Talk Abstract:

By now everyone has probably heard that we have entered the new era of Data. The importance of Data in the 21st century is like oil in the 20th Century.

In this webinar the speaker will talk about what is Data Science, the problem of Big Data ( 5Vs: Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity, and Value) , how to transform Big Data into Smart Data, and the use Data Analytics tools to extract Information and make the right decisions.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. William Kao received his BSEE, MSEE and PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He worked in the Semiconductor and Electronic Design Automation industries for more than 30 years holding several senior and executive engineering management positions at Texas Instruments, Xerox Corporation, Cadence Design Systems.

Dr. Kao has authored more than 40 technical papers on IC CAD at IEEE Journals and Conferences, and holds eight software and IC design patents. He was an Adjunct Professor at UCLA Electrical Engineering Department where he taught courses in computer aided IC design.

Dr. Kao is a Senior Member of IEEE, and was one of the founding members of IEEE-Circuits and Systems - Silicon Valley Chapter, and was Chapter Chair in 2005 and 2006.

Dr. Kao currently teaches Clean Technology and Emerging Technology courses at the University of California Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Extension.

He has given more than 90 seminars in the last ten years on various Emerging Technologies including Clean Technology, Renewable Energy, Big Data, IoT, Smart Cities, Sensor Networks, Innovation, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Robotics, AI / Machine Learning, 5G and 3D Printing.

Dr. Kao is a Technology Watcher, Learner and Teacher.