Data Fest 18 will support ‘data warriors’ from all professions and industries
Data Fest 18, the second outing for The Data Lab festival, will support ‘data warriors’, whatever their core profession or industry, “by providing inspiration, tools and leadership skills to make...
Heriot-Watt University chosen as one of four UK robotics and AI research hubs
The UK Government has announced £84m of funding for artificial intelligence and robotics research aimed at improving safety in extreme environments such as the North Sea, nuclear energy production and...
Bank of Scotland is piloting the use of a virtual assistant
The Bank of Scotland is piloting the use of a virtual assistant to answer common customer queries over the bank’s iPhone app. The AI-based messaging agent has been trained to...
‘We were met with sheer delight that departments were being listened to’
Ross McLean co-founded the student focused data driven app, Keedo, while undertaking an MSc in Data Science at RGU. He’s one of 90 graduates of The Data Lab supported MSc...
St Andrews green data centre wins award
A green-energy data centre at the University of St Andrews has, for the third time, achieved the highest level of award for its performance and environmental design. Following a rigorous...
Expro announces world’s first proven electromagnetic transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface
Expro, the leading international oilfield services company with regional headquarters in Aberdeen, has successfully accomplished the world’s first proven wireless transmission of reservoir pressure data to surface. The data was...
Edinburgh among 8 UK universities to partner with BBC for data research
Edinburgh University is among the eight UK universities to take part in a five-year research partnership with the BBC to unlock the potential of data in the media. The Data...
Data specialists invited to improve cancer care in Scotland – one week left to register
Data specialists, technicians and clinicians are being called upon to contribute their expertise to a project aimed at making Scotland a world leader in cancer care. The Cancer Innovation Challenge...
Stirling Student scoops top industry award for patient data work
A University of Stirling student has won a prestigious industry award for her data analysis project with NHS National Services Scotland. Anita George scooped the top accolade at the Data...
BBC and Dundee University collaboration to explore how machines can help us argue
Computing researchers from the University of Dundee are working with the BBC to devise computer software that challenges people to improve their arguing skills. Professor Chris Reed and his colleagues from...
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