• Question: How does your work improve our world?

    Asked by alana to Souvik, Sabine, Maria, John, Faye, Armin on 12 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by Jessica109, free45pie.
    • Photo: Armin Shams

      Armin Shams answered on 12 Nov 2019: last edited 12 Nov 2019 1:49 pm

      We work in the field of sustainable Smart Cities (sustainable Digital Transformation for the cities).

      A smart city is by definition ‘a designation given to a city that incorporates information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and performance of urban services such as energy, transportation and utilities in order to reduce resource consumption, wastage and overall costs’ (techopedia.com).

    • Photo: Maria McNamara

      Maria McNamara answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      Well, in general palaeontology is essential to understanding where we came from and the history of life. It’s also critical to making accurate models of how climate may change in the future and how the world’s ecosystems will respond to that change. Another brilliant thing about palaeontology is that even though it’s a highly analytical science, it has a really positive public image – it’s a very approachable and non-threatening science that really inspires curiosity and wonder in people from all walks of life. This creates a very positive image of science amongst the public. About my research in particular – I guess it falls into the second category. I have worked with a lot of young adults and kids and I like to think that by being very engaging and delivering interesting and interactive workshops and talks that at least some of those young people will pursue a career in STEM.

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