[ontolog-forum] ISI-CODATA International Training Workshop on Big Data

[Biswanath Dutta <bisu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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ISI-CODATA

International Training Workshop on Big Data

9-20 March 2015

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)

Bangalore, India

&

International Council for Science: Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)

Paris, France

Venue: Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre

Address: Indian Statistical Institute, 8^th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore- 560059

CODATA and the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) - along with other partners - will convene an International Training Workshop on Big Data. This will continue the emerging series of International Training Workshops which CODATA is seeking to establish with a variety of partners. Recent training workshops have been held in Beijing, China and in Nairobi, Kenya. The International Training Workshop will take place at the Indian Statistical Institute in Bangalore, India on 9-20 March 2015. Objective: The intensive, two week residential course has as its objective to train early and mid-career data professionals in using latest technology and techniques in Big Data management and its exploitation.

Methodology: The workshop will have a carefully designed curriculum to cover broad introductory topics to data, data handling issues, standards and interoperability – it will consider generic data issues and specific challenges associated with Big Data. In an integrated way, the workshop will combine theoretical topics with practical activities including demonstrations and illustrations, short exercises involving the participants and project work.

Eligible Participants

The workshop is targeted at early and mid-career data professionals. The definition is deliberately flexible to allow candidates from a variety of backgrounds to make a case. However, doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, young faculty members and early career data experts, data managers etc are the target group. Ideal candidates will have some experience as data managers, data encoders, metadata managers, archivists, data exploitation personnel, analysts, data publishers or similar roles. Data experts that help policy makers in data related policies are also included.

Scholarships

Students from SAARC countries and from other countries in South and Southeast Asia will be welcome. A limited number of scholarships supporting travel, accommodation and travel may be available. Further announcements will be made, however, interested parties should send a brief CV as soon as possible to Simon Hodson <execdir@xxxxxxxxxx> and Devika Madalli <devika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and you will be contacted about scholarship opportunities.

Subjects Covered

• Introduction – What is Big Data? What are its features?

• Big Data Storage – formats – scaling

• Tools and techniques for handling Big Data

• Standards for Big Data

• Semantics for Big Data organization and retrieval

• Data models and services

• Domain based data

• Open Government Data

• Big Data Licensing: access, use, reuse modalities

• Data and text mining

• Approaches to structured and unstructured data

• Case studies, Big data projects and alliances

• Data Publishing

Important Dates:

Application Deadline: 20/01/2015

Selection Notification Deadline: 31/01/2015

Registration Deadline: 10/02/2015

Note: You should send your application along with your CV and statement of interest to Simon Hodson <execdir@xxxxxxxxxx> and Devika Madalli <devika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

• 20 places will be available.

• Registrations are applicable for the selected candidates only.

Registration Fee

India & SAARC

Corporate: 20,000 INR
Academic & Govt: 8,000 INR

Countries Others

Corporate: 300 USD
Academic & Govt: 150 USD

Registration fee is included:

• Workshop Kit

• Tea/Coffee

• Working Lunch

Contact persons

Simon Hodson

CODATA Executive Director

E-mail: execdir@xxxxxxxxxx

ARD Prasad

DRTC

Indian Statistical Institute,

8th Mile Mysore Road,

RVCE Post, Bangalore-560059

E-mail: ard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Devika P Madalli

DRTC

Indian Statistical Inst itute,

8th Mile Mysore Road,

RVCE Post, Bangalore-560059

Important Links

• http://www.codata.org/news/27/62/ISICODATA-International-Training-Workshop-on-Big-Data

• http://www.drtc1.isibang.ac.in/bdworkshop

[For further information and updates please visit above website]

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