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Pop-up lecture
Big Data and the First World War
From speaker Rob Warren & The Institute for Big Data Analytics
The next few years marks the centenary of the First World War, arguably the first "industrial'' war and one of the first where extensive documentation is available. This centenary also coincides with the availability of Semantic Web technologies and opportune funding that has allowed archival institutions to make their document collections available through the web.
This talk will highlight some of the opportunities for mixing historical research with Big Data in terms of extracting data from archival material and analyzing it at a scale that was previously not possible.
Date: Wednesday, November 4
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Room 1116, McCain Building
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Dean's video
Faculty of Computer Science Dean Andrew Rau-Chaplin answers our questions in this video interview.
Feature story
Five things you didn't know about the Faculty of Computer Science
The Faculty of Computer Science joined Dalhousie in 1997 as a result of the merger between Dalhousie and the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS). Since becoming part of Dalhousie, the Faculty has continued to grow. Our programs and initiatives permeate across all disciplines within the university and industry.
But did you also know…
- The Goldberg Computer Science Building was named in recognition of a donation by Seymour Schulich and his wife, Tanna Goldberg-Schulich
- We’re committed to healthy workspaces with our very own Culture of Respect Committee
- We’re engaged with non-profits and social enterprise
- We’re plugged in
- Our Master of Electronic Commerce (MEC) program helps students accelerate a career in analytics or the web economy
