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Junior Sayidcali Ahmed Accepted to Prestigious Junior Summer Institute at Princeton University | Westminster College Fulton, MO |
Westminster College is pleased to announce that Sayidcali Ahmed, ’23 ΦΔΘ, has been accepted to the Junior Summer Institute with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs in Princeton, NJ. Established in 1985, the Junior Summer Institute is designed to promote democracy by...
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Somaliland data science
A lot of data analysis techniques are developed within particle and astrophysics. These science areas are ideal to develop in Somaliland as the key science is done by analysing (publicly) available data, and as such requires scientific knowledge, a decent computer and an internet connection but no expensive laboratory equipment.
Dr Velthuis and Dr De Sio from the UoB particle physics group travelled to Hargeisa to start a project with the University of Hargeisa, UoB’s strategic partner Transparency Solutions and local industry partners including Telesom and NGOs like Candlelight and ADAM Academy to boost capability in data analysis and data intensive research. This will not only help these organisations to become even more effective but also build capacity to boost industry potential. With ADAM, they will train pupils from minority backgrounds to empower disadvantaged groups.
Dr De Sio and Dr Velthuis installed a cosmic ray detector at Transparency Solutions’ headquarters and are now starting to teach data science techniques to students from the university but also to local industry partners. The cosmic ray detector used is developed by colleagues from the National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics in the Netherlands. They have set up a large international network of such detectors called HiSPARC, which allows to start teaching advanced data analysis techniques including machine learning techniques. “Cosmic ray physics is a great place to start learning about data intensive science, and we see the University of Hargeisa as a future partner for our research”, said Dr De Sio.
Green computing
With its new high-speed internet link and enormous potential for solar and wind power, Somaliland has great potential to host data centres powered by renewable energy.
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