Preface

As data sets are being generated at an exponential rate all over the world, Big Data has become an indispensable issue. While organizations are capturing exponentially larger amounts of data than ever these days, they have to rethink and figure out how to digest it. The implicit meaning of data can be interpreted in reality through novel and evolving algorithms, analytics techniques, and innovative and effective use of hardware and software platforms so that organizations can harness the data, discover hidden patterns, and use newly acquired knowledge to act meaningfully for competitive advantages.

This challenging vision has attracted a great deal of attention from the research community, which has reacted with a number of proposals ...

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