The Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab Launch Event Slides
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This document provides an agenda for an event hosted by the Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab at the University of Exeter and Met Office. The afternoon includes presentations from client projects partnered with the Impact Lab, including City Science, The 625, and Elemental Digest Systems. It also includes discussions on what the Impact Lab does, current challenges, and how to position the region as a global leader in environmental futures and big data. The event aims to showcase applied projects and gather input on helping the Impact Lab achieve its goals.
![Exeter City Futures: 12 Goals
The Exeter Data Mill is a major activity within Exeter City Futures
All residents will have access to
locally generated renewable
sources of energy
New building developments will
generate more energy than they
consume; waste energy will be
captured for reuse
The overall energy consumption of
residents and businesses in Exeter
will be reduced by [x]%
Residents & businesses will have
access to the right tools to measure
energy use in order to reduce
consumption & increase energy
efficiency
All residents will be able to live in an
affordable home which is energy
efficient and healthy; fuel poverty will
be reduced
Cleaner, more efficient public transport
and reduced dominance of cars in the city
centre making more attractive public
places
Waste will be seen as a resource and
recycled wherever possible; waste
collection and deliveries will be made
via operationally and energy efficient
means
50% of Exeter originating trips to be
made on foot or by cycle
Journey times in Exeter will be
reliable and the transport network
will be resilient to major incidents
Exeter will have clean air
through the reduction of
pollutants from private cars
and fossil fuels
Exeter will have the finance & capability
to develop in a way that delivers
affordable homes, reduces relative
congestion & embraces the energy
independence values of the city
Exeter will be an engaged data-
aware and entrepreneurial city
which has the skills to analyse and
address the challenges that it
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The Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab Launch Event Slides
- 1. The Environmental Futures & Big Data Impact Lab 13 September 2018
- 2. Welcome Professor Mark Goodwin, Deputy Vice Chancellor of External Engagement University of Exeter Nicholas Jobling, Acting Chief Executive Met Office
- 3. Plan for the afternoon TIME AGENDA ITEM PRESENTER 13:00 Registration and lunch Catered by Posh Nosh and the Met Office 13:45 Welcome address Professor Mark Goodwin, Deputy Vice Chancellor of External Engagement, University of Exeter Nicholas Jobling, Acting Chief Executive, Met Office 13.55 Overview of the afternoon Professor Iain Stewart, Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth 14.00 Client project: City Science Alex Dawn, Transport Modelling Consultant, City Science Introduced by: Professor Richard Everson, Director of the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Exeter 14.15 Client project: The 625 Stuart Blatston, Operations Director, The 625 Introduced by: Oliver Raud, Strategic Funding Manager, Plymouth College of Art 14.30 Client project: Elemental Digest Systems Michael Ash, Director, Elemental Digest Systems; Adrian Guy, Industrial Chemist, Elemental Digest Systems Introduced by: Professor Michael Lee, Head of Department and Site Livestock Systems, Head of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke 14.45 Break Cold drinks 15.10 What the Impact Lab does (inc Q&A) Robert Kathro, Programme Director, Impact Lab Exeter; Alberto Arribas, Head of Informatics Lab, Met Office 15:30 Impact Lab Challenges Kathryn White, Innovation Manager, Impact Lab, Exeter; Rob Cowling, Senior Hydrometeorologist, Flood Forecasting Centre, Environment Agency; Dr Albert Chen, Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter 15:40 Panel discussion Professor Iain Stewart (chair), Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute , University of Plymouth; Professor Richard Everson, Machine Learning, University of Exeter; Lucy Geoghegan, Industrial Strategy, BEIS; Roger Killen, Entrepreneur in Residence, The Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter; Dame Julia Slingo, Former Chief Scientist (retired), Met Office; Glenn Woodcock, Director, Oxygen House 16:20 Close Sean Fielding, Director Innovation, Impact and Business, University of Exeter. 16.30 Drinks and food Catered by Posh Nosh and the Met Office
- 4. City Science Roads for the Future A collaborative project between City Science & the Impact Lab: University of Exeter Alex Dawn, Transport Modelling Consultant, City Science
- 5. ROADS FOR THE FUTURE S o l v i n g t h e F i r s t a n d L a s t M i l e P r o b l e m Alex Dawn Msci(Hons) MCIHT MTPS alexdawn@cityscience.com
- 6. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles A V E R Y Q U I C K I N T R O D U C T I O N
- 7. Two Visions of the Future E F F I C I E N T , O P T I M I S E D N E T W O R K S A R E N O T A F O R E G O N E C O N C L U S I O N • Benefits depend heavily on the policy choices we make today: Utopian Dystopian • Much speculation and mis-information skewing policy-making • Clear need to support innovation, accelerate the UK’s competitive advantage, while safe-guarding a future in which the benefits are maximised Improved Safety Better Network Performance Fewer Vehicles Free up Journey Time New Travel Opportunities Reuse former parking Human/Machine Accidents More vehicle kms Empty Vehicles More Congestion Geo-cordons / Exclusivity Parking /drop off zones for CAVs Data Privacy Hacking vulnerability Individually Tailored Travel Coordinated System
- 8. Energy and Emissions D O U B L E O R Q U I T S “If vehicles are automated but not electrified or shared, greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector would go up 50 percent by 2050 compared to business as usual.” (Fulton et al., 2017) “Automation might plausibly reduce road transport GHG emissions and energy use by nearly half – or nearly double them – depending on which effects come to dominate.” Wadud et al., 2015 Shared vehicles with high-capacity public transport could use 65% fewer vehicles but add vehicle miles (+9%). Single occupancy on- demand vehicles without public transport, vehicle miles could more than double. (Based on OECD/ITF 2015)
- 9. CONCLUSION: PUBLIC TRANSPORT ESSENTIAL C A V s I N T E G R A T E D W I T H M A S S T R A N S I T O F F E R M O S T P R O M I S E Radial shuttle services integrated with public transport could offer the most promise for reducing congestion
- 10. Exeter STARR Model I N T E G R A T I N G C A V S W I T H R A I L N E T W O R K • In Exmouth we used this to show that 75% of all commuter trips could be served if there are hubs in every neighbourhood, 50% served for Greater Exeter as a whole • For the Greater Exeter Model, hubs feeding stations in Devon resulting in 10,000 commuting trips per day. For comparison the present 2016/17 figures are 7,000 trips a day for all purposes
- 11. Evolutionary Optimisation H O W T O N A V I G A T E A L A R G E S E A R C H S P A C E a a a a a Generation n Crossover Mutate a a Generation n+1
- 12. OPTIMISATION RESULTS R E R U N S S H O W T R A D E O F F
- 13. OPTIMISATION RESULTS O P T I M A L L O C A T I O N O F C A V H U B S F O R E X M O U T H - D I G B Y C O R R I D O R
- 14. EXMOUTH I N T E G R A T I N G C A V S W I T H E X I S T I N G M A S S T R A N S I T Exmouth is a seaside town with a population of 35,000, many of whom commute into Exeter. It is the biggest town in Devon. The A376, a key commuter route, is highly constrained during the morning and evening peak and suffers from resilience issues. Option 2 – Optimised first-mile network Option 1 – Full Coverage Network Neighbourhood AV hub with cycle parking & delivery storage
- 15. PASSENGER LAST MILE E X E T E R S T D A V I D S T O E X E T E R C I T Y C E N T R E
- 16. Next Steps • Presentation of results to the NIC on the 13th September • STARR Model Phase 2: • Addition of Capacity Constraint • Multi-Objective optimisation • Subdivision of workplace zones for more granularity • Modelling of more decision factors • Spin out project won £400,000 for the University of Exeter
- 17. The 625Supporting Health, Humanitarian & Emergency Response Organisations Globally A collaborative project between The 625 & the Impact Lab: Plymouth College of Art Stuart Blatston, Operations Director, The 625 Presentation information is available on request – see next slide for contact information
- 18. Presentation information is available on request
- 19. Elemental Digest Systems Developing bespoke guidelines for the use of Thallo® fertiliser in agriculture A collaborative project between EDS & the Impact Lab: Rothamsted Research Michael Ash, Director, Elemental Digest Systems Adrian Guy, Industrial Chemist, Elemental Digest Systems
- 20. Elemental Digest Systems Abattoirs Fats Stock Biosecure Fertiliser High Organic Carbon/Sulphur Content Micro- Nutrient Rich/Cust omisable Sustainable, Low Cadmium Phosphate Phytobiome Soil Restoration Nutrient Density Effect on Plants and Animals Plant, Animal & Human Resilience ‘Circle of Life’
- 21. Noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, are by far the leading cause of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths (linked to behaviour and genetics) It’s estimated that worldwide, more than 2 billion people and half of all children suffer from one or more micronutrient deficiency. Protects against disease more than any other health care initiative Employs almost 50% of global workers Supports > £4T markets Drives and sustains health of developing and advanced economies The UN has warned that the world’s soils face exhaustion and depletion, with an estimated 60 harvests left before they are too degraded to feed the planet Deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals–also termed hidden hunger–are pervasive and hold negative consequences for the cognitive and physical development of children. Agriculture Big Data – Big Picture – Nutrient Recovery
- 22. 22 of 22 Soil biodiversity as an underutilised resource for achieving long- term sustainability goals related to global human health, not only for improving soils, food security, disease control, water and air quality, but because biodiversity in soils is connected to all life and provides a broader, fundamental ecological foundation for working with other disciplines to improve human health. We are losing soils and soil biodiversity at a rapid pace, with substantial negative ramifications on human health worldwide.
- 23. Biological – Chemical - Physical External Drivers Climate change, nitrogen deposition, phosphate contamination, invasive species, pollution, nutrient depletion
- 24. 24 of 24 “Precision Farming Research” Multi-compound, micronutrient rich, soluble carbon compound dense, controlled release, clean domestic phosphate and sulphur, complex fertiliser.
- 25. • Conventionally, yield is the driving force behind modern agriculture required to feed a booming global population • But nutritional quality has fallen as soils become depleted of vital micro-nutrients • The Impact Lab funding has facilitated a targeted project, which in addition to crop yield response, will also look at crop micronutrient content; and the longer term benefits to soil, plant and animal health. • The data generated will help Elemental Digest Systems sell, market and value our fertilisers in order to grow our business. Quantity or Quality?
- 26. • Critical Phosphate Yield Response of Thallo on Wheat and Grass • Ascertain optimum application rates • Comparison against conventional fertilisers • Nutrient analysis of grass and grain • Set-up of longer term grassland field experiments • Solubility and release characteristics of Thallo • Bespoke Thallo application data for agronomists and farmers for yield and quality • Statistically valid, independent data for marketing Environmental Futures and Big Data Project Wheat Grass
- 27. Table 4. Mean concentration (ppm) of elements in wheat grain - mean (± SE mean). Letters next to each value denote significant differences from Tukey’s post-hoc test. BD = below detection limit of instrument. Form Amount Al As Ca Cd Co Cr Cu Fe K Mg NPK optimal 2.90 (0.47) 0.14 (0.04) 382 (2)a 0.178 (0.012)cd BD 0.25 (0.02) 3.45 (0.20)a 31.5 (1.0)ab 4604 (45)a 1389 (24)b Slow release optimal 2.65 (0.63) 0.21 (0.07) 365 (8)a 0.177 (0.011)cd BD 0.28 (0.02) 4.12 (0.09)a 28.5 (0.8)a 4633 (149)ab 1434 (39)b Thallo optimal 2.75 (0.53) 0.16 (0.06) 488 (6)b 0.093 (0.004)ab BD 0.28 (0.05) 3.71 (0.04)a 29.2 (0.8)a 4343 (116)a 1165 (19)a NPK excess 3.79 (0.33) 0.17 (0.18) 349 (11)a 0.134 (0.007)bc 0.013 (0.005) 0.32 (0.01) 3.77 (0.07)a 49.3 (0.9)c 5735 (312)c 1703 (31)b Slow release excess 3.89 (0.95) 0.18 (0.05) 358 (20)a 0.210 (0.015)d BD 0.30 (0.06) 4.33 (0.22)ab 42.1 (2.2)bc 5407 (140)c 1683 (41)b Thallo excess 3.42 (0.99) 0.13 (0.08) 700 (20)c 0.082 (0.005)a BD 0.78 (0.54) 5.09 (0.28)b 49.7 (4.8)c 5364 (51)bc 1288 (50)ab Form Amount Mn Mo Na Ni P Pb S Se Ti Zn NPK optimal 90.0 (4.2)cd 0.010 (0.005) 9.4 (0.1)ab 0.92 (0.03) 3564 (56)ab 0.029 (0.033) 1439 (64)ab 0.199 (0.076)a 0.053 (0.005) 50.67 (2.45)a Slow release optimal 99.4 (2.4)d 0.023 90.003) 10.2 (1.2)ab 0.77 (0.04) 3776 (88)b 0.009 (0.014) 1363 (22)a BD 0.066 (0.006) 47.76 (1.18)a Thallo optimal 75.1 (3.1)ab 0.053 (0.002) 8.4 (0.1)a 0.76 (0.06) 3414 (12)a 0.045 (0.049) 1316 (32)a 0.469 (0.083)b 0.119 (0.010) 55.22 (0.95)a NPK excess 79.8 (0.6)bc 0.019 (0.02) 14.6 (1.1)c 0.98 (0.04) 4291 (38)c BD 1715 (33)c 0.218 (0.021)a 0.188 (0.090) 58.31 (2.40)a Slow release excess 92.9 (2.4)d BD 11.9 (0.9)bc 0.89 (0.10) 4452 (75)c BD 1639 (49)bc BD 0.101 (0.026) 58.33 (2.49)a Thallo excess 63.4 (2.7)a 0.040 (0.008) 12.7 (0.4)bc 1.00 (0.28) 4223 (94)c 0.017 (0.024) 1814 (37)c 0.656 (0.074)b 0.070 (0.014) 86.01 (5.14)b Statistically Valid Data: Producing Independently Verified Results Wheat Grain Nutrient Analysis Results:
- 28. Healthier Soils More Nutritious Crops and Grasslands Sustainable agriculture & soils Happier and Healthier Humans The Big Picture
- 29. In the year 2050 the world population will require more food 70%
- 30. Panel Discussion – at 15:40 “Given the ambition to put the region on the map globally for its expertise in environmental futures and big data what do we need to do to make it happen/what obstacles will need to be overcome?”
- 31. Break
- 32. The Impact Lab Collaborate. Deliver. Grow. Robert Kathro, Programme Director, Impact Lab Alberto Arribas, Head of Met Office Informatics Lab
- 33. Lots to cover 1. Why has the Impact Lab been launched? What is the driving force? 2. What are Environmental Futures & Big Data how we use the terms 3. Who is behind the Impact Lab partners and what they bring 4. What does the Impact Lab do? the deep tech capability and access to data and skills 5. How it works the process 6. And where does it fit in? to the bigger picture 7. What we are working on right now other projects and the pipeline 8. And what we intend to do next our objectives/ambition/goals And we need some help from you!
- 34. Opportunity for growth.. . .. But it’s also a strategic imperative….. . . to seize the opportunities • All pervasive, ever more affordable, powerful, computing and communications technology • Societal trends • Pollution and environmental concerns • Need to compete globally • Need to generate growth and wealth in the region and nationally Opportunity • New products and services • New businesses • New industries • Globalisation • Urbanisation • De-carbonisation • Digitisation • Population growth
- 35. Human activities, growth, global trends Scarce resources, pollution, energy, space limits Agriculture/tech Engineering Health & Social Care Transportation Construction Manufacturing Information servicesFood & drink Energy, Water Compete on Core Regional Capability Enablers Capabilities Environmental & Data Sciences, Design, Innovation Sectors Driving Forces Digital Technologies - HPC, Comms & Networks Data
- 36. 7 Partners delivering World Class expertise Lead Partner - University of Exeter: • 3 full time Industrial Research Fellows, Innovation Manager, Marketing, support staff • Access to all the other disciplines within the University • Applied Environmental and Data Sciences, Natural Capital, Land Atmospheric & Water Resources, Signal processing/control, Computing, Machine Learning and Vision, Optimisation • Follow on collaboration after working with the Impact Lab Providing full time, dedicated consultancy team, data, work space (and funding)
- 37. Providing full time, dedicated consultancy team, data, work space (and funding) University of Plymouth • 3 dedicated research fellows and an Innovation Manager • Data visualisation • Geosciences • Big data analytics • Sustainable Earth Institute • Immersive Vision Theatre
- 38. Met Office Informatics Lab • 3 full time Scientific Systems Managers • Access to Met Office scientists and weather forecasters • Facilitated access to Met Office data and science • World leading development of scalable infrastructure and tooling • Global reach and network • Co-located with the Impact Lab Data Processing, Analytics, innovation, skilled team
- 39. Rothamsted Research at North Wyke Global network access to agritech skills and data • The North Wyke Farm Platform – A unique facility • Team: • Prof Michael Lee, Ruminant Nutritionist, head of soil to nutrition program. Interested in Nutrient Use Efficiency reducing losses to environment • Dr Paul Harris, Geospatial Data specialist, leads North Wyke Farm Platform • Prof Adrian Collins, Geo hydrologist, expertise in catchment level sustainability measurements • Dr Martin Blackwell, Nutrients flow specialist, experience in soil health, Phosphorus and Eutrophication • Dr Khalid Mahmood, Innovation lead, supporting SMEs diagnosing their R&D needs and projects • Significant and growing body of data, knowledge and programmes underway and completed, labs, technicians, instrumented farm….
- 40. Exeter City Futures: 12 Goals The Exeter Data Mill is a major activity within Exeter City Futures All residents will have access to locally generated renewable sources of energy New building developments will generate more energy than they consume; waste energy will be captured for reuse The overall energy consumption of residents and businesses in Exeter will be reduced by [x]% Residents & businesses will have access to the right tools to measure energy use in order to reduce consumption & increase energy efficiency All residents will be able to live in an affordable home which is energy efficient and healthy; fuel poverty will be reduced Cleaner, more efficient public transport and reduced dominance of cars in the city centre making more attractive public places Waste will be seen as a resource and recycled wherever possible; waste collection and deliveries will be made via operationally and energy efficient means 50% of Exeter originating trips to be made on foot or by cycle Journey times in Exeter will be reliable and the transport network will be resilient to major incidents Exeter will have clean air through the reduction of pollutants from private cars and fossil fuels Exeter will have the finance & capability to develop in a way that delivers affordable homes, reduces relative congestion & embraces the energy independence values of the city Exeter will be an engaged data- aware and entrepreneurial city which has the skills to analyse and address the challenges that it faces
- 41. To enable transformation of the City Exeter City Futures at the Impact Lab: 2 key activities • Build the Exeter City Data Mill • A repository of data relating to City problems and opportunities • From wide and growing range of sources • With interfaces to aid access and use • Enabling innovative products and services to be developed • Full time data scientist working on building the database and API • ECF team working to identify and support innovators who wish to work with the Impact Lab Solutions that can be scaled nationally and internationally
- 42. Plymouth College of Art •Knowledge Exchange Coordinator/Innovation Manager •Fab Lab Technical Support Staff •Marketing and Project Management support staff •Access to academic community across wide range of creative art, design and media research and practice. •Digital Design, Fabrication and Manufacture; Rapid Prototyping; Materials Knowledge; Data Visualisation. •Close working with partners to achieve step change in inter-institutional collaboration in the Heart of the South West and wider region. Strong design and innovation capabilities
- 43. • Independent, impartial provider of policy relevant scientific research, contract services and advice on the marine environment • Unique combination of observation, experimentation and modelling activities • Expertise: marine science (from micro to space), water and air quality, data analytics and visualisation, environmental modelling, socio-economics and satellite remote sensing • Facilities include in-shore, off-shore, laboratory testing environments • Track record through trading subsidiary PML Applications Ltd demonstrates commercially focused and friendly operation, underpinned by experience, expertise and scientific rigour whilst understanding business sensitivities • 3 part-time staff on the Impact Lab team: Innovation, Marketing and Support Plymouth Marine Laboratory Applying innovative marine science across industry sectors
- 44. Conduit to deliver key results for clients • Deep technical consultancy skills to deliver research and development projects • Full time staff plus academics and scientists across partners • Significant and growing data sets • Innovation Managers – help refine the opportunity, define a project • Work space – Exeter, Plymouth, North Wyke • Grant funding • Access to network of business support Simplified access to capabilities, fast response, results delivered
- 45. Working with the Impact Lab…. We are looking for • Devon based SMEs with growth objectives • Academics and scientists with commercialisation opportunities • Larger businesses with R&D ambitions who are attracted by the region’s Environmental Futures & Big Data capabilities Come and talk to us • To scope a joint project • To enable you to grow Collaborate. Deliver. Grow.
- 46. A special part of a (much) bigger picture • NATIONAL PRIORITY: UK Industrial Strategy, Alan Turing Institute Aligned with Heart of the South West LEP’s Productivity Strategy and Local Industrial Strategy • BUILDING SKILLS & INFRASTRUCTURE Data Analytics Skills Escalator approach covering all educational levels; world-leading development of Data Science platforms • IMPROVING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION Exeter’s Institute of Data Science and AI; potential for a New Environmental Intelligence Accelerator and South West Institute of Technology; SW Centre for Excellence in Satellite Applications and ESA Regional Rep • ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTING BUSINESS SETsquared; Exeter Science Park; Innovate UK; Exeter Velocities; FT2G; SWBC; Growth Hub…. Infrastructure; Skills; Experience; Emerging Technology … Great place to grow!
- 47. Some of our other client projects • Smart stormwater attenuation and rainwater monitoring and management • University of Exeter is building control rules; Met Office provide rainfall forecasts; Rothamsted Research support testing; Plymouth College of Art support the design and prototyping of the system hardware • Internet of Things based optimisation for communal heating systems • University of Exeter is developing machine learning capability for the system; Met Office is enabling automatic adaptation to external temperatures and weather patterns • Anaesthesia gas capture and recycling • Plymouth College of Art is developing components to apply this innovative technology using 3D printing • Reducing carbon emissions through fleet optimisation using telematics data • University of Exeter is working with Emtec to develop an algorithm to calculate real-time emissions from vehicles • Decision support tool for agriculture planning and design using regenerative farming practices • Rothamsted Research is providing access and analysis of appropriate datasets, University of Exeter is developing a demonstrator platform and decision-making approaches • Remote data transfer for flow monitoring and acoustic leak detection in water pipes • University of Exeter is developing a remote communications module and integrating acoustic and vibration sensors for leak detection, with the support of an academic acoustics expert
- 48. From the ~100 enquiries received • Solar powered smart street furniture; • Plymouth College of Art is designing and coding the electrical architecture for a hybrid solar post • Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of beef production systems. • The Farm Platform at Rothamsted Research will be the test bed, due to the high-resolution data - both current and historic - on beef cattle performance, and will help to assess meat quality • Developing PV solar panel manufacturing to develop it's aesthetic qualities; • Plymouth College of Art is researching disruptive processes to bring visual variety to the product range • Automatic acoustic leak detection in supply pipes for commercial water customers • University of Exeter will pilot the OneFlow device with Tor Water and develop the machine learning system to detect leaks; Rothamsted Research will support in-situ testing of the system • Management of renewable energy assets; including anaerobic digesters and photovoltaic panels. • University of Exeter is developing optimisation methods for maximising energy production and Met Office is providing access and advice on meteorology and climate change datasets. • Cow fertility management through inline analysis of milk progesterone concentration • University of Exeter is helping to optimise the deployment of single-use sensors and improve predictions of cow fertility peaks
- 49. Ambitious growth in the next 12 months Working towards supporting a high achieving group of SMEs • Scalable enterprises • Regional, national and international markets • Big Data and / or Environmental Futures, better still both What we are working on • Identification of potential new clients • Business development about to start • Website launched last week To help create lasting value and economic growth in the region
- 50. Help needed If you are a potential client • Please do come and talk with one of us • SME • Academic or scientist • Large business And if you are part of the wider network • Please think about who you know that would benefit from what the Impact Lab offers To help create lasting value and economic growth in the region
- 51. Challenges Kathryn White, Innovation Manager, Impact Lab
- 53. Water Resilience LAUNCH: September 13th APPLY: October 1st – 31st BOOTCAMP: 2 days of intensive support and collaboration. November 6th-7th Day 1 AM: Pitches from Challenge Owners Day 1 PM: Group working on solution development Day 1 EVE: Guest speaker and food trucks Day 2: Group working on solution development Day 2 EVE: Wrap-up, presentations and networking PROJECTS: Following the bootcamp, we will select the strongest ideas to receive intensive support to develop their ideas with our dedicated technical specialists. DEMO DAY: All companies invited back to present their progress. Future Themes: • Circular Economy • Connected Futures • Food Security • Smart Cities • Energy Poverty • Smart Rural • Resilient Society Flood Resilience | Field Run-Off & Eutrophication | Water Quality Centre for Water Systems
- 54. Sub Themes: • Flood modelling • Interaction between surface waters and water system • Impacts of flooding • Health • Transport • Identifying system vulnerabilities • Visualisation tools • Predictive analytics Centre for Water Systems How do we improve monitoring of the environment? Coastal overtopping flood simulation for Paignton, from EU-CIRCLE project. Dr Albert Chen Centre for Water Systems University of Exeter Albert’s main research topics include urban drainage, hydrology and hydraulic modelling, computational fluid dynamic, flood forecasting and early warning, flood damage assessment, flood risk management, hazard mitigation and resilience strategies.
- 55. Sub Themes: Improved situational awareness • Is the forecast going to plan? Critical insights into forecast data • Dashboards • Smart summaries • Trend analysis Flood impact identification • Real-time impact identification • Automated assessment of impact severity How can we make better use of data in a real-time operational environment to forecast floods? Barcode of Forecast Flood Risk Robert Cowling Hydrometeorologist Flood Forecasting Centre Environment Agency The Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) is a partnership between the Environment Agency and the Met Office, combining our meteorology and hydrology expertise into a specialised hydrometeorology service. The centre forecasts for all natural forms of flooding - river, surface water, tidal/coastal and groundwater.
- 56. Panel Discussion Professor Iain Stewart, Panel chair Professor Richard Everson, Director of the Institute for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, University of Exeter Lucy Geoghegan, Industrial Strategy, BEIS Roger Killen, Entrepreneur in Residence, Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter Dame Julia Slingo, former Chief Scientist (retired), Met Office Glenn Woodcock Director, Oxygen House “Given the ambition to put the region on the map globally for its expertise in environmental futures and big data what do we need to do to make it happen/what obstacles will need to be overcome?”
- 57. Closing remarks Sean Fielding, Director Innovation, Impact and Business, University of Exeter
- 58. 58 of 58 Robert Kathro Programme Director r.o.kathro@exeter.ac.uk Met Office HPC Complex Upper Richardson, Exeter Science Park Exeter EX5 2FS www.impactlab.org Kathryn White Innovation Manager k.j.white2@exeter.ac.uk