikit-learn.org/stable/ Tensorflow: https://www.tensorflow.org/ Tiger Graph: https://www.tigergraph.com/ AI Xprize: https://www.xprize.org/competitions/artificial-intelligence Association(s) Mentioned: Vendor(s) Mentioned: Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasolligschlaeger/ Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9vvwmwy3x69dcgx9/AndreasOlligschlaeger_transcript.pdf Podcast Writer: Podcast Researcher: Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com. Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners. Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts 00:00:17 – Introducing Olli: Setting a Printer on Fire 00:16:43 – PhD 00:26:08 – ATF & Society of Police Futurists 00:38:07 – Break: Carlena, Eric, & Sam 00:40:04 – True North: Building AI Tools for Prison Phone Calls 00:46:03 – Marius Analytics: Good XPRIZE 00:58:26 – I3 01:06:15 – Advice: ROI 01:06:15 – Personal Interests: Boating & Gaming 01:13:42 – Words to the World