Dr Gianluca Demartini, Senior Lecturer in Data Science at the Information School has been published in The Conversation. Gianluca's article entitled 'Clinton-Sanders data breach spat goes to the heart of modern campaigning' highlights
the significance of data management in US electoral campaigning. How
voter data is utilised to better understand the electorate and help
campaigners craft their speeches as well as facilitating more targeted
advertising and seeking prospective donors is explained. In addition,
Gianluca highlights potential problems in using big data but explains how the use of this data may benefit the voter.
Dr Paul Reilly and Dr Elisa Serafinelli organised a workshop with colleagues from Euro-Med Seismological Centre (EMSC) in Paris on 10th January, as part of the Horizon 2020 funded project IMPROVER. Delegates from organisations such as SNCF and VISOV were invited to give their views on the role of social media in disaster response. Thanks to Grigore Havarneanu and the International Union of Railways (UIC) for hosting, and for Laura Petersen and Laure Fallou for their facilitation of the focus group.
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