The Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF is a joint partnership between UNICEF, The Scottish Government and the University of Edinburgh’s Data Driven Innovation Programme which seeks to improve outcomes for children locally, nationally and globally. It draws on the strengths of all partners to bring insight and solve problems using data and data science techniques. Hear from delivery director, Alex Hutchison and head of business development at […]
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Some of our inspiring women take part in DDI Women in Data Campaign
Photos by Lesley Martin Photography The Data Driven Innovation (DDI) Women in Data campaign showcases the rich landscape of women working with data science, technology, innovation and related roles in Scotland’s booming data science and technology sectors, from digital education to astrophysics, students through to CEOs and MSPs. CEO Gillian Docherty OBE, Delivery Director for […]
Utilising AI techniques to tackle Scotland’s, and the World’s, climate emergency
Scottish Enterprise, in collaboration with the Scottish Government, calls on innovative organisations to help solve the Climate Emergency by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The specific focus of this competition is in the use of AI to enable or significantly enhance products or processes that help to mitigate factors contributing to the […]
Our new values show why The Data Lab is a great place to work
Blog by Gina Finch, The Data Lab I’ve worked at The Data Lab for two years now. It was apparent to me from very early on that here was a really nice organisation to work for. I’ve been in a quite a few different companies over the years and the relaxed and friendly nature of […]
World famous British astronaut Tim Peake to headline at DataFest20
We’re so excited to announce that world famous British astronaut and former International Space Station crew member, Tim Peake, will headline the Data Summit in Edinburgh as part of the UK’s biggest data and artificial intelligence festival, DataFest. This year’s key theme ‘#BeyondData’ will focus on the impact data and AI has on the world […]
The Data Lab to lead on new Scottish Government AI Strategy
The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and artificial intelligence (AI), has been appointed by the Scottish Government to lead on co-ordinating a new nationwide strategy which will drive the use of artificial intelligence to improve the wellbeing of Scotland’s people, as well as unlocking a potential £13 billion in additional economic output. The […]
MSc machine learning placement produces fantastic results with automatic forecasting
Guest blog by Nick Finch, CTO of DataPA Like most people in the IT industry of a similar age (close enough to 50 to see the hairs poking out its nostrils), I’ve seen a lot of change. That said, it’s hard to think of any technology that has the potential to change so many working […]
What’s the Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF all about?
Blog by Alex Hutchison, Delivery Director of the Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF – based at The Data Lab. My name is Alex and I have now been the “Delivery Director of the Data for Children Collaborative with UNICEF” for over six months, which is nearly enough time to have learnt to say my […]
Synthetic data in machine learning
Machine learning algorithms are currently applied in multiple scenarios in which unbalanced datasets or overall lack of sufficient training data lead to their suboptimal performance. For example, approaches focusing on disease prediction are often affected because data in the health sector is generally difficult to acquire and disease training examples are limited. Fraud detection in […]
Synthetic Data Part 1: What, Why and How it can Financially Boost Scotlands Economy
Blog by Euan Gardner, Senior Information Development Manager, Strategic Development Team, NHS NSS 1. Introduction Guess who’s back, not-so-slim shady’s back, tell a friend and this time I’m talking about synthetic data. This blog is about the concept of synthetic data, if you want a discussion on the methods (and safeguards) that The Data Lab […]