Research Services

Outsourced R&D

Research projects are notoriously difficult to manage. Our experience in this area allows us to de-risk projects, delivering reliable work on time and to your specification.

Often it pays to do exploratory development — small-scale pilot studies to find out the best solution and how well it will work. These studies de-risk subsequent work, and provide valuable insights. We will recommend pilot studies where appropriate and the costs of such a study are discounted from any subsequent development work.

Areas of Expertise

We will work with you to identify the techniques and technologies best suited to a problem. However for the technically minded, we have particular expertise in:

• Data-mining: Find the value hidden in your data

• Optimisation

• Planning

• Logistics

• Robotics

• Machine learning: Computer systems that learn from examples. E.g. neural nets and genetic algorithms. Machine learning can be tricky to use effectively. We have worked with a wide range of techniques, and will recommend which to use and how to apply it.

• Statistical reasoning, including sophisticated techniques such as data fusion and combining human intuition with statistics

• Mathematical modelling: Through simulating complex systems, Winterwell can help you manage risk and reduce uncertainty.

• Natural Language Processing (NLP): Computer systems that partially understand English and other human languages

• Logical modelling: Rule based systems for business processes