The impact of data abundance extends well beyond business ensuring funding for social programs. Big Data has the potential to be "humanity's dashboard," an intelligent tool that can help combat poverty, crime and pollution. All these burning issues are covered in the following chapters of the book entitled, 'Applied Big Data Analytics: Evolution, Platforms & Tools, Use cases, Benefits, Impact and Paradox' 1History of Big Datahttps: //ssl.images-createspace.com/tsw/img/ajax/choosernav-right_off.gif 2Definitions & Surprising Statistics about Big Data 4Open Source Big Data Analytical Platforms and Tools 5Use Cases & Advantages & Benefits of Big Data 6Impact of Big Data on Business, Economy and Society 7Impact of Big data on Healthcare 8Transforming Social Welfare with Analytics 9The Future of Big Data & Risks, Challenges and Paradox A recent Accenture and GE study found that almost 90 percent of companies list Big Data analytics as one of their top priorities, and believe that Big Data analytics will shift the competitive landscape within the next three years. The book provides an opportunity for scholars and researchers in big data and health science, business intelligence, social scientists in developments to update their knowledge on the abovementioned issues. The chapters presented is based on an extensive research with the literature from across humanities, social sciences and the sciences and from popular culture, journalism, and industry publications, and based on my lifelong experience of working earlier in Analytics and now in Big Data Analytics as a Statistician.
Born in 1946, Professor Ajit Kumar Roy obtained his M.Sc. degree in Statistics and joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as a Scientist in 1976. In recent past was engaged as National Consultant (Impact Assessment), for East & North Eastern States if India at National Agricultural Innovation Project (World Bank funded) of ICAR. Prior to that he was Consultant (Statistics) at Central Agricultural University, Agartala. Served at CIFA, ICAR, as Principal Scientist was involved in R & D activities in ICT, Bioinformatics, Statistics and Economics for the last 45 years. At International level he was deputed by Govt. of India as a Computer Specialist at SAARC Agricultural Information Centre (SAIC), Dhaka, Bangladesh for over 3 years. He has edited eighteen books and several conference proceedings covering the areas of statistics, bioinformatics, economics, and ICT applications in aquaculture/fisheries/agriculture.besides published over 100 articles in refereed journals, conference proceedings. Professor Roy is an acclaimed and award-winning keynote speaker, researcher and consultant. His recent popular books are 'Applied Big Data Analytics'; 'Applied Bioinformatics, Statistics and Economics in Fisheries Research.He has successfully organized many workshops on application of ICT in fisheries research at National and International level. Presently visiting Professor, question setter and examiner of College of Fisheries, Agartala & College of Post graduate Studies, Barapani under Central Agricultural University, Imphal; Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai; Orissa University Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur and Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata. He has vast experience in Statistical consulting, guidance and Analytics and has helped design academic curricula .for teaching at graduate and postgraduate level having spent most of his career in the application of Statistics/Bioinformatics/computational Biology in Fisheries and Agriculture and allied fields. Fully engaged as a freelance author, writing extensively in his areas of expertise: Analytics, Statistics, Bioinformatics, ICT & Knowledge management, Computational Biology, and Evaluation &Impact Assessment. He is widely recognized as an expert research scientist, teacher, author, hands-on leader in advanced analytics in a wide variety of Research and Development Activities.
