The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery

About this book

This book presents the first broad look at the rapidly emerging field of data-intensive science with the goal of influencing the worldwide scientific and computing research communities and inspiring the next generation of scientists. Increasingly scientific breakthroughs will be powered by advanced computing capabilities that help researchers manipulate and explore massive datasets. The speed at which any given scientific discipline advances will depend on how well its researchers collaborate with one another and with technologists in areas of eScience such as databases workflow management visualization and cloud-computing technologies. This collection of essays expands on the vision of pioneering computer scientist Jim Gray for a new fourth paradigm of discovery based on data-intensive science and offers insights into how it can be fully realized.