LONDON, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today unveiled its new and expanded Living Labs, part of a network of over 12 established centres globally, to help clients accelerate innovation and leverage emerging technologies for future-proofing their business. Infosys also announced a collaboration with University of Cambridge to establish a new AI Lab, aimed at harnessing the power of AI to drive positive impact for clients, academia, and students. United Kingdom’s Minister for Digital Government and AI, Feryal Clark, University of Cambridge’s Head of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Professor Colm-cille Caulfield, and over 100 attendees including clients, and partners marked the opening of the Living Labs with a tour of the facility and a live demonstration of its capabilities.

The Infosys Living Labs located in London’s world-renowned banking district of Canary Wharf will enable a confluence of digital technologies, business insights and human experience for clients and partners. A hub for innovation activities, it will help leverage solution accelerators, digital experiences, frameworks, and industry solutions to ideate, prototype, and test breakthrough ideas. A key focus at the Living Labs will be Enterprise AI, where clients can witness AI-driven digital transformation in action. This includes  Infosys Topaz, an AI-first offering using generative AI technologies, and Infosys Cobalt, a cloud-powered solution that supports enterprises in building robust and scalable digital architectures. By offering interactive demonstrations, workshops, and personalized consultations, Infosys Living Labs will help organizations envision and implement their digital transformation strategies.
The education and research collaboration with University of Cambridge to establish a joint AI Lab will draw from Infosys’ industry expertise and practical application of AI as well as Cambridge University’s world-class education and research capabilities to help address real-world challenges. This new lab will also be a catalyst for cutting-edge research and innovation initiatives.
The London Living Labs and the AI Lab are housed within Infosys’ new state-of-the-art premises spread over 25,000 sq. ft. with a capacity for 200 employees. Designed using biophilic principles, the new workplace seamlessly blends adaptive and modular design and sustainable practices to create a truly modern environment offering a range of creative and collaborative spaces. The premises have also received a Gold SKA Rating, the highest standard, in recognition of the facility meeting the most rigorous sustainability criteria focusing on energy efficiency, water use, waste management, and environmental impact. The office marks an important milestone in Infosys’ journey of over 25 years in the UK.
Tarang Puranik, EVP and Head of Delivery for Europe, Infosys, said, “Our Living Labs in London will help enterprises adapt to rapidly changing business cycles and accelerate their digital transformation journey with strategic innovations leveraging Infosys Topaz and Infosys Cobalt. London is a melting pot of some of the world’s most forward-thinking and disruptive companies, and our commitment to be a major part of its technological evolution is outlined in this significant investment through our new state-of-the-art collaborative workspace, the launch of Infosys Living Labs and our AI Lab in collaboration with the University of Cambridge.”
Minister for Digital Government and AI, Feryal Clark, said, “We are putting the potential of AI at the heart of our plans to kickstart growth in the economy. I saw first-hand how Infosys’ new London base will support organisations and researchers to get the most out of this technology, fuelling the new innovations which will deliver change for people up and down the country.
Our recent International Investment Summit secured £63 billion of investment from across the globe and this is further proof that we’re continuing to go from strength to strength as a place to do business. By making the UK a magnet for investment, we’re delivering on our promise to ensure British businesses are equipped with the backing they need for the long-term so they can fully embrace the tech revolution.”
Colm-cille Caulfield, Head of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and Co-Chair, Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery, University of Cambridge, said, “For centuries, Cambridge has been at the forefront of research in the mathematical sciences, and is playing a globally leading role in innovating, understanding and applying data-driven techniques such as AI for the benefit of humanity.  Our culture of open multi-disciplinary enquiry, with deep coupling between research, education, and real-world impact, resonates well with Infosys, and we are delighted to strengthen our collaboration through this new AI Lab. Together, we have a great opportunity to push back the boundaries of knowledge, identifying new ways to harness the opportunities that AI brings to disruptive advances in science, in business, and in society. We can’t wait to get to work.”
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.
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The Marrakech Air Show 2024 (MAS), a key event in the global aviation industry calendar, will be held from 30 October to 2 November at the Royal Air Force Training Base in Marrakech.With over 12,500 m² of exhibition space, 200 exhibitors and 50 official delegations expected to attend, this show is a major platform for players in the aeronautics, defense and aerospace industries, offering them the opportunity to showcase their innovations and make strategic connections.Airbus, CATIC, EDCC, Embraer, Heliconia, Lockheed Martin, Tata Advanced Systems, among others, will be on hand at this year’s Marrakech Air Show.MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God help Him, the 7th Marrakech Air Show will showcase Morocco’s growing role in global aeronautics and bring together industry leaders. Organized jointly by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the National Defence Administration and MEDZ, a subsidiary of the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, it serves as a premier event for sector innovations and a platform for business opportunities.

A hub for global leaders and experts
MAS will host professionals and delegations from around the world. The prestigious exhibitors include top names in aerospace and defense. The Marrakech Air Show 2024 offers opportunities for strategic partnerships, market expansion, and commercial agreements. Notable attendees include executives from Airbus, Hexcel, Orizio Group, Pratt & Whitney, EDGE, and Le Piston Français Group.
Innovation and networking at MAS’s core
The future of Moroccan aeronautics will thus be a central focus of MAS with the integration of AI, with the aim of providing an overview of the major advances being made in the sector.
On this occasion, solutions explored by Morocco in terms of alternative fuels and low-carbon technologies will also be presented, in line with its environmental commitments and new sustainability projects.
Aeronautics in Morocco in figures :
With 21,000 jobs, aeronautics is a key driver of industrial employment in Morocco. The growing presence of women in leadership reflects a commitment to inclusiveness. In just a few years, Morocco has become a leading aerospace player in Africa, with $2.1 billion in exports, double-digit growth, and 40% local integration, attracting global industry leaders.For more information: https://marrakechairshow2024.com Follow us: LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram
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Research Project Decodes Elephant Sounds
Helping humans better understand how elephants communicate could improve the animals’ protection. A joint research project of the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences and the Austrian Academy of Sciences uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse the animals’ sounds and interpret their meaning.
ST. PÖLTEN, Austria, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Elephants are social beings who live in varying habitats of different sizes. The animals’ calls are an important means of communication with their conspecifics. Research shows that elephants convey important information with their calls. However, in the past, the large variety of calls has made it hard for researchers to decode the animals’ communication patterns.

So far, there is only very little research into elephant communications. “The animals use a broad range of sounds such as the well-known trumpet. The most frequently used sound type is the low-frequency rumble which has a basic frequency that reaches infrasound”, says Angela Stöger, project lead and head of the field of mammal communication at the Austrian Academy of Science.
Using AI to Understand Elephants
“In our project, we seek to employ artificial intelligence in detecting acoustic signatures in elephant communication that give us valuable insights into specific behaviour. In this process, we adopt a completely novel approach to bioacoustics: based on hypotheses about the meaning of sounds that are produced through AI-based data analyses, we synthesize elephant calls designed to carry different meanings for the animals. We play these sounds in playback experiments to elephants in the wild. By monitoring the elephants’ reactions, we can put our hypotheses to a test. If this approach proves to be successful, we could open up entirely new possibilities for data-driven analyses of animal communication”, says Matthias Zeppelzauer, head of the research group Media Computing at the St. Pölten UAS’ Institute for CreativeMedia/Technologies.
The project examines the communication of African Savanna elephants by using the largest existing databases on elephant sounds ever to be recorded in the wild. It is the first time that AI is used to systematically analyse these data. This allows for an in-depth analysis which could not be achieved manually.
Understanding Animal Behaviour 
Research on animal sounds provides valuable insights into the perception and the behaviour of animals and the population dynamics. This helps to assess biological diversity. The application of AI-based methods to analyse animal communication is currently becoming ever more popular. To learn from the complex data, researchers use deep learning methods, in other words, complex neural networks. So far, these methods were mainly implemented to analyse the communication of sperm whales and zebra finches.
“We do not only use AI to identify an animal’s age, sex, and social status and a group’s dialect, we also use AI to determine new patterns in acoustic data and encode information. This will help us understand how elephants communicate meaning and content”, says Zeppelzauer.
Links:
Elephant sounds on Angela Stöger’s website:https://www.angelastoeger.com/foto/sound-files
Recordings of elephant sounds from an older project with acoustic camera “displaying” the sound:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048907#s5(Under Supporting material)
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