The following post is the second in a series of reflections from Praescient team members on their time in Oklahoma supporting the relief efforts of Team Rubicon, and is provided by Mike Doyle, an Analyst Consultant for Praescient. Working with Team Rubicon to support relief efforts in Central Oklahoma after devastating tornadoes swept the area… Read more »
It’s been an exciting spring for big data enthusiasts in the policy analysis community. The cover of the current issue of Foreign Affairs magazine features an article titled “The Rise of Big Data,” authored by two experts whose recent book on the topic asserts that big data is nothing less than a “revolution that will… Read more »
A principal challenge confronting the counter-trafficking community is the task of mapping and tracking over time the activities of continually evolving trafficking networks that operate on a global scale. In recent years, analytic software platforms have been developed that enable the rapid integration, visualization, analysis, and sharing of massive amounts of unstructured and structured data… Read more »
The team at Praescient is always eager to find new ways to leverage the many sources of data increasingly available online. We were excited to have the opportunity to describe some of our work in this regard at the recent DC Open Analytics Summit sponsored by IKANOW. At the event, Praescient Vice President Bill Wall… Read more »
Projections for global energy demand show massive growth over the next thirty-plus years. The US Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook (2011), for example, suggests that global consumption will grow by 53% from 2008 to 2035. A number of factors drive demand, particularly economic and technological development, and demographics. Energy demand fluctuates with the state… Read more »
Imagine having a hoard of very valuable information, but that it’s locked away in little crevices and nooks where only a few people have access. Imagine what could be done if all of it suddenly became available to the people who need it to do their jobs, helping to solve problems and protect our citizens…. Read more »
When combating the spread of disease, researchers and scientists need to work together to understand the way in which networks interact at the cellular level. The work being undertaken by Algorithmic Network Science Group (ANSG) at West Point’s Network Science Center to study force and data scientists at Reveal to study influence begs analysts to… Read more »
In the aftermath of last month’s presidential election, the media has increasingly focused on both campaigns’ use of big data technology to track, target, and persuade potential voters. According to Ethan Roeder, Data Director for the Obama campaign, “what’s really new in politics today is not the data itself but how campaigns make sense of… Read more »
In February 2006, Allan Lichtman — a political scientist and professor at American University who specializes in predicting US presidential elections — surveyed the country’s political landscape, looking at a very particular set of issues from a narrow angle: pure performance, the only thing that influences voter decision. A year earlier, a contentious fight over… Read more »
2012 DCWeek’s keynote speakers dominated the Warner Theater stage on last Wednesday night, bringing undeniable energy (and admitted nerdiness) to downtown DC. Mayor Vincent Gray kicked off the event with a compelling speech about the rapidly evolving landscape for technologists and entrepreneurs in the nation’s capital. The vision he presented resonated with many in attendance:… Read more »