Case Studies
The case studies highlight some of the real world applications addressed and business solutions found by Pascal consultants.
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Letting stones go unturned
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Bonaparte Disaster Victim Identification System
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What are you looking at?
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Wéiqí, Baduk or simply, Go. Over two thousand years old, this challenging game of strategy and tactics has taught warriors, monks and intellectuals to focus, concentrate and plan. But a program is beginning to change our views of what is possible. In computer competitions this multi-armed bandit has stolen first prize more often than any other. It’s MoGo, or Monte Carlo Go.
Society is increasingly aware of the possibility of a mass disaster. Recent examples are the WTC attacks, the tsunamis, and various airplane crashes. In such an event, the recovery and identification of the remains of the victims is of great importance, both for humanitarian as well as legal reasons. Disaster victim identification (DVI), i.e. the identification of victims of a mass disaster, is greatly facilitated by the advent of modern DNA technology. In forensic laboratories, DNA profiles can be recorded from small samples of body remains which may otherwise be unidentifiable.
You’re waiting at the station for your train and you glance at the electronic poster next to you. It notices that you’re looking at it, and from your gaze it works out what you would most like to see. It’s as though it’s reading your mind – but really it’s reading your eyes.