Big data is a well-trafficked subject in recent IT discourse and does not lack for current research. In fact, there is such a surfeit of material related to big data—and so much of it of questionably reliability, thanks to the high-gloss efforts of savvy tech-marketing gurus—that it can, at times, be difficult for a serious academician to navigate.

The Handbook of Research on Trends and Future Directions in Big Data and Web Intelligence cuts through the haze of glitz and pomp surrounding big data and offers a simple, straightforward reference-source of practical academic utility. Covering such topics as cloud computing, parallel computing, natural language processing, and personalized medicine, this volume presents an overview of current research, insight into recent advances, and gaps in the literature indicative of opportunities for future inquiry and is targeted toward a broad, interdisciplinary audience of students, academics, researchers, and professionals in fields of IT, networking, and data-analytics.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Big Data
Cloud Computing
Data Analytics
Data Mining
Machine Translation
Metadata
Natural Language Processing
Network Security
Parallel Computing
Personalized Medicine
Sentiment Mining
Web Intelligence

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International contributors in engineering, computer science, and information technology detail the latest applications and innovations in big data and web intelligence. The book begins with an overview of the uses of big data in areas such as telecommunications and a discussion of security and privacy issues.

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Noor Zaman acquired his degree in Engineering in 1998, and Master’s in Computer Science at the University of Agriculture at Faisalabad in 2000. His academic achievements further extended with a PhD in Information Technology at University Technology Malaysia (UTP). He has vast experience of 15 years in the field of teaching and research. He is currently working as a Faculty member at the College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University, in Saudi Arabia. He has contributed well in King Faisal University for achieving ABET Accreditation by working as a member and Secretary for Accreditation and Quality cell for more than 7 years. He takes care of versatile operations including teaching, research activities, leading ERP projects, IT consultancy and IT management. He headed the department of IT, and administered the prometric center in the Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK), in Karachi Pakistan. He has worked as a consultant for Network and Server Management remotely in Apex Canada USA base Software house and call center. Dr. Noor Zaman has authored several research papers, and edited five international reputed Computer Science area books and has many publications to his credit. He is an associate Editor, Regional Editor and reviewer for reputed international journals and conferences around the world. He has completed several research grants and currently involved with funded projects in different courtiers. His areas of interest include Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Network, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Mobile Computing, Software Engineering, Unix, and Linux.

Mohamed Elhassan Seliaman is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He holds B.Sc. (First Class honors) in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan. He has taught at University of Khartoum in Sudan, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include Decisions Support Systems, Machine Learning, Computer simulation, supply chain management, operations and information management, operations research, information systems, applied statistics, and computer-human interaction. His research work is published inInternational Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis, Advanced Materials Research, and Advances in Decision Sciences.

Mohd Fadzil Hassan is currently the Dean of Centre for Graduate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), a private university fully owned by PETRONAS, the national Oil and Gas Company of Malaysia. His responsibilities include overseeing the development, management and quality assurance of all graduate level courses. Currently UTP offers 9 MSc (Coursework), 10 MSc (Research) and 10 PhD programs which has been accredited by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA). Prior to the current appointment, he served as the Head for Computer and Information Sciences department from 2010- 2012. He joined UTP in 2001 and later promoted to the current position of Associate Professor in 2011. He has been responsible for the development of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) & Business Information Systems (BIS) programs including curriculum design, facility development, quality assurance, student advisory, staff training & development, and R&D. He is an alumnus of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and graduated in 1999 from the Colorado State University, USA with a BSc (cum-laude) in Computer Information Systems. He obtained his MSc in Artificial Intelligence in 2001 and PhD in Informatics in 2007 from the University of Edinburgh, UK. As a lecturer, he has taught many courses ranging from Structured Programming, System Analysis and Design, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence among others. His research interests are in the area of Artificial Intelligence, Multi-Agent Systems and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). He is actively involved in research works focusing on these areas and has secured numerous research grants as a principal investigator namely FRGS, ERGS and Technofund from the Malaysian government. He is also actively involved with international collaborative research works particularly with universities from the Middle East and ASEAN region. He has involved in authoring more than 100 indexed publications.

Fausto Pedro García Márquez got the European Doctorate on Engineering at the School of Industrial Engineers (ETSII) of Ciudad Real, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), 2004. He received his Engineering Degree from University of Cartagena in Murcia, Spain in 1998 and Technical Engineer Degree from the Polytechnic University School at UCLM in 1995, and the degree in Business Administration and Management at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at UCLM 2006. He also holds the titles of Supper Technician in Labor Risks Prevention by UCLM 2000 and Transport Specialist at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, 2001. He is Senior Lecture (Full professor accredited) at UCLM, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Bimingham University UK. He has been Senior Manager in Accenture 2013/2014, Lecturer in Instituto Europeo de Postgrado since 2014 an Director of Ingenium Research Group.

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