A Big Data Symposium on Aug. 8 will bring together industry experts, faculty to discuss challenges and opportunities. The event will be held at Ford Alumni Center.
In this current era of big data, scientists who can manipulate and analyze large data sets are in high demand. Big data impacts most industries in in Oregon and beyond. Generating, managing and analyzing big data as rapidly as possible provides companies with competitive advantages. This includes software and hardware industry, internet and information technology industry, gaming (video and web) industry, healthcare industry and service industry.
On August 8, the the University of Oregon office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education is hosting a meeting to bring together Industry experts in big data and members of the University of Oregon and other state Universities to discuss the big data challenges and opportunities. The four sessions of the meeting will be (1) Big Data Challenges for Industry, (2) Big Data and Biology, (3) Medical Informatics and (4) Big Data, the Internet and Social Media. This meeting will be an excellent opportunity for students, faculty and private industry partners to create new connections in this exciting new scientific arena.
More information on the event and a preliminary schedule is available here
