Horizon Blog

Brain-computer interface technology – How long until our thoughts are commodified?

We are tracked across the internet. Our attention is quantified and sold on social media platforms designed to keep us compulsively swiping for the next dopamine hit. It is no […]


Design of ‘Data Dialogues’ in Media Recommenders

Media recommender systems have been one of the flagbearers for the turn towards using personal data to enhance media experiences. From collaborative filtering and content-based recommenders, to demographic, knowledge based, […]


MeMa 2.0 and Consent: Who will look after your Memory Machine?

MeMa 2.0 follows ‘The Memory Machine’ – a feasibility study funded by Horizon’ Services Campaign. What is MeMa? MeMa aims to contextualise personal memories into timelines to create a range of outcomes […]


Detecting Fake Aerial Imagery – call for participants

Matthew Yates is in his third year with Horizon CDT.  Partnered with the Defence Science and Technology laboratory (Dstl), Matthews’ PhD is about the detection of deep learning generated aerial […]


WISEParks blog update

I was recently approached by a journalist who is writing an article on the impact of covid-19 on park life, after having come across the WISEParks project. During the WISEParks […]