Join us for the FREE Symposium on Diverse Data Analytics Applications: Joint George Mason University / IBM Symposium
Johnson Center Cinema
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
United States
November 4, Fairfax, VA
8:00 - 4:00 PM EST
Register at ibm.com/ascdc
We are bringing together analytics leaders, researchers and practitioners at this Symposium to share their expertise on how Data Analytics can unlock the value of big data. Open to all.
In the last decade, data explosion and robust analytics tools engender “Big Data and Analytics” among the most popular words used in the computer engineering and IT industry. In addition, the cloud, the social, and the mobile environments generate a tremendous amount of personalized, geospatial and temporal data that is extremely valuable to education, business operations, government services, and the intelligence community. According to the Forum for Innovation, 90 percent of the world's data has been produced in the last two years. The operational need and market demand grow stronger and stronger. To create an opportunity to share Big Data and Analytics knowledge and technologies among academic institutions, industry leaders and government customers, George Mason University and IBM will host the conference "Big Data and Analytics 2014" on November 4th at George Mason University. In this conference, we have invited leaders and experts from academia, industry and government to discuss how big data and analytics hold the key to unlocking value. If you are a student, you will learn topics like data mining, statistical models, predictive analytics, and data visualization; if you are a researcher, you can compare notes with analytics experts from George Mason University, IBM and other colleagues; if you are a technology provider, you will get an update on the cutting edge of analytics in industry and research.
Agenda
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast and Check-In |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks: Monty Hayes, George Mason University, ECE Chair |
| 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | IBM Welcome: Frank Stein, Director, Analytics Solution Center, IBM |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Keynote: How Can Organizations Use Big Data to Achieve Sustainability Objectives? Dr. Jane Snowdon, Chief Innovation Officer, IBM Federal |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Connecting the Dots through the Discovery of Evidence, Hypotheses, and Arguments from Masses of Data Gheorghe Tecuci, George Mason University |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Break - Light Refreshments Provided |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Using Advanced Analytics with Big Data in Federal/Healthcare Rashmi Mathur, IBM |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Heterogeneous Architectures in 3D for Next Generation Big Data Server Platform Houman Homayoun, George Mason University |
| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Applications of Advanced Analytics in a Large-Scale Performance Measurement Study Hua Ni, IBM |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch w/ Speaker: Predicting Household Demographics with Cable TV Viewing Data Michael Schader, George Mason University |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Using Analytics to capture the Voice of the Customer and influence Product development Dr. Spyros Kontogiorgis, IBM |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Machine Learning Approaches for Annotating Large Scale Biological Datasets Huzefa Rangwala, George Mason University |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | How Big Data and Analytics Can Detect and Prevent Fraud Keith Jones, George Mason University |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Applications of Big Data Analytics in Air Transportation Lance Sherry, George Mason University |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Panel Discussion – Diverse Careers in Data Analytics – Bob Osgood, Moderator J. P. Auffret, George Mason University Jerry Hanweck, George Mason University Frank Stein , IBM Alissa Eichinger |
| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Closing: Frank Stein, Director, Analytics Solution Center, IBM |