Transformation is achieved through numbers, and nowhere is that understanding more important than in the exploding field of data science.
数据到本世纪,化石燃料是最后的燃料:增长,破坏和变化的加速器。当今的世界刷毛,具有连接传感器的所有内容,从手表到风力涡轮机,收集和传输稳定的数据流。从结构化和非结构化数据(包括单词,数字,视频和照片)的快速实时流动中获取的见解和知识正在创建新的基础架构,新业务,新行业和新的职位描述。IBM首席数字官鲍勃·洛德(Bob Lord)说:“越来越多的人会看到数据科学的合并为我们的代码的模式,从而创造了解决真正严重问题的新方法。”
一样企业希望从数据驱动技术中提取价值像人工智能一样,对能够解释数据的才华横溢的工人的需求有望在所有行业中上升。实际上,IBM预测到2020年对数据科学家的需求将飙升28%。The responsibilities of those data scientists are shifting as well- 类似于设计桥梁和道路的1940年代和1950年代的土木工程师,以创建我们国家最新的基础设施形式。
技术将继续加速转型,因为基于云的解决方案可以更轻松,更安全地访问大数据集,而这些数据集又具有将相关产品推向市场所需的信息所需的信息。随着所有这些变化都在线上,那些了解基础算法的人会对商业和社会产生巨大影响。以下是已经有所作为的人的一些例子。
创建定制护理
Our bodies are a complex biological roadmap, as unique as our fingerprints. “Our current one-size-fits-all healthcare mentality is often one-size-fits-none,” says Daniel Kraft, a physician and scientist who explores developing technologies in biomedicine and healthcare as chair of Exponential Medicine at Singularity University. “Right now, our healthcare is primarily based on intermittent data—the doctor checking your blood pressure and cholesterol levels in the office during a visit—and it’s very reactive. The move is to look at larger data sets to pick up disease early, then provide personalized care and therapy that maps to exactly what you need.”
精密医疗保健实际上是针对患者的独特遗传代码量身定制的治疗方法将数据变成有意义的动作。这个收集的数据连接设备等from blood pressure monitors and scales to smart watches and thermometers—will form the basis for personalized and proactive wellness plans that can even include recommended vitamins and exercise. Data scientists will store it on a cloud-based platform, where doctors can also upload the latest related information, such as lab results, to create a more complete health profile. This lays the groundwork for a个性化治疗中的革命机会- 如果您愿意的话,可以推动下一波医疗突破。
Improving Urban Logistics
每个城市都依靠复杂的数据驱动系统和服务来生存。然而,无数问题仍然困扰着最先进的城市,包括不良的道路质量。但是,密苏里州堪萨斯城的数据科学家正在为此做些事情。他们的最新游戏:“坑洼预测”技术的发展。
该市首席创新官鲍勃·贝内特(Bob Bennett动态计划城市运营。预测变量包括冻结周期的数量,交通计数,公交路线和路线条件。
希望是work crews can focus on more preventative maintenance- 在坑洼开始之前先将坑洼停滞不前,而不是发生坑洼后的全尺寸街道维修。换句话说,现在,在数据科学家的帮助下,您整个城镇的骑行可能会变得不那么颠簸。
上升的公共卫生
数据可以与现金或设备一样有价值,以减慢世界上一些最烦人的问题的传播。例如,停止传染病的传播时,数字数据的快速刮擦和分析实际上是一种挽救生命的工具。政府,公司,非政府组织和专家需要快速获取良好的数据,以了解爆发的何处,如何针对它们以及解决方案是否有效。
Nations work side by side with telecom companies worldwide, linking mobile networks with health services to create a powerful disease detection system. In Pakistan, for instance, health officials partnering with数据科学家预测当地的登革热暴发几周前,使用智能手机数据比以前通过传统手段所拥有的数据。该网络使用匿名电子调查来创建准确的预测模型,从而使病毒的流行病和遏制。
提炼教育
马里兰大学的数据科学家已经开始使用预测分析来分析学生的行为,寻找有辍学风险的大学生。University system officials say the practice—which may review anything from grades and financial aid information to how often students swipe their ID cards at the library or the dining hall—could help educators assist struggling undergrads. It could also help them identify roadblocks, such as a single difficult class or a combination of pressures that hit at the same time, that lead students to drop out.
The enormous value of data science is becoming clearer every day and so are the opportunities to directly impact people, companies and society. For those who love solving problems or transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary,数据科学适合您。