Ecaterina Vidrascu joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking her course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). She did her placement as an Alexa Skill Developer at TL Tech – Smart Home Solutions. It was so successful that TL Tech offered her a permanent position and she […]
Case Studies
MSc Placement Programme Success Stories: Georgios Orfanakis
Georgios Orfanakis joined the Data Lab MSc placement programme in May 2020, while undertaking his course in Data Science at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU). When the global pandemic struck, RGU moved its courses online and Georgios returned to his native Greece to complete his studies. The pandemic lockdown meant that he had to complete […]
MSc Success Stories: Dr Natalie Polack, Information Analyst at Public Health Scotland
Dr Natalie Polack joined The Data Lab MSc Programme in 2017, undertaking her course at Stirling University on a part-time basis. This allowed her to balance studying with parenting, and to navigate the pressures that come with completely changing the course of your career. In 2019, she completed a six-month remote placement with Public Health […]
Coming full Circle – how data can help charities measure success
Circle is a charity working with families to provide tailored support designed to help children deal with social injustice, poverty and health inequalities. It provides one-to-one support sessions to families affected by drugs and alcohol, imprisonment and other social issues, offering advice and helping them to make positive lifestyle choices and sustain these choices as […]
DNV GL – Digitisation of P&ID drawings
The Oil & Gas industry has a vast amount of data that isn’t being used to its full potential. DNV GL wanted to advance their techniques to process and analyse large volumes of scanned engineering drawings in a quicker time frame and come up with a more efficient commercial solution for their clients in the […]
Emotech: Olly the Robot
Emotech, a company that specialises in AI technology, wanted to develop the world’s first robot with personality – one which can identify specific users and then cater for their individual preferences and needs – even going as far as anticipating them. To make that a reality Emotech needed to undertake further research to equip the […]
FITsense: Harnessing data to predict and prevent dangerous falls
The FIT Home initiative is pioneered by the Albyn Housing Society, in partnership with Carbon Dynamic (a manufacturer of sustainable, modular homes) and NHS Highland. FIT Home aims to develop housing solutions to enable people to live independently for longer – supporting them to make their own choices, providing a secure environment for them to […]
Ecometrica: Mapping the water footprint of your crops
Mapping the water footprint of your crops will soon be possible with Ecometrica’s new water footprint application. The Ecometrica water footprint application offers commercial clients an easy and intuitive solution to calculate their water footprint, by integrating readily available open satellite data and a process model. This business-led innovation is a collaboration between Ecometrica and […]
Aggreko: Improving fleet reliability through data insight
Glasgow-based Aggreko is the leading global provider of modular, mobile power, heating and cooling to industries including events, mining, oil and gas, utilities, petrochemical and refining, construction and manufacturing, as well as food and beverage. Aggreko is Scotland’s 10th largest company, employing around 7,300 people globally and working from 200 service centres and offices in […]
Maru Syngro: Predicting future revenues based on customer satisfaction data
Company background Maru/Syngro specialises in customer experience technology, collecting customer feedback and translating this data into insight and action for businesses. Maru/Syngro, founded in 2004 by CEO Keith Schorah and based in Livingston, ensures its clients are able to act on customer insight from more than 80 countries, and in 30 different languages. Maru/Syngro’s core […]