Saturday, October 22
Sat, Oct 22, 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Salon A&B
Salon A&B
Keynote Address: Big Data and Grand Challenges in the Federal Statistical Agencies Presented
Big Data and Grand Challenges in the Federal Statistical Agencies (303348)
*Wendy L Martinez, Bureau of Labor StatisticsKeywords: Big Data, research challenges, information integration, alternative data sources
This presentation will focus on Big Data in the Federal government and some related grand challenges faced by statistical agencies. I will be discussing some of my experiences with Big Data over the past ten years, starting with my time at the Office of Naval Research and ending with my current position at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I will provide several research challenges to help motivate statisticians and data scientists working in this exciting area.