Posts by Stephaine Peebles
Storytelling AI set to improve wellbeing of people with dementia
Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) companion that will aid memory recollection, boost confidence and combat depression in people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The idea for the ground-breaking ‘Agent-based Memory Prosthesis to Encourage Reminiscing’ (AMPER) project…
Read MoreNew tool to help you make the most of your visit to East Lothian
A new tool is set to be launched in time for the Easter break to help visitors to East Lothian’s coast avoid overcrowding and queues. An innovative, new and practical APP using sensor data captured live from eleven of East Lothian Council’s coastal carparks, will allow users to check the ‘busyness’ of these beaches –…
Read MoreSmart Data Foundry data science team wins international synthetic data challenge
At Smart Data Foundry they test a range of methodologies, in order to build the most effective, useful, yet protected, datasets to work with. The ideal synthetic dataset looks just like a different sample from the same underlying population from which it has been generated. This is new territory and Smart Data Foundry is rapidly…
Read MoreData-driven decisions a focus for successful covid-19 recovery
Smart Data Foundry paves the way for financial institutions to safely share data for societal and economic benefit Smart Data Foundry, formerly the Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence, today announces new partnerships with Equifax, Sage Group, Moneyhub and FreeAgent to support its mission to open finance for good. Part of the University of Edinburgh…
Read MoreUK’s most powerful supercomputer on show for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited the UK’s newest and most powerful supercomputer ARCHER2 during a tour of the University’s world-class data centre facilities. The cutting-edge system – which is around 12 times more powerful than its predecessor – is hosted by EPCC, the University’s supercomputing centre. During the visit Mr Johnson was shown how…
Read MoreNational Robotarium student team to create a futuristic AI butler
Scottish team is only non-US participant in global Amazon AI competition A postgraduate student team from the National Robotarium, supported by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, has been selected to compete in Amazon’s new global AI competition. The eight-strong team will create an embodied agent to help people around the home, similar…
Read MoreBayes Centre becomes Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize
A programme run by The Bayes Centre, to support promising Tech start-up companies, has been chosen as an Official Nominator for a prestigious environmental prize. The EIE Investor Readiness Programme has been selected to put forward nominees for The Earthshot Prize, founded by The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir…
Read MoreData specialists needed to solve challenges set by leading cultural organisations in Edinburgh and South East Scotland
Six diverse creative and cultural organisations based across Edinburgh and South East Scotland have been selected to bring forward Challenge Projects as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Creative Informatics programme. Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, Fruitmarket, SkyShows Aerial Ltd, Traverse Theatre, South of Scotland Enterprise, and Anarkik3D are looking for individuals or SMEs with the…
Read MoreNational Robotarium unveils design of new train cleaning robot
Scientists from the National Robotarium, supported by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, have unveiled the design of a new train cleaning robot to help existing cleaners. The robot, which is being funded by rail research body RSSB, has been designed to increase cleanliness standards on trains nationwide. It will complement humans by cleaning in…
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