Paloma Recuero de los Santos IoT and Big Data: What’s the link? The digital revolution has changed our lives. To begin with, technological advances were linked to the worlds of scientific research, industrial innovation, the space race, defence, health, private companies...
LUCA How Big Data helped Stuttgart improve commutes and tackle Climate Change Here at LUCA, we are passionate about harnessing the power of data to tackle problems. Whether the problem is a global threat like climate change or a personal issue...
Luis Simón Gómez Semeleder IoT Activation: the IoT Program for Startups Telefónica launches the IoT Activation program to help startups develop their Internet of Things products. Thanks to IoT Activation, companies will have access to Telefónica’s exclusive services and tools to...
Beatriz Sanz Baños Make your holidays run smoothly with IoT The arrival of summer holidays allows us to visit our favorite destinations, but who isn´t worried about losing their suitcase when travelling? Luckily, IoT help us to have everything...
Alfonso de la Rocha Gómez-Arevalillo The truth behind Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency It’s been almost a week since Facebook’s public release of Libra Blockchain, a decentralized programmable database promoted by Facebook to support a low-volatility cryptocurrency. Opiniated rivers of ink have...
ElevenPaths #CyberSecurityPulse: Google’s project to fight election attacks On the night of the primary elections in May, the residents from the county Knox, Tennessee, did not know who had won for about an hour. They did not...
LUCA How the workers travel to Distrito T? Written by LUCA Big Data for Social Good Team. Telefónica operates in 17 countries and has presence in 24, however its central offices can be found in Madrid, in a...
LUCA Deep Learning vs Atari: train your AI to dominate classic videogames (Part I) A few months ago we began a series of posts on this blog where we explained how you can train an Artificial Intelligence (AI) to eventually win certain games....
LUCA How did the temporary closure of Line 5 affect the users of Madrid’s Metro? The Madrid Metro is undertaking important improvements on their transport network. This year, Line 5 which links the southeast-northeast zones to the capital, is the third to display the...
LUCA The new Spain: redrawing the country using mobility data One of the most exciting fields that the use of data opens up is the study of networks. Our societies, communications, infrastructure, businesses and many other areas of life...
LUCA Machine Learning to analyze League of Legends Written by David Heras and Paula Montero, LUCA Interns, and Javier Carro Data Scientist at LUCA When League of Legends was released in 2009, few people could have predicted what...
LUCA Open Data and API’s in Video Games: League of Legends puts them to practice Written by David Heras an intern at LUCA alongside Javier Carro a LUCA Data Scientist. When we at LUCA became aware of the release of the upcoming Movistar eSports we wanted to give a nod to fans of...
LUCA Movistar Team: the best cyclists, the best behind the scenes team, the best strategy and Big Data By Mikel Zabala, PhD (Sport Scientist, Lecturer at Granada University and member of the team of trainers for the Movistar Team), Javier Carro (Data Scientest en LUCA), y Pedro...
LUCA Aim for 2017: Change the World Have you already made your New Year’s resolutions? How would you feel if one of those was to change the world? Three nights ago millions of people had 12 grapes...
LUCA The refugee crisis and Syrian Civil War; a humanitarian issue reflected through data When we finish the year we always look to the past to weigh up the good and the bad moments of the year (trying to make the most of...
LUCA Where are people from Madrid going during the upcoming December holidays? During the early December bank holiday many of us take the opportunity to relax, discover new places or return to our countries of origin. This time, as a further...
Rocío Muñoz Paul How Telefonica has implemented the first automatized SDN network Much research and case studies have been put into the latest technologies as applied to telecommunications networks for automation and operational efficiency purposes aimed at the needs of future 5G networks and...
Olivia Brookhouse How to learn Python: the most important skill for employers The application of Artificial Intelligence to optimize Big Data and provide Data Insights is becoming a necessity to all business processes, therefore programmers are in hot demand. Designing effective...
LUCA The use of AI and Machine Learning in the beer industry Artificial Intelligence has made its way into so many crucial aspects of our lives whether it be in medical care, transport, or even catering, but there are also so...
LUCA How the fashion industry is applying Big Data and AI Season after season, retailers come up with loads of new products ready to hit shelves worldwide. While at one time, designers had no idea what their customers would like...
LUCA Machine Learning to analyze League of Legends Written by David Heras and Paula Montero, LUCA Interns, and Javier Carro Data Scientist at LUCA When League of Legends was released in 2009, few people could have predicted what...
