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Life through a lens
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Dr Cathal Gurrin has been lifelogging for longer than
anyone else in the world. He has taken a photograph of
events in front of him every 20 seconds for a decade.
These images are analysed by a team of data researchers
at the Science Foundation Ireland funded Insight
Centre for Data Analytics at Dublin City University
and are providing critical insights into a range of
areas including memory, image processing, machine
learning and behavioural science. The work has both
societal and commercial potential. Dr Gurrin and his
team have created analysis tools with implications
for the development of therapies and supports for
dementia patients. Their work also holds promise for
the progress of artifi cial intelligence, as well as teaching
devices to recognise and categorise objects and faces
more accurately.
www.insight-centre.org