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...
Olivia Brookhouse Artificial Intelligence, doing more than humanly possible since the Greeks Many of those working in the world of Artificial Intelligence acknowledge the 1950’s as the birth of concepts such as Machine Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence with the creation of...
LUCA AI Powering the IVF Revolution Get ready, an IVF revolution is on the way. Scientists have discovered that an Artificial Intelligence machine, when shown images of hundreds of embryos, can predict which will result in live birth...
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 What does Big Data tell us about the way people move around Brazil’s favelas? Brazil has seen its fair share of the world’s media spotlight in the past year, with positive storylines around the success of the Rio Olympics, as well as more...
LUCA Can Big Data reshape the Outdoor Media sector? Out-of-home (OOH) adspend in the UK rose to £1 billion 2014, and is predicted to grow by 4.8% in 2016 according to a recent report. To ensure they benefit...
LUCA White Paper: Data as a Force for GoodLUCA 6 April, 2017 LUCA’s second white paper sees Dr Richard Benjamins looking at data as a force for good. This piece focuses on giving readers the ability to analyse the possibilities of Big Data for reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We believe that Big Data can be extremely useful in the development of society- which is what we call Big Data for Social Good. For this reason we are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN for 2030. This white paper highlights research pilots including an example of a Columbian case study, whilst also taking into consideration potential barriers like privacy and data infringments. You can download this Whitepaper in pdf format here. Data as a Force for Good from LUCA Data-Driven Decisions Join us for the first Big Data for Social Good in Action eventAre you ready to become the CDO? Applying Analytics to the CDO role
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...