Big Data Technologies and Applications

Introduction to Big Data.- Big Data Analytics.- Transfer Learning Techniques.- Visualizing Big Data.- Deep Learning and Big Data.- The HPCC/ECL Platform for Big Data.- Scalable Automated Linking Technology for Big Data Computing.- Aggregated Data Analysis in HPCC Systems.- Models for Big Data.- Data Intensive Supercomputing Solutions.- Graph Processing with Massive Datasets: A KEL Primer.- HPCC Systems for Cyber Security Analytics.- Social Network Analytics: Hidden and Complex Fraud Schemes.- Modeling Ebola Spread and Using HPCC/KEL System.- Unsupervised Learning and Image Classification in High Performance Computing Cluster.

Dr. Borko Furht is a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, Florida. He is also Director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Advanced Knowledge Enablement. Before joining FAU, he was a vice president of research and a senior director of development at Modcomp (Ft. Lauderdale), a computer company of Daimler Benz, Germany, a professor at University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and a senior researcher in the Institute Boris Kidric-Vinca, Yugoslavia. Professor Furht received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Belgrade. His current research is in multimedia systems, multimedia big data and its applications, 3D video and image systems, wireless multimedia, and Internet and cloud computing. He is presently Principal Investigator and Co-PI of several projects sponsored by NSF and various high-tech companies. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the areas of multimedia, data-intensive applications, computer architecture, real-time computing, and operating systems. He is a founder and editor-in-chief of two journals: Journal of Big Data and Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications. He has received several technical and publishing awards, and has consulted for many high-tech companies including IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Adobe, Xerox, General Electric, JPL, NASA, Honeywell, and RCA. He has also served as a consultant to various colleges and universities. He has given many invited talks, keynote lectures, seminars, and tutorials. He served on the Board of Directors of several high-tech companies.

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"The book offers a good overview of big data technologies, which keeps a live link between theoretical background and live applications. As such, the text rises up as a starting point for engineers and researchers in the field of big data applications." (Alexander Tzanov, Computing Reviews, June, 2017)