Patrick Buckley Thanks to AI, the future of video-conferencing is in sight. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, video-conferencing has become the backbone of both our work and social lives. Today, on #WorldHugDay, we take a look at some of the ways in which...
Patrick Buckley How IoT technology is helping candy producers make sweet profits! From chocolate bars to lollipops, gumdrops to Haribos, the confectionary industry is now worth an estimated 210$ billion worldwide. With the industry experiencing strong growth, it is no surprise...
LUCA Understanding the visitors of the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid Every organization needs to understand who their target audience is, in order to know how to direct their activity and through this, define their strategy and lines of action....
Richard Benjamins. London AI Summit 2019 The London AI Summit attracted thousands of visitors; so many more than when AI was still a niche thing in the 90-ies. As always with such big events, it was a...
LUCA Deep Learning and satellite images to estimate the impact of COVID19 Motivated by the fact that the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused worldwide turmoil in a short period of time since December 2019, we estimate the negative impact of...
LUCA Success Story: LUCA Transit and Highways England The transport industry is very receptive to the application of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence strategies, as there are clear use cases that can maximize a companies’ efficiency and...
LUCA Chiemsee-Alpenland Tourism and Telefónica Next Examine visitors to the Chiemsee lake Original post by Cécile Schneider, Telefónica NEXT The touristic region of Chiemsee-Alpenland and our colleagues at Telefónica NEXT used data analysis to examine the profile of visitors to the Chiemsee...
LUCA Commuter Traffic: Can Big Data solve the problem? When we sit in our daily traffic jams, many of us may think: Where do the other commuters come from? Where are they on their way to? Are we...
7 Big Data events in MayLUCA 28 April, 2017 May is fast approaching and we’re excited to announce a series of events we’ll be taking part in throughout Europe. Take a look and follow us on Twitter to find out more about the content we’ll be sharing. 1. Chief Data Officer Forum (3rd-4th May) Figure 1: Join the event from the 3rd – 4th of May, London This event at the Business Design Centre gives those in attendance the opportunity to network with Europe’s leading senior-level data officers and also gives an insight into other various business roles that have stemmed from Big Data. It will bring together some of the most prevelant CDO’s from across the globe with the aim to give a varied programme. Our CDO, Chema Alonso, will be taking part and sharing insights from the world of Big Data and Cybersecurity in the telco world. 2. The AI Summit (9th-10th May) Figure 2: Another event to keep an eye out for is the AI Summit The AI Summit is the first and largest exhibition of its kind looking to harness the potential of AI. It will look at the future functions that will exist in businesses through the use of AI and will include over one hundred speakers to gain as much input on the subject area as possible. Sponsors include Amazon Alexa, Google Cloud platform and IBM Watson. Chema Alonso will be discussing the launch of Aura, our new app which will leverage Cognitive Intelligence to redefine our relationship with our customers in Telefónica. 3. TM Forum Live (15th-18th May) Figure 3: TM Forum will take place in Nice, France. The TM Forum will give ease of access to high level players in the world of data. The main aim of the event is to help participants understand the digital world, gauge where they are in the process of working effectively within this environment and then finally optimising their data processes. Florence Broderick, our Global Head of Marketing and Communications, will be discussing the New V’s of Big Data and sharing several cutting-edge mobile data use cases from a range of sectors. 4. Big Data for Social Good in Action (18th May) Figure 4: We’ll be at Wayra Madrid discussing the immense power of Big Data for Social Good. This event is closer to home as we are organizing key players from the private and public sector to explore and understand the potential of Big Data to have a social impact. This event aims to create awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals and how we can use Big Data and other technologies to reach them. Make sure you register your interest in attending here to hear from experts such as Juan Murillo from BBVA Data and Analytics and David Gonzalez from Vizzuality. 5. CIBITEC (18th-19th May) Figure 5: CIBITEC 2017 This event will bring together universities, businesses and professionals to detail their communication proposals for 2017. Through this proposal they must include details relating to Big Data, Cyber Security and Cloud Computing. Our Global Head of Marketing and Communication Florence Broderick will be discussing key factors when moving forward with the digitalization of the industry. Another event that we hope you guys are as excited about as we are! 6. CIO Congress (23rd May) Figure 6: CIO Congress in Bilbao, Spain This congress aims to highlight the challenges CIOs are facing in this digital revolution. This will hopefully lead to a constructive discourse on how CIOs can lead their businesses innovatively and make the most of the IT services they have at their disposal. Our CEO Elena Gil will be discussing her role in taking LUCA forward and maintaining a inventive approach. 7. Strata Data Conference (22nd-25th May) Figure 7: Three day conference taking place in London Strata Data Conference is one of the largest conferences of its kind in the world, with a laser-sharp focus on how data can be used to shape critical decisions across disciplines and industries, from finance and smart cities to retail and government. Both Carme Artigas and Arturo Bayo from Synergic Partners will be present to help for the agenda for efficient big data solutions. We hope you are now up to date and have been able to schedule in some of these events for the month of May. We at LUCA hope that we can all learn from the variety of content from these upcoming conferences! How much do London firefighters spend on saving helpless kittens? The Open Data answersDan Rosen talked about the importance of adopting mobile advertising: LUCA Talk 4
LUCA La transformación digital en la gestión del agua, ahora más que nunca Hoy en día mantenemos la incertidumbre de cuándo dispondremos de una vacuna o cuál será el impacto real en la sociedad y en la economía que nos deja esta...
Patrick Buckley Thanks to AI, the future of video-conferencing is in sight. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, video-conferencing has become the backbone of both our work and social lives. Today, on #WorldHugDay, we take a look at some of the ways in which...
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LUCA Deep Learning and satellite images to estimate the impact of COVID19 Motivated by the fact that the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused worldwide turmoil in a short period of time since December 2019, we estimate the negative impact of...
Patrick Buckley How should you speak to children about Artificial Intelligence? In previous years, people’s relationship with technology in general, and with artificial intelligence in particular, was based on “text”, usually using specialised programming languages. Today, however, artificial intelligence has...