Posts by Mark Baillie
Artificial intelligence and robotics to help detect urinary tract infections earlier
A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University are developing artificial intelligence (AI) and socially assistive robots to detect urinary tract infections (UTIs) earlier. The FEATHER project aims to reduce the number of serious adverse outcomes that can result from late or misdiagnosis and reduce the amount of antibiotics that are…
Read MoreCreative Future Inquiry
House of Lords’ A Creative Future Inquiry – Submission by Creative Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. Submission prepared by Nicola Osborne and Caroline Parkinson, in consultation with Professor Melissa Terras, Professor Chris Speed, Dr Michael Smyth, Professor Candace Jones, and Ruth Oliver Professor Melissa Terras has been invited to give oral…
Read MoreDDI launches research grants for social change through innovation
Staff at the University of Edinburgh have been invited to submit small grant proposals on the theme of social change through innovation. Following the success of previous DDI-supported open calls, the DDI initiative has allocated £250,000 to be released as small grants to support staff at the University of Edinburgh applying data-driven innovation ideas to…
Read MoreConference report – Data for diversity
Data enthusiasts from a wide range of backgrounds came together on 29 September for the Scotsman/DDI conference, held at the University of Edinburgh. The capital’s flagship data event focused this year on the potential for data and artificial intelligence to promote diversity, equality and inclusivity. The first of the day’s keynote speakers, Dr Nakeema Stefflbauer,…
Read MoreScotland’s space sector set to become greenest on Earth
Ambitious plans unveiled to reduce sector’s environmental impact with publication of new Scottish Space Sustainability Roadmap Scotland’s space sector today declares its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment through the publication of a new sustainable space roadmap, the first of its kind on Earth. The new roadmap sets out the steps needed to…
Read MoreConference preview: Data for diversity
Lawyer, author, and advocate, Renata Ávila will bring her powerful message about how data can empower and improve equality to the DDI’s conference in September. We caught up with her for a preview of what she’ll discuss. Whether technology is ‘open’ or ‘closed’ may not be an issue many people think about. We tend to…
Read MoreNew Usher building celebrates topping out milestone
Construction of the new Usher Institute building at Edinburgh BioQuarter has reached its highest point. Due to open in 2024, the world class research and teaching facility will accelerate data-driven innovation within the health and care sector. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Councillor Robert Aldridge, joined representatives from across the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh…
Read MoreDDI launches ambassadors network
Understanding the blockages that can stop academics and industry collaborating and ensuring ‘knowledge flow’ so that learnings are shared in the right way at the right time were just some of the issues raised at the launch of the Data-Driven Innovation initiative’s ambassadors network on 18 May 2022. The invitation-only network brings together a diverse…
Read MoreMinisterial visit to Agritech Hub highlights data potential
Defra Minister discusses data-driven innovation and capability of genetic technologies at the Easter Bush Agritech Hub. Jo Churchill, Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation at the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), visited the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Agritech Hub on 26 April. During the visit, the Minister met with senior…
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