The Deep Learning Curve

Big data is important not only to human researchers, but
also to the artificial
intelligence that computers acquire through deep
learning. Emeritus Professor
of Computer Science Francis YL Chin has jumped at the chance to be part of the
big data revolution.

A Healthy Balance

Big data can suggest the bigger picture of public health, but it still cannot match the rich information that comes directly from each patient.

Cities That Make You Want to Get Active

The associations between walkability, greenness and density and public health have been demonstrated in studies by HKU and Oxford academics that use big data to provide the evidence.

Big Data’s Dark Side

The aggregation of big data can be put to some amazing uses. But there are also risks for the individual.

Bigger is Not Always Better

With big data, the quality of the input matters as much as the quantity, says Professor Shen Haipeng, who has applied data analytics to fields as diverse as bank call centres and precision medicine.