Cognitive Computing and Big Data Analytics

Acknowledgments

Writing a book on a topic as complex as cognitive computing required a tremendous amount of research. Our team read hundreds of technical articles and books on various aspects of technology underpinning of the field. In addition, we were fortunate to reach out to many experts who generously spent time with us. We wanted to include a range of perspectives. So, we have many people to thank. We are sure that we have left out individuals who we met at conferences and provided insightful discussions on topics that influenced this book. We would also like to acknowledge the partnership and collaboration among the three of us that allowed this book to be written. We would also like to thank our editors at Wiley, including Carol Long and Tom Dinse. We appreciate the insights and assistance from our three technical editors, Al Nugent, James Kobielus, and Mike Kowolenko.

The following people gave generously of their time and insights: Dr. Manny Aparicio; Avron Barr, Aldo Ventures; Jeff Cohen, Welltok; Dr. Umesh Dayal, Hitachi Data Systems; Stephen DeAngelis, Enterra; Rich Y. Edwards, IBM; Jeff Eisen, IBM; Tim Estes, Digital Reasoning; Sara Gardner, Hitachi Data Systems; Murtaza Ghadyali, Reflexis; Stephen Gold, IBM; Manish Goyal, IBM; John Gunn, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Sue Feldman, Synthexis; Dr. Fern Halper, TDWI; Dr. Kris Hammond, Narrative Science; Ed Harbor, IBM; Marten den Haring, Digital Reasoning; Dr. C. Martin Harris, Cleveland Clinic; Dr. Larry ...