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In early 2013, SynapDx, an early stage laboratory services company, started clinical trials of a new blood-based test to enable earlier detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The test is reported to have an estimated 85% accuracy rate, attracting the interest of Google Ventures. This investment arm of the search giant partnered with SynapDx to… Read more »
Last week, I was able to tune-in via live stream to some of the presentations held at GigaOM Structure Data in New York City. In his summary coverage, GigaOM’s Executive Editor, Tom Krazit, observed that data analysis tools are maturing with a keen focus on data-driven decision making. Praescient works at the cutting-edge of big… Read more »
According to the FBI, health care fraud costs the U.S. an estimated $80 billion a year and is a serious concern for the medical and insurance industries, as well as the legal community. Praescient Analytics’ Analysis as a Service (A3S) team can use an advanced software platform to investigate fraudulent activity in the health care… Read more »
We’re excited to introduce a brand new feature on Praescient’s Ideas Blog we’re calling Employee Spotlight. The purpose of this feature is to call out an exceptional Praescient employee who exemplifies our unique approach to analysis, technology integration, and software engineering. We’re kicking off this series with a spotlight on Ben Parrish, one of our talented… Read more »
Praescient Analytics’ training team embraces scenario-based instruction for our suite of advanced analytic platforms. Our approach stands in stark contrast to button-based training, also know as “buttonology.” A curriculum based around buttonology might introduce students to a network mapping application, for example, by walking through each of the buttons and functions in a long laundry list…. Read more »
This morning, Bloomberg News published an article on Praescient’s work analyzing sex trafficking surrounding the 2014 Super Bowl, “Super Bowl Prostitution Digitally Mapped by Data Trackers.” This project is a prime example of how pairing an engineer and analyst truly maximizes our ability to shift through and find meaning in big data that empowers decision making… Read more »
We are pleased to announce Praescient’s Analytic’s partnership with GbHawk and our joint analysis of the recent resurgence of civil conflict in Mozambique and its potential to destabilize Southeastern Africa. Understanding the socio-political context of this conflict is the vital first step to diffusing it, before it can disrupt Mozambique’s emergence from extreme poverty underpinned… Read more »
In response to the exceptional amount of destruction Typhoon Haiyan wrought on the Philippines last November, Praescient provided support to the ground teams of Team Rubicon, Direct Relief International and other relief organizations and NGOs. Praescient engineers, analysts, and subject matter experts spearheaded reach-back operations, focusing on identifying priority areas of need to provide support… Read more »
We’re pleased to announce that several of Praescient’s talented analysts have been selected to present at the second annual Recorded Future RFUN conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.! Our team leveraged Recorded Future’s advanced open source analytic capabilities to gain insight into the current humanitarian crisis in Jordan. As a result of the ongoing… Read more »
Praescient Analytics was founded in September of 2011 by a small team of analysts, engineers, and entrepreneurs. We had just a few customers at that time, focused especially on supporting forward-deployed Army and Marine units in Southern Afghanistan. We had so few staff members in fact, that CEO Katie Crotty herself deployed to the front… Read more »