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DTEND:20111116T030000Z
LOCATION:WSCC North Galleria 2nd/3rd Floors
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: Data intensive computing has the potential to change biosurveillance.  Biosurveillance requires the ability to ‘connect the dots’ and inform decision makers in near real-time.  To do this effectively, computers need to handle information found on the web as diverse as DNA sequence and social media posts.  A key challenge to process the web in near real-time is the rapid conversion of petabytes of raw information into a semantically rich and query-able knowledgebase that serves decision support needs. We present a novel architecture that combines: (1) parallel web crawlers guided by biological ontologies to extract relevant information, (2) a petascale cache to store, classify, index and cluster those portions of the web relevant to biosurveillance, and (3) a semantic store to integrate diverse sources of data, guide new searches and serve as a platform for data analysis and user applications.  A poster and handouts will be available at the conference.
SUMMARY:A Novel Architecture for Biothreat Situation Awareness
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