This summer, I was asked to support the Scotland CAN DO Innovation Forum with some data visualisation work. The Forum has been working with its members, representing key employment sectors in Scotland, to better understand innovation. What does innovation look like? How does it manifest in different sectors? And how can we support innovation across Scotland? To […]
Announcing The Second Keynote of DataTech19: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel
We have further updates on DataTech19, Scotland’s first technical data science conference! We are pleased to announce our second confirmed keynote speaker for DataTech19: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel (Associate Professor of the Practice, Duke University, and Data Scientist + Professional Educator at RStudio). Mine’s work focuses on innovation in statistics and data science pedagogy, with an emphasis on computation, reproducible […]
New Keynote Announcement for DataTech19: Debbie Bard, and Deadline Extension for Proposals
We are delighted to announce our complete list of keynote speakers for the upcoming DataTech19conference (organised by The Data Lab as part of DataFest), which now includes Debbie Bard, expert in machine learning at scale and data-intensive computing for experimental science, from the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). Following this essential update, we would like to take the […]
It’s that time of year again – Digital Tech 2019
Back for their 9th year, the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards showcase excellence within the industry rewarding the innovation, expertise and ambition of businesses large and small – and the people who drive them. The Digital Tech Awards always attract fierce competition from all corners of our industry and provide an amazing opportunity to showcase your […]
Cathy O Neil, Data Scientist and Author of “Weapons of Math Destruction”
Join Cathy O Neil and The Data Lab podcast newcomer, Joanna McKenzie in an informal discussion that weaves between Cathy’s latest book, responsibilities of data scientists, the point of algorithms and Star Trek. The podcast was recorded directly after Cathy’s keynote presentation at the launch of DataFest19.
Introducing Jared Lander, Keynote Speaker at DataTech19
Join us for DataTech19, Scotland’s first technical data science conference as part of DataFest The Data Lab is delighted to introduce a new event to the DataFest family: DataTech (14 March 2019, Edinburgh). This technical, one-day data science conference will cater to a diverse audience including analysts, developers, engineers and scientists from the public sector, […]
Introducing Jared Lander, Keynote Speaker at DataTech19
Join us for DataTech19, Scotland’s first technical data science conference as part of DataFest The Data Lab is delighted to introduce a new event to the DataFest family: DataTech (14 March 2019, Edinburgh). This technical, one-day data science conference will cater to a diverse audience including analysts, developers, engineers and scientists from the public sector, academia and industry. […]
Summer internships with The Data Lab: two MSc students share their experience
During the summer, two of The Data Lab MSc students spent their 3 month placements with us as Data Science interns, applying their newly gained academic experience to real world problems. They tell us a little about their journey to a career in data science and their experiences working with us. We’re delighted that they’ve […]
Learning Journey: meeting Thought Leaders in New York and attending Strata 2018
Two weeks ago we took a fantastic group of people from Scotland to New York to attend various meetings with Thought Leaders in the Data Science community in New York and also attend the Strata Meeting. The visit, like previous visits, was a roaring success, with plenty of learning, networking and lots and lots of […]
The Data Lab secures £13.5m Scottish Government funding
New funding awarded after Scotland’s place as a global data leader established during first funding phase. Scotland’s data innovation centre, The Data Lab, has secured up to £13.5m in new Scottish Government funding. The announcement follows the data innovation centre’s success during its first phase of activity, in which it established Scotland as an international […]