Bitmap indexing has emerged as a vital tool in the efficient management and interrogation of scientific data. By representing data elements as bits, these indexes facilitate rapid, ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. When it comes to big data and complex algorithms, state and local governments have barely touched the tip ...

In today’s world of big data, learning from the vast amount of information collected every day is critical for the firms that rely on it for manufacturing, marketing, decision-making and more. Often, ...

We use big data to sentence criminals. But can the algorithms really tell us what we need to know? By Melissa Hamilton | Visiting Criminal Law Scholar, University of Houston Law Center, University of ...