Professor Edward Curry, Established Professor of Data Science and Director of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway received the SFI Best International Engagement Award 2023   at the 2023 Science Foundation Ireland Awards,  on Monday, 20th November 2023.

Along with his research activities, Prof Curry has shown leadership in developing the European Data and AI Ecosystem. He was a key architect in designing and creating two triple-helix European Partnerships between industry, research/academia and the European Commission on Big Data and AI, Data and Robotics, providing the roadmap for the EU over the last decade.