JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Jin Zheng November 28, 2023 - Developing an Integrated and Intelligent Algo-trading System Introduction: The financial trading landscape is constantly evolving, driven by advancements in technology and the need for faster, more efficient decision-making. Traditional algo-trading strategies have become central features of modern financial markets due to their speed, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness. However, these strategies often rely solely on the analysis ...
JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Neo Poon November 15, 2023 - Seeking ground truth in data: prevalence of pain and its impacts on well-being and workplace productivity Chronic pain is a major health issue across the globe. Researchers estimated that at least 10% of the population in the United Kingdom are suffering from pain conditions. If we consider the entire world, some estimated that over 20% ...
JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Jiao Wang and Ahmed Mohamed November 1, 2023 - Large-sample evaluation of deep learning and optical flow algorithms in nowcasting radar rainfall-flooding events 1. Aim This seed corn project aimed to identify a large sample of rainfall events that result in flooding in Great Britain and to evaluate deep learning and optical flow algorithms for radar rainfall nowcasting at the event and catchment scales. ...
JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Holly Fraser October 18, 2023 - Machine learning based online discourse analysis of mental health and medication use Introduction Extracting information from free text sources is a complex and exciting data science challenge. Textual data generated by humans is rich, complex, with its meaning often contextual and packed with nuance. This project analysed data from Reddit, an online social news website ...
JGI’s Widening Participation Summer Internship Experience: Emily Anderton & Senyi Luo October 11, 2023 - JGI's Widening Participation Summer Internship Experience: Emily Anderton & Senyi Luo We completed a six-week internship working with Dr Hen Wilkinson and the JGI team as part of the University of Bristol’s Widening Participation Research Summer Internship scheme. Our internship project was in the data science field and centered around the topic of PeaceTech. Our ...
JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Cheryl McQuire October 4, 2023 - Addressing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) ‘data gap’ - Cheryl McQuire Cheryl McQuire on behalf of the study team: Amy Dillon, University of Bristol; Prof Raja Mukherjee, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Prof Penny Cook, University of Salford; Sandra Butcher, National Organisation for FASD; Andy Boyd, Director, UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration; Beverley ...
JGI Seed Corn Funding Project Blog 2022-2023: Sydney Charitos & Lauren Thompson September 20, 2023 - An exploration of how primary school children want to view their health data: a co-design study Introduction Due to the growth of self-tracking health devices, greater attention has been paid to how individuals view their health data. However, young children are often not the focus of these investigations. Instead, adult tools are applied and validated ...
Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Ben Anson September 19, 2023 - JGI Student Experience Profiles: Ben Anson (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2022-23) Ask-JGI was advertised to my CDT by one of the staff members in the School of Mathematics. It sounded like a fun way to make the most of my MSc in statistics and get some ‘real world’ practice with statistics, all whilst doing my ...
Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Vanessa Hanschke September 8, 2023 - JGI Student Experience Profiles: Vanessa Hanschke (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2022-23) I initially wanted to join the Ask-JGI because I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to keep my coding skills alive. I studied computer science and have worked in the data and AI industry for three years before starting my PhD ...
Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Matt Chandler September 8, 2023 - JGI Student Experience Profiles: Matt Chandler (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2022-23) Over the past year I’ve found my experience working with the Ask-JGI service really rewarding. I was keen to apply as I was looking for an exposure to the wider world of research being done at Bristol, which is something I have definitely achieved ...