Workshop - Big Data
Big Data is a general term relating to datasets that are
characterised by the “3 Vs”: high Volume of data, high
Velocity of data generation, and high Variety from highly
heterogeneous data and different sources. To date the
industry has concentrated mainly on the “3 Vs” but is now
beginning to explore a 4th V: how it can use analytics to
extract added Value. For example in the oil and gas field
additional value comes from enhanced oil recovery, in
online retail it can be through understanding your
customers motivations better during the transaction, and
in the public sector it is providing better more responsive
services.
This event will explore current approaches to utilizing
advanced analytics for gaining business value from data.
The purpose of the workshop is to identify future areas of
development, build relationships to address data
challenges and stimulate ideas for potential solutions that
can be supported through the planned Data Lab. This
event is essential for any business trying to understand
how it can get more from its data or for entrepreneurs
looking to exploit these opportunities. This workshop will
bring together members of academia, users and software
organisations to debate key developments and
approaches to exploiting value from data.
Workshop - Big Data
14.00 Welcome
14.05
Opportunities through collaboration
• The Data Lab – Neil Logan, CTO Lockheed
Martin and TAG lead on The Data Lab bid
• ITF – Will Davies, ITF, Senior Technology Analyst
14.35 Short talks on “Getting Value from Data”
•Complex networks and complex processes,
Professor Simon Dobson, St Andrews University
• Autonomous Condition Monitoring of Subsea
Control Systems, Dr Andrei Petrovski RGU / Viper
Subsea
• OpenData: What’s the ROI? Ian Watt, Aberdeen
City Council
• Social sensing: mining social media, Professor
Ayse Goker, Robert Gordon University
15.35 Panel and Participant Discussion “Exploiting data
opportunities for business and society”
16.10
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