Kurzbeschreibung | One of the key challenges of the information society is to turn data into information, information into knowledge, and knowledge into value. To turn data into value in this way involves collecting large volumes of data, possibly from many and diverse data sources, processing the data fast, and applying complex operations to the data. |
Lernziel | One of the key challenges of the information society is to turn data into information, information into knowledge, and knowledge into value. To turn data into value in this way involves collecting large volumes of data, possibly from many and diverse data sources, processing the data fast, and applying complex operations to the data. This combination of requirements is typically referred to as Big Data and it has led to a completely new way to do business (e.g., develop new products and business models) and do science (sometimes referred to as data-driven science or the "fourth paradigm"). Unfortunately, big data grows faster than our ability to process the data so that new architectures and approaches for processing Big Data are needed. |
Inhalt | The goal of this course is to give an overview of Big Data technologies. All aspects are covered: data formats and models, programming languages, optimization techniques, systems, and applications. |
Literatur | Papers from scientific conferences and journals. References will be given as part of the course material during the semester. |