Projects to reduce food waste

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Projects to reduce food waste

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In the first edition of the “Datafest Spain”, a data hackathon organised by one of the six digital hubs that Ikea has around the world, five projects have been awarded. These projects offer a variety of solutions to help the company reduce food waste from the food service operations in its stores by applying machine learning models.

According to the organizing company, the objective of this collaborative event of software and technology projects is to intensify digital innovation and Spanish talent in the field of data .

Some of the solutions to the conflict that arose botim database were anomaly detection models , grouping of similar data sets , time series prediction , and models that allow measuring the economic and environmental impact of the different proposed strategies .

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Criteria for choosing the winning projects
The eight people who made up the jury looked for five requirements to be a winner: the best in 'insights' , the best in the use of data , the best in predictions , in visualizations and in the use of extreme data . Once these items were judged, the winners were declared: HIDB, Los coyotes de Córdoba, Team Turing, Hashing and Datawolves.

According to Ingka Digital data scientist Matías Ávila, Ikea works daily with data and its analysis to improve and create results in line with customer needs, and thanks to the "Datafest" they have been able to demonstrate this. Likewise, the furniture and decoration company plays an important role in the Inka Group in digital material and innovation. However, it has been announced that Ikea will launch the first and only digital testing laboratory in the Ikea store in Alarcón (Madrid): eXperience Lab.

Finally, it is worth noting that FUNIBER sponsors a variety of course opportunities for training in the area. Some of these programs are the Master's Degree in Environmental Management Projects and the Master's Degree in Project Design, Management and Direction.
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