Big data and analysis for infectious disease research, operations, and policy proceedings of a workshop

"With the amount of data in the world exploding, big data could generate significant value in the field of infectious disease. The increased use of social media provides an opportunity to improve public health surveillance systems and to develop predictive models. Advances in machine learning a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) (author)
Corporate Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Big data and global health
  • Opportunities and challenges for big data and analytics
  • Case studies in big data and analysis
  • Closing remarks and general discussion
  • References
  • Appendix A: Workshop agenda
  • Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers
  • Appendix C: Statement of task.