Safety in aquatic spaces is a problem that needs effective solutions. In 2005, worldwide, approximately 856 children up to 14 years of age drowned, and more than 60% of them were children under the age of 4. As for our country, fatal drownings in...
Read moreUCA Datalab members win the third prize in Cadiz Ocean Hackathon 2020
This last weekend, some of our researchers joined the challenge “Route optimization for vessels in the ocean” in the fifth edition of Ocean Hackathon, hosted in Cadiz. Their goal was to reduce the fuel consumption and travel time of sea journeys...
Read moreRound table “Consumidores y Entidades: afectados por fraudes y suplantaciones de personalidad en el ámbito bancario”
David was invited by the Colegio Oficial de Abogados de Madrid to deliver a short presentation on his work on fraud detection in electronic payments using artificial intelligence. Perhaps the most interesting experience was to see how scientists...
Read moreBig data against coronavirus at “Fallo de Sistema” in RNE 3
Conducted by Santiago Bustamante, Fallo de sistema is one of the most popular radio programs on the spanish national radio devoted to the dissemination of science and technology, and its implications in society. On this occasion, David joined a...
Read moreDavid interviewed by agencia SINC for eldiario.es
As part of the group of experts “Acción Matemática contra el Coronavirus” set up by CEMat, David explained some of the actions undertaken by the mathematical community in response to the COVID situation, in an interview conducted by Mónica G...
Read moreUCA Datalab joins the fight against COVID-19
UCA researchers (David Gómez-Ullate, Daniel Precioso and Leopoldo Gutiérrez) have developed a model able to simulate and predict the bed occupancy of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds by patients ill with COVID-19. Their results are published...
Read moreOLA’2020 closes with great success
The International Conference in Optimization and Learning (OLA2020), hosted this year by Cadiz University, has closed this evening after three days full of fascinating sessions and fruitful conversations. OLA2020 focused on the future challenges...
Read moreDavid interviewed for the program “A hombros de Gigantes” in Radio Nacional de España
“A hombros de gigantes” hosted by Manuel Seara is one of the classical radio programs popularizing science in the spanish national radio (RNE). This time Manuel interviewed David on the occasion of the publication of his recent book on Big Data...
Read moreNational Plan Research Projects: two projects obtained by UCA Datalab members
Today the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation published the list of research projects that will receive funding for the following three years. Two of the awarded projects will be lead by UCA Datalab researchers: Patricia Ruiz (IP) and...
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