Etiqueta: value of data

  • A successful thesis defense involves many people

    A successful thesis defense involves many people

    Enrolling in a Computer Science PhD means riding a roller coaster of hard work, disappointment and joy, of illusion and delusion, of designing, coding, analysing, writing, presenting… Doing it after more than 20 years’ experience in the industry may be described by many people as a pure act of insanity. Starting it three months before…

  • A first casual rehearsal before my dissertation

    A first casual rehearsal before my dissertation

    A first casual warm up presentation before my dissertation next Wednesday at  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Campus Leganés (Sala de vídeo 3.S1.08, Rey Pastor Building) next May 10th at 11AM. Thanks to IMDEA Networks for a very nice venue and my colleagues Tianyue Chu, Devriş Işler, and Elisa Cabana for attending my talk and…

  • Towards a Human-Centric Data Economy

    Towards a Human-Centric Data Economy

    Spurred by widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, “data” is becoming a key production factor, comparable in importance to capital, land, or labour in an increasingly digital economy. In spite of an ever-growing demand for third-party data in the B2B market, firms are generally reluctant to share their information. This is due to…

  • About the Value of Personal Data

    About the Value of Personal Data

    “Data” is becoming a key production factor, comparable in importance to capital, land, or labour in an increasingly digital economy. Due to the unique characteristics of “data” as an economic good, data markets are underperforming, concentrated and geographically imbalanced, which undermines the immense potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence.Aiming to unlock this potential, several…