DreamLab
| DreamLab | |
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| Developer(s) | |
| Initial release | October 12, 2015 |
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| Operating system | iOS, Android |
| Size | 87 MB |
| Type | Volunteer computing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
DreamLab was a volunteer computing Android and iOS app launched in 2015 by Imperial College London and the Vodafone Foundation.[1][2] It was discontinued on 2nd April 2025.
Description
[edit]The app helped to research cancer,[3] COVID-19, new drugs and tropical cyclones.[4] To do this, DreamLab accessed part of the device's processing power, with the user's consent, while the owner charged their smartphone, to speed up the calculations of the algorithms from Imperial College London.[5][1][6]
The aim of the tropical cyclone project was to prepare for climate change risks. Other projects aimed to find existing drugs and food molecules that could help people with COVID-19 and other diseases. The performance of 100,000 smartphones would reach the annual output of all research computers at Imperial College in just three months, with a nightly runtime of six hours.[3][7][8]
The app was developed in 2015 by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and the Vodafone Foundation.[9][10] In May 2020, the project had over 490,000 registered users.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "New COVID-19 project will use the power of smartphones to search for treatments | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "DreamLab". Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ a b "Mobile app 'finds anti-cancer molecules in food'". BBC News. 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "Modelling tropical cyclones". Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Corona-KI". www.vodafone.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Wall, Matt (2022-11-10). "Why tropical cyclones could become even deadlier". Vodafone UK News Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Leave your smartphone on overnight find ways to fight Covid-19". Evening Standard. 2020-04-08. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Dreamlab app helps scientists speed up Corona-AI research". Tech Digest. 2020-12-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Wirtschaft, Handel & Finanzen: App lässt Smartphones nachts für Corona-Forschung arbeiten". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DreamLab". Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- DreamLab on Google Play
- DreamLab on the App Store
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