New Applied Research Center Receives $2.3 Million
Posted on Friday, May 19th, 2017
Data Analytics Center First of its Kind
Companies in Ottawa seeking support with big data technologies now have a new resource, thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Algonquin College.
NSERC today announced the College will receive $2.3 million over five years ($460,000 per year) to fund a new Data Analytics Centre (DAC) which will work with local and national partners to harness the power of big data for the purposes of data mining, machine learning for predictive analytics, distributed intelligence, and Internet of Things. This initiative is the first of its kind in the Canadian college system, and will join Algonquin College’s six applied research centres under its Office of Partnerships, Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.
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The Ottawa Business Journal also covered the story – Read about it here
If you have plans in ‘Big Data’ as either an adopter or a provider, or if you could use assistance on data research, data analytics product development, testing, and commercialization, please contact:
Theo Mirtchev, Ph.D. | Project Manager | Applied Research & Innovation | Algonquin College | 613-727-4723 ext. 6080
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