Author: admin

First International Summer School on Data Science for Mobility

Posted on by admin
Register now to participate in the first international summer school on Data Science for Mobility, supported by Track & Know! It offers participants both visionary keynote speeches and hands-on mini-courses held by leading international experts in AI and Data Analytics for Mobility. The keynotes speeches will explore the challenges faced due to the voluminous and complex mobility data generated every day in maritime and aviation domains. The hands-on mini-courses complement the keynotes by ...
More

The usefulness of more effective Big Data

Posted on by admin
As the world's population living in metropolitan areas increases, so increases the need for effective and sustainable interventions and services to inject mobility intelligence and improve the quality of life in large urban environments. The technological developments have resulted in the collection of unknown volumes of data across systems that’s are operating in the transport, mobility and the urban applications domains. The existing accumulated large volumes of data, known as “big data”, ...
More

Track & Know paper about travel time distributions estimation published

Posted on by admin
A Track & Know research paper titled "Estimation of travel time distributions for urban roads using GPS trajectories of vehicles: a case of Athens, Greece" has recently been published online. This paper by Adnan, M., Gazder, U., Yasar, A.-u.-H., Bellemans, T. and Kureshi, I focusses on travel time distribution and associated variability which is highly important to a variety of transport planning, traffic management, and control projects. Read more
More

Track & Know health pilot update presented at British Sleep Society conference

Posted on by admin
At the recent Bi-Annual British Sleep Society conference in Birmingham (UK), Kieran Lee from the Royal Papworth Hospital presented a poster on going work in pilot study 2. This Track & Know pilot is looking at the network of patient journey flows to pick up oximetry OSA screening tests over the Royal Papworth Hospital catchment area. The work highlights geographical areas with a high demand for a test that are currently required to travel large distances to access one. The hospital is n...
More

Track & Know investigates how Big Data analysis can help prevent traffic accidents due to obstructive sleep apnea

Posted on by admin
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder in which repeated episodes of complete or partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep, result in a reduction in blood oxygen saturation. People who suffer from OSA are 5 times more at risk getting involved in traffic accidents. This means that OSA exceeds drunk driving as a major cause of collisions with motor vehicles[1]. A consortium of 14 organizations from 9 countries is investigating how new Big Data software can help with ...
More

Track & Know presented at annual EU Big Data Value Forum in Helsinki

Posted on by admin
Prof. Yannis Theodoridis and Dr Ibad Kureshi represented the Track & Know project at this years EU Big Data Value Forum, held from 14th to 16th October in Helsinki (Finland). The Track & Know project was showcased once again as a top five success story during the Best Success Story and I-Space Label 2019 Ceremony session. Track & Know was also present at the Big Data Value Association booth. This opportunity was used to create new clustering and liaison activities with other Big...
More

Track & Know health case pilot presented at Taizhou Medical Expo 2019

Posted on by admin
Toni Staykova from Track & Know partner Cambridge Medical Academy visited the Thaizhou Medical Expo 2019 - China Medical City on September 18 and 19, 2019. At the expo, she explained the big data use for service optimization in regards to the health case pilot. The expo welcomed over 1000 visitors, mostly coming from industry and production of supplies and pharmaceuticals. Also medical professionals and nursing staff visited the expo.
More