In our new series, Back to Basics, we aim to simplify answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about data technologies and data science. Following on from Joanna McKenzie’s blog, ‘What is machine learning?’, our Data Scientist Anselma Foxton talks about the different types of machine learning. In this article: Types of machine […]
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Students develop sustainable tourism solutions in data challenge
The Data Lab Masters students participated in Innovation Week 2022 from May 30th to June 2nd to create solutions for a live data challenge to encourage greener tourism across Scotland. What do you get when you have a room of data science masters’ students, a craft table, and an urgent and pressing societal problem? The […]
The Data Lab to lead data science delivery for multi-million pound manufacturing innovation hub
The Data Lab has partnered with 11 other organisations across the UK to contribute to the creation of the £50m Smart Manufacturing Data Innovation Hub, marking the largest consortium the innovation centre has been a part of in its history. The hub will benefit UK manufacturers’ productivity and competitiveness by providing a new data innovation […]
The 10th DL100 list shows how AI and Data are transforming public services across the UK
The Data Lab are delighted to be nominated for the Digital Leaders 100 award for Digital Skills/Talent Initiative of the Year. The 10th Annual Digital Leaders 100 list highlights the latest champions of digital transformation across the UK. This list shows how AI and Data are transforming real public service challenges across the UK including […]
£50 million data innovation hub for manufacturers to accelerate digital tech
£50 million data innovation hub at Ulster University to support UK manufacturers to accelerate development of digital technologies Dedicated grant funding will be provided to manufacturers to implement expert recommendations from data scientists Adoption of digital technologies such as Industrial Internet of Things and artificial intelligence is key to driving manufacturing productivity, sustainability and competitiveness […]
Dundee-based business partners with The Data Lab and Robert Gordon University to develop unique AI cropping tool
Dundee-based thermal imaging firm IRT will work with The Data Lab and Robert Gordon University to automate cropping of thermal images via AI. The software created by RGU will integrate with IRT’s existing framework which processes and analyses thermal images to produce accurate estimate of heat loss in homes and remove any redundant objects such […]
Legal Utopia participate in PhD placement scheme to develop proof of concept in employment law
Legal Utopia is participating in the PhD Industry Placement scheme run by The Data Lab in partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s Data-Driven Innovation Entrepreneurship (DDE) Programme. Under the scheme, Katarzyna Prus, a PhD student from the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics, will join the Lawtech firm, Legal Utopia for a short period to […]
Artificial intelligence tool could revolutionise epilepsy diagnoses
A tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose epilepsy is being developed by researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University. Researchers are working on a tool that could ‘transform’ the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and give clinicians an all-important warning ahead of an epileptic seizure. The six-month project is being undertaken at Glasgow Caledonian University thanks […]
Making a reproducible RShiny application
In a previous post we wrote an article about an RShiny app for exploring traffic accidents in Scotland. Unfortunately, if we wanted to run this application today, we would face compatibility issues. Imagine, if as an organisation we decided to deploy this application somewhere else or a colleague, client or any user wanted to run […]
2022: the year of personal development
Skills. It’s a topic that continually arises in the workplace. From conquering the IT skills gap to continuous personal development – it’s an issue that equally impacts both employers and employees. The pandemic has not only impacted the operations and viability of organisations, but as an International Labour Organisation report outlines, it disrupted the education and […]