Data Science : Science World Report

Sep 24, 2013 10:15 PM EDT

Entrepreneurial Scientists: Bringing 'Common Sense' to Text Analytics

Bringing “common sense” to artificial intelligence is one of the biggest challenges in computer science: It entails equipping computers with the shared knowledge that humans use to infer meaning, make connections and communicate, among other things.

Sep 18, 2013 03:03 PM EDT

Tackling Overfishing: Surfing the Marine Data Wave

Today, 88% of fish stocks in the European Union are fished beyond their maximum sustainable yield, which has led to a steady decline in average fish size over the past 20 years. Achieving good environmental status by 2020 is a requirement of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Avoiding...

Jul 15, 2013 03:47 PM EDT

How ERP Database Solutions Aid Scientific Research

The emerging research field of data science is growing alongside the vast build-up of datacenters and associated infrastructure in recent years. One of the "killer-apps" driving this growth are Enterprise Resource Planning systems, or ERP.

Jul 09, 2013 04:04 PM EDT

Research in Data Science: Big Data, Big Risks?

Big data is hot news. The opportunities for analysing huge amounts of unstructured data are highly valued in industry and science, yet there is also concern about data protection.