The Role of Humans in Big Data

I <3 big data.

And much of my career is devoted to data.

Humans beat data.

So where are all the people?

Big data is empty of humans.

Humans have use.

That’s where Lola Chen comes in.

“Any alert person can ride the streets of Chicago

and see the pattern of pothole problems. The ride might take

4 hours or so. The making notes might

take 1 hour.”

•  Advisor: Monica Ramirez •  Technical Support: Jazmin •  Interviews:

–  Gary, Jazmin, Monica: USA –  Alex: France –  Henri: London –  Saud: Saudi Arabia

•  Photos –  Lola by Julian Crespo –  Potholes by Lola Chen

•  Software: PhotoGrid, Cute Avatar, Pages