Having a statistical perspective as part of this discussion may be helpful. --Steve
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* CALL FOR PAPERS Submission deadline: October 1, 2016
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* MIDP 2016: Methodologies to Improve Data Projects - http://www.MIDP.info
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Please consider submitting a paper to the second IEEE Workshop on Methodologies And Tools to Improve Big Data Projects (or forward to someone who might be interested in submitting a paper).
The workshop will be held in conjunction with IEEE Big Data 2016 (in Washington DC, USA on Dec 5 – Dec 8, 2016).
In this workshop, we will explore methodologies, tools and frameworks that have been or need to be developed to help support big data projects. We believe that the growth in the use of big data has outstripped our knowledge of how to support teams that need to do big data projects. In fact, while much has been written in terms of the use of algorithms that can help generate insightful analysis, much less has been written about methodologies, tools and frameworks that could enable teams to more effectively and efficiently “do” big data projects. The situation is much like the early days of software development: software was being developed but organizations had little ability to predict whether a project would be successful, on time or on budget and projects were overly reliant on the heroic efforts of particular individuals.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite early research results and position statements on topics including, but not limited to:
* Methodologies (agile, waterfall, other) for teams doing a Big Data project
* Software Engineering / Project Management challenges specific to Big Data projects
* Tools or frameworks to facilitate collaboration within a Big Data project
* How to evaluate the effectiveness of a data team or their methodologies
* How to ensure the quality of the results of a Big Data project
* Frameworks to describe Big Data projects and Big Data project process maturity
* Case studies on related topics of interest to this workshop
Paper submissions should be in English and not exceed 10 pages.
Accepted papers will be published / indexed as part of the IEEE Big Data conference proceedings.
IMPORTANT DATES
01 Oct 2016 - Workshop Submission Due
01 Nov 2016 - Notifications of Acceptance
05 Dec 2016 - IEEE Big Data Starts in Washington DC, USA
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Workshop chair: Jeffrey Saltz, Syracuse University (jsaltz@syr.edu)
Workshop website: http://www.MIDP.info
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Steve Pierson
Director of Science Policy
American Statistical Association
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