IERG PhD researcher Colm Gallagher has been awarded a scholarship from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to attend their summer study on energy efficiency in buildings. 

IERG PhD Researcher Colm Gallagher travels to Bali, Indonesia to present a paper on "Utilising the Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining to Reduce Uncertainty in the Measurement and Verification of Energy Savings" at the First International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data there. The theme of DMBD 2016 was "Serving Life with Data Science". Data mining refers to the activity of processing large data sets in the search for pertinent information and knowledge that would otherwise be unknown. DMBD 2016 provided an excellent opportunity and forum for academia and practitioners to present and discuss the latest scientific results, methods, and innovative ideas and advantages in theories, technologies, and applications in data mining, big data, and intelligent computing. Data mining in the energy industry was a key area of interest for DMBD 2016

The groups research led by Brendan Walsh under the guidance Dr Dominic O'Sullivan has been selected as a finalist in the section: "Water Resource Management Initiative of the Year". IERG is working in partnership with a multi-national healthcare manufacturing company which is constantly striving to improve its green efficiencies and move towards a more environmentally sustainable operation. During its research, IERG identified water management within the company as a means of progressing this objective and is working to enhance this area.