T1: Mathematical Modeling for Data Access

On June 24, 2008, Dr. Stefanos Damianakis will present a session titled "Mathematical Innovations for Heterogeneous Data Access" at the DataServices World conference in New York City. The session will run from 9:00 - 9:50 am at DataServices World, which is co-located with SOAWorld 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Abstract

Working to achieve uniform data access across heterogeneous systems can be enormously challenging, and one particular problem that is often not identified until a later stage is dealing with the natural variations and discrepancies that occur within the actual data. These data issues already exist in each individual data source and are magnified when many heterogeneous (or even homogenous) sources are involved. Traditional solutions to the problem include using manual rules, probabilistic rules and even large amounts of meta data. But these traditional approaches are compute- and labor-intensive and require significant guesswork and a-priori knowledge to implement. Mathematical modeling brings much-needed innovation to this problem by eliminating the guesswork and manual labor of the traditional approaches. Those who attend this presentation will gain an understanding of:

· how enterprises can leverage mathematical modeling to address their data access needs and get the most out of their corporate data

· how mathematical modeling is different from traditional approaches and why it delivers higher accuracy, scalability and computational efficiency that result in better decision-making abilities for organizations

· several real-world case histories of organizations that used mathematical modeling to solve their data access problems - after attempting rules-based solutions that failed them

Biography

Dr. Stefanos "Stef" Damianakis, president and CEO of Netrics, is a visionary in intelligent data matching technologies with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research and business management. An entrepreneur since his undergraduate days at McGill University in Montreal, Stef has leveraged his unique managerial experience and strong academic base to found and grow Netrics through the burst of the Dot-Com Bubble, inarguably the modern technology industry’s most volatile and tremulous period.