Data platforms and analytics
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Divide-and-Conquer and Statistical Inference for Big Data
Divide-and-conquer is a natural computational paradigm for approaching Big Data problems, particularly given recent developments in distributed and parallel computing, but some interesting challenges arise when applying divide-and-conquer algorithms to statistical inference problems. One interesting…
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New Directions in Computer Science
Computer science is undergoing a fundamental change. Over the last 40 years the field was concerned with making computers useful. Focus was on programming languages, compilers, operating systems, data structures and algorithms. These are still…
Publication
Concept-Based Web Search
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2012 Jim Gray Award / The Possibilities and Pitfalls Internet-Based Chemical Data
2012 Jim Gray eScience Award Presentation At the Microsoft eScience Workshop 2012, Microsoft Research Connections Vice President Tony Hey introduces the Jim Gray eScience Award and announces this year’s winner, Antony John Williams, who delivers…
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Publishing and eScience Panel
Scientific Publishing in a Connected, Mobile World Speaker: Mark Abbott New tools for content development and new distribution channels create opportunities for the scientific community, opening new venues for collaboration, review, and self-publication. However, publishing…
