APRIL 29, 2014Big Data in Biomedicine conference set for May 21-23 at StanfordBY RUTHANN RICHTERRelated News » Li Ka Shing Foundation gives $3 million to Stanford for ‘big data’ initiative
» Scientists consider potential of abundant biomedical data
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On Friday, in the Western Massachusetts town of Holyoke, Governor Deval Patrick and officials from industry, government and academia joined together for the official launch of a $3 million capital investment, known as the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC) project. The public-private initiative will establish a new cloud computing infrastructure to serve as a virtual laboratory for big data researchers and […]
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Every two days, the world generates as much data as there was in existence until 10 years ago. And while this data has enormous potential, it sometimes feels like we’re drowning in it.That was just one of the observations shared during the third-annual Innovation Day at Binghamton University. The April 24 event, which drew about 125 participants from industry and […]
Another big round for a fast-growing enterprise startup focused on big data and the cloud. InsideSales.com has raised $100 million at a valuation of almost $1 billion, a number first reported by DJ’s Venture Wire, and now confirmed by us with a reliable source close to the company. Polaris Partners led the Series C round, with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers the other major investor, along […]
By Stephen Goldsmith & Christopher Kingsley.Chances are very good that the last call you received from a congressional campaign was personal. A volunteer chose your seven-digit number, out of thousands in the ward, because an algorithm comparing dozens of data points on when you registered, how you’ve voted, and what kind of truck you drive suggested that you were persuadable. […]
BigCHat: KDD 2014 Workshop on Connected Health at Big Data Era
August 24, 2014
New York, NY, USA
https://tinyurl.com/bigchat2014
Key Dates
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Paper Submission Due: June 23, Monday, 11:59PM PST
Acceptance Notification: July 8
Camera Ready Due: July 31
Workshop Date: August 24
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Submission
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Manuscripts should be in English and must not exceed 8 pages using the standard ACM format found at http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates in PDF format. Papers should be submitted from […]
Big Data…Big Deal? Maybe, if Used with Caution.
Posted by David on 27 April 2014, 11:23 amAs we have witnessed, the term “big data” has been thrusted onto the zeitgeist in the past several years, however, when one pushes beyond the hype, there seems to be little substance there. We’ve always had “data” so what so unique about it this time? Yes, we […]
A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their lives easier in many ways.
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A link to this post is being retweeted in unusually large numbers: 100% Reserve Banking — The History, by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi: So both John Cochrane and Martin Wolf are advocating 100% reserve banking. If these two agree on anything, it’s worth taking seriously! (It’s pretty amazing how advocates for narrow banking come from across the […]
