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Join us for an exciting event where we bring together our amazing customers and industry experts for a day of learning, networking, and fun. This year’s Annual Customer Conference 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 25th, from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM at The Alex Hotel in Dublin. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Future of Data: Adapting to a Changing Landscape”.
At the conference, you’ll have the opportunity to dive deep into the latest trends and strategies in data that will help you grow your business. You’ll discover new insights through interactive sessions led by renowned speakers and thought leaders and gain practical knowledge & actionable takeaways that can be implemented right away. You’ll also have the chance to connect with fellow attendees, share experiences, and build valuable relationships that can last a lifetime.
Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with industry peers, and have a great time! Register now to secure your spot at the Annual Customer Conference 2024!
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About the Speakers
1) Rafiqul Haque
Rafiqul Haque has 15-year career spanning research, development, entrepreneurship, and teaching, earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Limerick. Presently, he serves as a research fellow at Insight – the SFI Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway, specializing in interoperability, foundation models, and data governance within data spaces.
Rafiqul will be presenting on “Navigating Dataspaces: Blueprint, Processes, Applications, and Challenges”. This presentation offers an exploration of dataspaces, covering four key aspects: processes, blueprint, applications, and challenges. Attendees will gain insights into blueprint developed by the Data Space Support Centre, the steps involved in building dataspaces, and exploring practical applications across various industries.
2) Cathal Hoare
Cathal Hoare joined UCD as a senior energy systems researcher in 2016. He has contributed to projects from a Computer and Information Science background by developing software frameworks for data access and the semantic integration of disparate database schema
Cathal has worked for various academic projects and centres, including the EU-funded NewTrends, SFI funded centre ESIPP focussing on data collection, enrichment and representation through the graph and linked data approaches. He has also worked for the SFI I-Form advanced manufacturing research centre, focusing on high volume and velocity data processing to support advanced.
3) Fionnuala Donohue
Dr Fionnuala is currently working as a Consultant in Public Health Medicine in the National Health Intelligence Unit (NHIU) of the HSE. Following qualification with a medical degree from UCD, she worked in a number of healthcare settings acquiring a Masters in Public Health and in Healthcare Informatics before undertaking Higher Specialist Training in Public Health Medicine with subsequent appointment to NHIU
The NHIU has a long history of leveraging pre-existing data in innovative ways to support decisions that improve care and care outcomes for patients and their families. Location based data and geospatial analytics are key components of this approach which supports both an understanding of health and drives healthcare decision making.
Fionnuala will be speaking about the Importance of place based data in health intelligence.
4) Martin Walsh
Inspector Martin Walsh was a sergeant in the Irish Defence Forces with 23 years experiance, Studied Computer Science and a PGCert in Artificial Intelligence. Ireland.
He will be speaking about the importance of Location information in a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and how GeoDirectory assisted An Garda Siochana in creating an Address Gazetteer containing Eircodes and non Eircode locations within the country. This gazetteer keeps evolving and improving with continuous collaboration between GeoDirectory and An Garda Síochána.
5) Dominic Fahey
Dominic is a qualified Systems Analyst who has worked in Ordnance Survey Ireland, An Post and GeoDirectory DAC. He also has qualifications in Cartography, GIS from University College Cork, Strategic Leadership from Institute of Leadership and Management London. He has worked as a Cartographer, database administrator, business and systems analyst along with other senior management and training roles. He has an in-depth understanding of data capture and how to ensure the data is accurate and fit for purpose.
In his presentation, Dominic will be sharing details about the GeoDirectory Educational Webinars.