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Connecting academic research with external partners in business, government and the third sector; LIDA is matching the world class capabilities of University research with the needs and opportunities of local organisations.
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Wrangling Chaos: 6 Things I Wish I Knew Before Tackling Messy Data
We’ve all been there, you’re excited to get into a task, you open a data file expecting clean columns and neatly labelled headers, and instead, it looks like your spreadsheet threw a wild party and forgot to clean up. Sound familiar? Messy data is not just a minor inconvenience, it can derail projects, skew insights,...
Supporting the growth of black talent in data together
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA), and its Data Scientist Development Programme (DSDP), welcomed a visit from Health Data Research UK’s Black Internship Programme (BIP), to offer potential next career steps in data science and to celebrate 4 years of working together, to increase representation in the UK data workforce. Individuals taking part in the...
Cracking Enigmas with Alan Turing Institute’s Data Study Group
A blog by Ajaykumar Manivannan In 2024, as a Ph.D. student in Canada, it was my dream to work at the Alan Turing Institute (ATI) in the U.K. For many, the name evokes the legendary scientist, whether you follow the trends in computing or simply enjoyed the brilliant 2014 movie "Imitation Game". Even as an...
Upcoming events
LIDA Data Science Infrastructures Annual Workshop
The Data Science Infrastructures Programme stands up an infrastructure stack from applications, programming models, middleware, virtualisation to hardware which is...
Advancing Dexterous Manipulation: Grasp Synthesis to Long Horizon Task Plan
Achieving human-level dexterity remains a fundamental challenge for modern robotic systems, despite significant advances in hardware and algorithms. Manual dexterity...
AI Research at Leeds: Building Connections Across Disciplines
An event hosted by Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) in partnership with The Horizons Institute and the Research and Innovation...