Big Data & Data Analytics

In collaboration with academic, corporate and public-sector partners, GW is transforming the region into a “knowledge hub” for data processing and data analytics, while stimulating economic growth.

GW’s Capital Area Advanced Research and Education Network (CAAREN) opens the door to world-class research for government, education and research organizations, as well as some private-sector organizations in D.C. and Virginia. CAAREN’s access to the Internet2 100Gbps fiber optic network allows member institutions to provide their communities with telemedicine, distance learning and other life- changing applications.

Faculty research is strengthened by the university’s investment in Colonial One, a high-performance computing cluster and storage resource that provides big data initiatives with cutting-edge computing, network capacity and engineering services.

News

GW Leader in Regional Big Data Initiatives

GW is making a strategic investment in the growing field of big data and data analytics.

University to Host Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection

GW will become host of the Institute for Infrastructure Protection (I3P), a national consortium of leading institutions addressing the cybersecurity challenges that affect critical infrastructures.

GW and Telos to Create Center for Data Analytics

The George Washington University and Telos Corporation have signed a five-year agreement to support research and development in big data and data analytics in Northern Virginia.

GW, Northern Virginia Region Poised to Become Hub for Big Data

Northern Virginia - and the George Washington University - could be a hub for the opportunities big data presents, according to a new research report conducted by Chmura Economics & Analytics and released by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the university, and Attain, LLC.The report was presented on Friday at a symposium on GW's Virginia Science and Technology Campus, which was a major sponsor of the research.

University Launches High-Performance Computing Initiative

The George Washington University is in the process of implementing a new high-performance computer cluster, Colonial One, which will greatly expand the university’s research capabilities. Housed on the Virginia Science and Technology Campus, Colonial One is a $2 million investment in GW’s research computing infrastructure. A central resource to support a wide variety of projects, it will encourage inter-disciplinary partnerships.

GW Showcases Technology and Research at High Performance Computing Conference

Faculty and staff from The George Washington University recently participated in the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC14). GW was well represented at SC14 by staff from the Division of Information Technology (IT) and researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). The conference, attended by more than 10,000 people, gives universities, institutions, companies and others an opportunity to showcase and share their innovative technologies to help open the door to new scientific and economic opportunities.

GW Computational Biology Institute: Making Sense of Big Data

Researchers at the interdisciplinary institute are investigating how complex biological systems operate and evolve.

Featured Staff & Faculty

Ensor

Brian Ensor

CAAREN Lead: Brian Ensor, assistant vice president for planning and strategic initiatives, is an experienced IT executive with proven expertise in providing high-quality solutions and managing the effective use of IT services and investments to cost-effectively deliver the business strategy.

Crandall

Dr. Keith Crandall

Keith Crandall, director of the Computational Biology Institute, has expertise in computational biology, bioinformatics, phylogenetics, infectious disease, crustacean systematics, molecular evolution, HIV, population genetics, bacterial genomics, conservation genetics.

Eskandarian

Dr. Ali Eskandarian

Eskandarian, the dean of the Virginia Science & Technology Campus, is co-chair of the Northern Virginia Technology Council's (NVTC) Big Data Committee. 

DuRousseau

Don DuRousseau

Don DuRousseau, director, research technology services, plays a key role with CAAREN and Colonial One. He is an experienced IT professional with more than 25 years of research and development experience.