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 […]
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£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 […]
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 […]
A berry good idea – fruit growers and data scientists in landmark AI project
Data scientists at the University of Aberdeen are teaming up with fruit growers to build an artificial intelligence (AI) system to forecast harvests, which could potentially save the industry millions each year. The machine learning system for soft fruit yield forecasting is a three-year collaboration involving the University, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI […]
Living near a canal cuts chronic disease risk, researchers find
Research finds that people from deprived areas can cut their risk of chronic disease if they live near a canal. Data scientists analysed medical records of the entire population of Glasgow to show the health benefits of the Clyde and Forth Canal regeneration project. People from deprived areas can cut their risk of developing chronic […]
Satellite Technology and Scotland‘s Biodiversity: a collaboration between Space Intelligence and NatureScot
Our host Dr Joanna McKenzie is joined by Professor Ed Mitchard – Co-founder and CTO of Space Intelligence – and Emma Mitchell of NatureScot to discuss the companies’ collaborative project exploring Scotland’s biodiversity. Check out Space Intelligence’s land cover map of Scotland: https://www.space-intelligence.com/scotland-landcover/
Data gathering with new satellite tech aims to revolutionise aquaculture in Scotland
A consortium of research partners in Scotland has been awarded a £250,000 funding package to revolutionise the collection, interpretation, and use of data on fish farms, with the development of a new digital platform that will enable insights farmers can act on. The group, led by Glasgow-based satellite communications start-up R3-IoT, will develop a software […]
Artificial Intelligence can be trained to help doctors measure Mesothelioma cancer
Scotland has the world’s highest incidence of the “asbestos cancer” Mesothelioma and now artificial intelligence is being used to assess patients in a system that could revolutionise how they are cared for. Launched in 2017, the Cancer Innovation Challenge is a £1 million project funded by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council to […]
Using smart meter data for remote monitoring of vulnerable residents
Smart meters are being trialed as a form of remote monitoring to flag up possible causes for concern for elderly and disabled people living in their own homes. We are working on this ground-breaking trial led by The University of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, in partnership with housing care specialist Blackwood Homes and Care, which […]