To statistician Ming Yuan, the challenge of dealing with big data reminds him of the Indian fable “Blind Men and the Elephant,” in which six blind men touch one distinct part of an elephant — an ear, a tail, a trunk, a husk — and reach narrow conclusions about the nature of the animal.
Author: Brian Mattmiller
New ethics consulting service to help UW scientists navigate gray areas
A new service will provide the University of Wisconsin–Madison research community with another checkpoint on ethical challenges that arise across the research spectrum, from study design to the implications of results.
National software security hub takes shape at Morgridge
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research are home to what may become a transformative cyber-security resource called the Software Assurance Marketplace, or SWAMP. The team is developing an integrated network of assurance tools that provide a simple, one-stop resource for developers. The big advantage is saving open-source developers time and money, while creating more accurate assessments.