We focus on the analysis and advancement of computer science, data science, and digital transformation – and explore the synergistic developments between those innovations and wider society. This beacon serves as a focus for researchers, developers, and policymakers seeking to navigate complex data landscapes and transform the productivity of the public and private sectors. Our research optimises and iterates your business processes, driving the emergence of new methods and business models for tomorrow’s challenges – enabled by mathematical science, machine learning, and large-scale data analytics.
The Data Science and Digital Transformation beacon illuminates the current state of the art and provides a roadmap for future exploration, ensuring that the intersection of data science and digital transformation continues to drive innovation and positive societal impact.
Key focus areas include:
Data Science and Digital Transformation
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Driving Data Science Development
Cutting-edge Algorithms and Models
Our expertise in artificial intelligence, statistical modelling, and back-end infrastructure systems leads Irish and European efforts to enhance data analytics capabilities and interrogate the world around us. As quantum computation supplements and potentially supplants traditional toolkits, our researchers are developing the theoretical and algorithmic underpinnings to enable its full implementation and exploitation – positioning Ireland in the vanguard of these emerging technological waves.
Technology Infrastructure
We drive the evolution and integration of enabling technologies such as digital twins, IoT, and cloud computing, alongside the security and encryption systems essential to their safe operation in society and industry. Our expertise in satellite laser optics and 5/6G signal processing supports Irish and international industry to deliver ultra-fast, low-latency communications – providing real-time, data-driven decision-making to the factory floor. The Data and Digital Transformation Beacon is the bridge between data scientists and commercial software engineers, translating emerging technologies into tools which optimise practical processes. These tools emphasise human-centred design approaches, ensuring that technology adoption aligns with user needs and experiences.
Digital Transformation Strategies
Data Quality and Governance
Processes based on poor or patchy data lead to bad business decisions. We are developing methodologies for ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and ethical use in digital transformation initiatives and the information society. We navigate the moral, commercial, and regulatory environments of data-driven ecosystems, helping the public maximise the value of their personal data while protecting and preserving their privacy.
Organisational Readiness
We seek to identify and determine the factors contributing to successful digital transformation, including leadership commitment, cultural alignment, and workforce upskilling. We offer bespoke support to companies and organisations that are rediscovering their business models in our digital environment, and offer specialised executive training and advice to leaders in critical fields.
Convergence of Data Science and Digital Transformation
Synergies and Interdependencies
We explore how fundamental data science methodologies can catalyse and amplify the impact of digital transformation initiatives in society – and vice versa. Our cutting-edge tools enable the development and deployment of data models within the context of digital transformation, with an emphasis on fairness, transparency, and accountability – and in doing so, formulate the framework for fast-moving industries worldwide. These are illuminated through case studies and sharing of best principles: showcasing real-world examples where the integration of data science and digital transformation is leading to significant gains for organisations and their communities.