In this contributed article, Fred Frost, Lead Data Scientist at SentryOne, believes that data science democratization is coming, because the potential is impossible to ignore. The difference between companies that handle it well and those that don’t will be dependent on the way that new practitioners are guided and advised.
Hats Over Hearts
May 26, 2020 by 2 Comments
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rich Brueckner. His passing is an unexpected and enormous blow to both his family and the HPC Community. Rich was an institution in the HPC community. You couldn’t go to an event without seeing his red hat bobbing in the crowd, usually trailed by a fast-moving video crew. He’d be darting into booths, conducting interviews, and then speeding away to his next appointment.
A Computational Analysis of Constitutional Polarization
May 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A new paper, “A Computational Analysis of Constitutional Polarization” by Columbia Law School’s David Pozen and Eric Talley found that the U.S. Constitution has come to enable, or even exacerbate, partisan strife. The researchers recently examined the evolution of constitutional rhetoric on the floor of Congress from 1873 to 2016.
Video Highlights: Pi and The Art of Computer Programming
May 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
For our current edition of “Video Highlights” I’d like to offer Donald Knuth’s 25th Annual Christmas Lecture (2019): “Pi and The Art of Computer Programming.” Professor Knuth is the Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University. Dr. Knuth’s classic programming texts include his seminal work The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3, widely considered to be among the best scientific writings of the century.
The Top Five Data Analytics Gripes, and How We Could Fix Them
May 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this special guest feature, Geoff Tudor, VP and GM of Vizion.ai, offers five key business issues enterprises are facing, and then how we can resolve them. Older technology is not driving but draining the enterprise, failing to deliver on the initial promise of analytics. However, if the layers are stripped away, new technology is emerging that simplifies data analytics, reducing the cost and delivering in an instant the answers businesses need to be successful. So why not make it easy to consume data analytics using the SaaS model?
Intel Works with University of Pennsylvania in Using Privacy-Preserving AI to Identify Brain Tumors
May 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Intel Labs and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) are co-developing technology to enable a federation of 29 international healthcare and research institutions led by Penn Medicine to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that identify brain tumors using a privacy-preserving technique called federated learning.
Deconstructing Natural Language Generation
May 22, 2020 by 1 Comment
In this contributed article, editorial consultant Jelani Harper discusses how Natural Language Generation (NLG) is rapidly becoming one of the most desired capabilities in the Natural Language Processing stack. The article aligns with a discussion with Arria NLG CEO Sharon Daniels.
“Above the Trend Line” – Your Industry Rumor Central for 5/21/2020
May 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Above the Trend Line: your industry rumor central is a recurring feature of insideBIGDATA. In this column, we present a variety of short time-critical news items grouped by category such as M&A activity, people movements, funding news, financial results, industry alignments, customer wins, rumors and general scuttlebutt floating around the big data, data science and machine learning industries including behind-the-scenes anecdotes and curious buzz.
How IoT Could End Deforestation
May 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this contributed article, tech blogger Caleb Danziger believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most exciting developments in recent technology. You likely use IoT devices every day, but they can also help end deforestation. People across the globe are already using the IoT in the fight to save the forest.
insideBIGDATA Latest News – 5/19/2020
May 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In this regular column, we’ll bring you all the latest industry news centered around our main topics of focus: big data, data science, machine learning, AI, and deep learning. Our industry is constantly accelerating with new products and services being announced everyday. Fortunately, we’re in close touch with vendors from this vast ecosystem, so we’re in a unique position to inform you about all that’s new and exciting. Our massive industry database is growing all the time so stay tuned for the latest news items describing technology that may make you and your organization more competitive.
