EDSA will help Europe meet big data skills gap

Researchers from the University of Southampton will play a major role in establishing a European Data Science Academy (EDSA), an online platform for training data scientists in organisations and businesses across Europe to benefit from the global explosion and availability of large and complex data sets – known as ‘big data’. It is estimated that in the UK alone demand for professionals with the skills to manage large amounts of data is expected to grow by 160% by 2020, creating nearly 56,000 jobs per year.

Dr Elena Simperl, Associate Professor in the Web and Internet Science Group at the University of Southampton and technical lead for the EDSA project said: “Big data analysis can provide an unparalleled level of insight into what is happening around a particular issue, by revealing trends that may have never been noticed before.

“The EDSA project offers a great opportunity for Southampton to strengthen its position in the data science industry. This complements the launch of our new MSc program on the same topic later this year.”

project, funded by a €2.9m (£2.2m) investment through the EU Horizon2020, involves nine partners from higher education, professional training organisations and technology innovators, from the UK and the rest of Europe. For further information please visit: http://ilmt.co/PL/b7eY