Application Of Big Data Deep Learning Machine Learning And Other Advanced Analytical Techniques In Environmental Economics And Policy

Application of Big Data, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Other Advanced Analytical Techniques in Environmental Economics and Policy

Data Science for Economics and Finance

This open access book covers the use of data science, including advanced machine learning, big data analytics, Semantic Web technologies, natural language processing, social media analysis, time series analysis, among others, for applications in economics and finance. In addition, it shows some successful applications of advanced data science solutions used to extract new knowledge from data in order to improve economic forecasting models. The book starts with an introduction on the use of data science technologies in economics and finance and is followed by thirteen chapters showing success stories of the application of specific data science methodologies, touching on particular topics related to novel big data sources and technologies for economic analysis (e.g. social media and news); big data models leveraging on supervised/unsupervised (deep) machine learning; natural language processing to build economic and financial indicators; and forecasting and nowcasting of economic variables through time series analysis. This book is relevant to all stakeholders involved in digital and data-intensive research in economics and finance, helping them to understand the main opportunities and challenges, become familiar with the latest methodological findings, and learn how to use and evaluate the performances of novel tools and frameworks. It primarily targets data scientists and business analysts exploiting data science technologies, and it will also be a useful resource to research students in disciplines and courses related to these topics. Overall, readers will learn modern and effective data science solutions to create tangible innovations for economic and financial applications.

Integrating Machine Learning Into HPC-Based Simulations and Analytics

Researchers are increasingly using machine learning (ML) models to analyze data and simulate complex systems and phenomena. Small-scale computing systems used for training, validation, and testing of these ML models are no longer sufficient for grand-challenge problems characterized by large volumes of data generated at a much higher rate than before, surpassing by far the computing capabilities currently available in many cyberinfrastructure platforms. By associating high-performance computing (HPC) with ML environments, scientists and engineers would be able to enhance not only the scalability but also the performance of their predictive ML models. The Handbook of Research on Integrating Machine Learning Into HPC-Based Simulations and Analytics presents recent research efforts in designing and using ML techniques on HPC systems and discusses some of the results achieved thus far by cutting-edge relevant contributions. Covering topics such as data analytics, deep learning, and networking, this major reference work is ideal for computer scientists, academicians, engineers, researchers, scholars, practitioners, librarians, instructors, and students.