Brian Hills, CEO at The Data Lab, on what’s likely to happen this year in the world of data, AI and machine learning. SMEs will invest more in digital transformation I see 2023 as a year of opportunity for SMEs to drive innovation and adoption of data, AI and machine learning, and a time when […]
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The age of the data pioneers
Our CEO Brian Hills spoke with The Scotsman about all things Data Fest, data innovations, technology and The Data Lab Community – highlighting some great initiatives at Trade In Space, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, BrightAct and more. When England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and his famous Covid slides full of graphs […]
The scariest data stories from across the world
Happy Halloween! Whilst everyone’s been running about getting their Instagram snaps in pumpkin patches, pretending they like those autumn spiced lattes (seriously, why are they THAT sweet?), and picking up fun-sized Mars bars for the kids, The Data Lab team have been reading up on true tales of horror … the scariest data stories from […]
Thinking of developing an online course? Here’s what we have learned
To achieve The Data Lab’s vision to showcase Scotland as an international leader in Data Science, we have launched our online learning call for 2022. Funding is available for colleges and universities for the development of online courses that contribute to the requirement for more flexible high-quality data science training and education. Find out more […]
Joanna McKenzie and Ellen Friedman in Conversation
Joanna McKenzie – Principle Data Scientist at The Data Lab – talks to Ellen Friedman about their journeys through the world of data and what being a data scientist means today. Ellen Friedman, Principal Technologist for HPE Ezmeral at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an international speaker, author and scientist, with a doctorate in biochemistry from […]
Creative data science and design thinking in data science projects
Joanna McKenzie is our Principal Data Scientist in the Data Science team. Here she gives her thoughts on Design Thinking in data science projects and the need for a Creative Data Science approach. Design Thinking for Data I’m a data scientist, and at the Data Lab I get to scope data science projects in […]
New Data Science Podcast, AI Right?, from MBN
There’s a new data science podcast out, launched by MBN Solutions, a data science and technology recruitment company that we work with for our MSc programme. The new monthly podcast, AI Right?, will explore industry news and what it means for data scientists. MBN’s Associate Director, Kris McFadyen will be hosting and will be […]
All things AI: Gillian Docherty in conversation with Sana Khareghani and Tabitha Goldstaub
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty chats to Sana Khareghani, Head of The Office of Artificial Intelligence, and Tabitha Goldstaub, Chair of the UK Artificial Intelligence Council.
Move over Alexa and Google there’s a new voice assistant in town
We have teamed up with machine learning experts that are developing ‘socially engaging’ conversational abilities of the BBC’s new voice assistant. ‘Beeb’, which was launched by the national public service broadcaster in June 2020, will be enhanced by a new collaboration with us and the University of Glasgow, which will help keep it at the forefront […]
Kate Forbes and Gillian Docherty Discuss The AI Strategy for Scotland
CEO of The Data Lab Gillian Docherty and Kate Forbes, Cabinet Secretary for Finance in the Scottish Government, discuss the AI Strategy for Scotland and the importance of people getting involved in the process of creating a strategy for artificial intelligence in Scotland.