Engineering New Data Highways for Knowledge Discovery

This book presents the most up-to-date opportunities and challenges emerging in knowledge discovery, helping readers develop the technical skills to design and develop data-intensive methods and processes. Offering an introduction to the current R and D efforts worldwide, the book includes examples and case studies with strategies for addressing a wide variety of data-intensive challenges. The book includes a discussion of the DISPEL language, its development, enactment, and applications as well as data-intensive beacons of success, focusing on methods in astronomy, interactive interpretation of environment data, and data-driven research in humanities. A must-have resource for researchers in industry, governmental organizations, and academia.