What kind of data are you working with? Solar Energy, Building Energy Data What kinds of analytics are you using? Data selection and visualization, statistical analysis What are the problems your company/project/group is interested in solving? Developing tools to facilitate the adoption of Sustainable Energy technologies. How did you get involved in your line of work? Education geared towards sustainability and an interest in science and R&D. What are you most proud of in your... Read More
What kind of data are you working with? ACEnet is a regional consortia of nine universities in Atlantic Canada and the Atlantic Canadian regional partner of Compute Canada, the national umbrella organization responsible for advanced computing in Canada. We provide advanced computing resources and expertise to researchers in the region and in so doing have been a catalyst for collaboration among researchers, institutions and industry in Atlantic Canada. We facilitate pure and applied research, accelerating... Read More
5
May
The State of Illinois Presents: Budgeting for Results and Paying for Success in State Government
llinois is a leader among US states in implementing across-the-board performance budgeting–a combination of strategic planning, performance management, and program-based budgeting. In 2012 and 2013, the Illinois Governor’s Office of Management and Budget led an initiative to identify outcome measures for more than 450 programs across the 60 agencies under the governor, from transportation to human services, education to public safety, healthcare, economic development, culture and recreation, and administrative services. State leaders expect that publishing... Read More
While more and less familiar commemorative celebrations such as Earth Day, Law Day, World Book Day and even World Intellectual Property Day are already in the 2014 books, this week kicks-off Big Data Week, a week-long global celebration of data and our (in)ability to aggregate it, process it, mine it, calculate it, action it and learn and prosper from it. While you might think dedicating and entire week to one ‘overhyped’ marketing buzz word is beyond... Read More
In 2015, the city of Mons in the South of Belgium will be a European Capital of Culture. Mons will be the place “Where culture meets technology” and this baseline appears to be connected to the city’s heritage: As a matter of fact you’ll find in the same area one of the European Google Data Center and the “paper Google”, the Mundaneum that’s been recognized as one of the Internet forerunner. It’s the first time ever the Big... Read More
29
Apr
Mather Lifeways Presents: The Promise of Personal Fitness Trackers to Promote Workforce Wellness
Personal fitness trackers offer individuals an easy way to track wellness related behaviors and receive personalized feedback on these behaviors, and research has shown that individuals who are tracking their health are likely to change their approach to maintaining their health. A wellness-focused workforce promises a number of advantages, from lower health care costs to decreased absenteeism to greater worker productivity. In light of the potential of personal fitness trackers to encourage healthy behaviors, and... Read More
You’re sitting on a pile of interesting data. How do you transform that into money? It’s easy to focus on the contents of the data itself, and to succumb to the (rather unimaginative) idea of simply collecting and reselling it in raw form. While that’s certainly profitable right now, you’d do well to explore other opportunities if you expect to be in the data business long-term. During this talk, Ken Gleason co-author of “Business Models... Read More
Big Data Week is one of the most unique global platforms, bringing together a global community of data scientists, data technologies and data businesses across major industry sectors including media and entertainment, health, finance, retail, government and social. Dell is sponsoring a community event that will describe today’s Big Data industry challenges. Peter Jung, Dell’s Big Data Solutions Lead for Asia Pacific and Japan will be presenting on how “Big Data” can be used to... Read More