Society @ Predict

Data science can have a multifaceted impact and play a significant role in improving societies outcomes. Sustainability is one of the biggest challenges we need to overcome with immediate action being required in a variety of areas. AI especially has enormous potential to help us accelerate sustainability efforts. Also some of the most interesting data science projects in 2019 are happening in the smart cities space where data science is being used to create integrated, multi level strategies for land use, transportation and economic development of cities.

Exciting times ahead.

Here are some of the speakers and talks at the upcoming Predict conference that are focussed on these areas.

Perikles Rammos

Shaw Academy, Director of Data Science

Navdeep Sharma

Accenture, Data & AI Architect

XR (Extended Reality) is becoming an integral part of Industry 4.0. It offers a safe and affordable training environment through VR (Virtual Reality), and guidance and assistance of a field worker through AR (Augmented Reality). In addition to these standard functions, large volumes of data can be collected and analysed, providing important insights pertaining to both the process itself, and the trainee/operator’s behaviour and performance. Furthermore, the data collected can be used to train a machine learning model, to predict the upcoming behaviour of a user, and guidance can be provided to prevent an injury or a human error. This makes XR supported industrial processes much more effective and leading towards zero-defect productions. Such level of effectiveness and quality assurance are not feasible with current technologies without using XR features.

With the ever-growing adoption of XR in industry, predicting a user’s action can become crucial in preventing mistakes, in both manufacturing and operation. In this session, we will describe XR Insights, our platform created to collect data, train a model, and predict user’s behaviour in real-time.

Prof Andrew Parnell

Maynooth University, Professor

Andrew Parnell is Hamilton Professor in the Hamilton Institute at Maynooth University. His research is in statistics and machine learning for large structured data sets in a variety of application areas. He has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers in applied journals such as Science, Nature Communications, and Plos ONE, and has methodological publications in journals such as Statistics and Computing, The Annals of Applied Statistics, and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C. He has been awarded over €1 million to date in direct funding. He has been heavily involved in the commercialisation of research through the start-up companies Prolego Scientific (CSO) and Atturos (Scientific Advisor). He is currently a funded investigator in three different SFI centres: The Insight Centre for Data Analytics, The I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre, and The VistaMilk Centre for Precision Pasture-based Dairy.  

William Hynes

Future Analytics Consulting Ltd, Director

William Hynes is a Chartered Town Planner, a Chartered Surveyor and economist, and a founder and director of Future Analytics Consulting Ltd. Through his work as a consultant in strategic planning and transportation William has developed, and is continuing to research and develop new innovative and integrated approaches to these subject areas. In particular, he is developing a comprehensive thematic approach and methodology for strategic spatial planning at all levels through a linking process of land use, transportation and economic planning (with geographical information systems (GIS) being of central importance) that is transparent, integrated, dynamic, comprehensive and defensible.

Coral Movasseli

Girls in Tech Dublin, Managing Director

Coral Movasseli is the Managing Director of Girls in Tech Dublin, a dedicated platform for women-in-tech and entrepreneurs. A techie problem solver at heart, Coral co-founded a mobile transit app for Toronto’s transportation system to remove friction points for users. Passionate about making an impact in the world, Coral started her career on route to becoming a Canadian diplomat. After completing her Masters of Science at the London School of Economics, her trajectory moved her to advising large private equity funds in London. Since, she’s worked to help companies dissect and digest their business challenges in technology, financial services, clean-tech, manufacturing, and healthcare.

All the speakers, detailed partnering information and tickets are available at predictconference.com

See you at Predict.