Contact tracing apps may not be reliable, research finds
Trinity study finds problems with bluetooth technology, particularly on public transport
Covid-19: Precision of tracing apps in doubt after TCD study
Government urged to test extensively as accuracy of Bluetooth tech called into question
Four Irish projects to share €10m of EU research funding
Money will support work on topics such as farm animal genetics, extreme trauma, Victorian-era books
Product-design students’ device aims to reduce AMR in humans
Antimicrobial resistance could cause 10m deaths yearly across the world by 2050
‘On results day, I wasn’t confident or nervous’
Barry O’Sullivan, professor of computer science at University College Cork, director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Memorial service to be held for Everest climber Shay Lawless
Family said it decided to call off search for TCD academic ‘rather than endanger anyone’s life’
Search for missing Trinity professor on Everest called off
Company that organised climb says the search has become a recovery operation
Mental health apps offer head start on recovery
Apps have potential to engage people with diagnosed conditions, say experts
Most candidates used Twitter but its influence unknown
#GE16 not ‘the social media election’, as some predicted
A big data success story made in Ireland
Logentries, which emerged from a laboratory at UCD’s school of computer science, was recently bought by an American firm
UCD spin-out firm Logentries acquired by Rapid7 for $68m
Rapid7 says it will continue to invest in Logentries’ presence in Ireland
Irish start-up HeyStaks gets €1.5m Digicel investment
Search analytics start-up to create 20 jobs in next 12 months
Phone data predicts unemployment rates months earlier than official statistics
Algorithms examine call data from two European countries to measure unemployment rates
The future of big data could be good for your health
Exploiting today’s information mountain is not all about online commerce: one of Europe’s largest analytics centres is advancing the area of ‘connected health’
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