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...
Olivia Brookhouse When will Robots find a place in the Smart Home? With the mass introduction of smart speakers, smart doorbells, smart fridges and even smart toilets there is a world of possibilities when it comes to innovating our homes. Whilst...
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 Data Science – Helping consumers to save money and travel for less Have you ever purchased a train or plane ticket online? If so, you will know how hundreds of different website display different prices. Also, you will be aware that...
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 Understanding clients of La Vaguada shopping center Understanding the profile of clients, and their wants and needs, is vital for any brand. Companies that know what their target audience wants will be able to reach their...
Ana Zamora Big Data and Tourism: How this Girona Festival became Data-Driven Every year, from the 9th to the 17th of May, Girona celebrates the “Temps de Flors”, one of the most popular flower festivals in Europe. For ten days, the...
LUCA Talk 2: Big Data as a Force for GoodAna Zamora 17 February, 2017 In the world of data, we tend to focus on how Big Data technology can optimize our organizations, maximize revenues and make our organizational processes more efficient. However, there is another side to data: one that allows us to use these massive volumes of information to bring back real value to our society. That is why here at LUCA we always love to consider both sides, and explore all the social power that our data can provide. Our next LUCA talk covers the Big Data for Social Good phenomena, in the second of our series of webinars which started in January. LUCA Talk #2 will be held next Thursday (February 26th) at 17:00 CET and it will be delivered by our VP for Big Data for Social Good, Dr Richard Benjamins. Richard will be discussing the immense potential of data in driving progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – sharing real-life examples of how private sector organizations can analyze and apply data to have a social benefit. After covering some case studies, both from LUCA and from around the world, Richard will discuss the big challenges companies have to face when it comes to accelerating their Big Data for Social Good initiatives. Haven’t signed up yet? Don’t miss the chance and do it now here. Figure 1: LUCA Talk 2: Big Data as a Force for Good. ElevenPaths and Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) collaborates in sharing information intelligence about cyber threatsOpen Algorithms, what are they? Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye explains
Patrick Buckley How AI and Machine Learning help to develop vaccines As Christmas approaches this year, we have all been gifted the great news that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has shown to be both safe and effective in creating an immune...
Patrick Buckley Is AI key to successful Real Estate investment? As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to shape the world around us, in today’s post we explore the impact of AI on commercial Real Estate investment. To what extent is...
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...
Patrick Buckley The Smart Train – The key to future sustainable mobility Governments know that a functional and efficient transport system is key to economic growth and social development. Well run transport infrastructure unlocks the productive potential of an economy. Naturally,...
Patrick Buckley COVID-19 Shines a light on the huge possibilities of AI in Education In 2020 remote learning platforms have become essential for students around the world as a result the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these platforms incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology which continues to...