big data

Making power grids smarter

Anurag Srivastava, associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University, organized an international workshop in early August to bring together 75 data experts to discuss power grid resilience.

Data Scientists taking a group photo during Anurag Srivastava's workshop.

WSU developing big data technology for U.S. Army

By Siddharth Vodnala, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University and Carnegie Mellon University team has received a grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to develop a novel computing platform for emerging big data applications.

IRS breaking law by mining data, probing social media, says WSU professor  

By Eric Sorensen, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – The Internal Revenue Service is breaking several laws by mining large data sets and combing through social media posts in its search for people to audit, a Washington State University professor says.

NSF grant aims to use big data to improve crops

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – WSU researchers are leading a multi-university effort to improve crop management in the age of big data.

New WSU degree leads the way in data analytics

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is one of two research universities in the country offering a bachelor’s degree focused on data analysis and application, after recently receiving accreditation for the unique interdisciplinary degree.

Wireless data-center-on-a-chip aims to cut energy use

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University research team has designed a tiny, wireless data center that someday could be as small as a hand-held device and dramatically reduce the energy needed to run such centers.

‘Big data’ leads to better trees via $3 million grant

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Scientists at Washington State University are harnessing the power of “big data” to help growers create the next generation of healthy, sustainable forests and tree crops.

Sept. 21: Supercomputing and biomedical research

By Alyssa Patrick, Office of Economic Development PULLMAN, Wash. – Supercomputing’s roles in biomedical research and policy making will be discussed by U.S. Department of Energy chief scientist Dimitri Kusnezov at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the CUB junior ballroom at Washington State University.