DFG Priority Programme SPP 1736: Algorithms for Big Data

Abstract

Volume, Velocity, and Variety are the three Vs commonly used to define the term big data. Simply put, those refer to the increasing amount of new data created, the increasing rate at which it is created, and the increasing number of different formats it has. At the same time, the three Vs describe challenges that require new algorithmic approaches. In order to tackle those challenges, the German Research Foundation established in 2013 the priority programme SPP 1736: Algorithms for Big Data. In this article we give a short overview on the research topics represented within this priority programme.