Course Info

CSC 555: Mining Big Data

Introduction to fundamentals of distributed file systems and map-reduce technology (e.g., Hadoop); tuning map-reduce performance in a distributed network. Algorithms and tools for mining massive data sets and discussion of current challenges. Applications in clustering, similarity search, classification, data warehousing (e.g., Hive), machine learning (e.g., Mahout).

(CSC 453 or DSC 450) and (DSC 441 or CSC 480) or (MAT 491 and MAT 449) are prerequisites for this class.

Winter 2024-2025

Section: 801
Class number: 22845
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00224 at Loop Campus
Instructor:

Section 841

Class number 24963

Meeting dates: 1/4/2025 - 3/21/2025
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00224 at Loop Campus
Instructor:
Meeting dates: 1/4/2025 - 3/21/2025
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Flex
Instructor:


Fall 2024-2025

Section: 701
Class number: 14939
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01111 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Ahmed Abid | View syllabus
CLOSED
Section: 710
Class number: 14940
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Ahmed Abid | View syllabus

Spring 2023-2024

Section: 901
Class number: 35327
Meeting time: Th 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Ahmed Abid | View syllabus
Section: 910
Class number: 35329
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Ahmed Abid | View syllabus

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 801
Class number: 22851
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00224 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Tanu Malik | View syllabus
Section: 810
Class number: 22936
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Instructor: Tanu Malik | View syllabus

Fall 2023-2024

Section: 701
Class number: 13396
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00228 at Loop Campus
Instructor: Tanu Malik | View syllabus
Section: 710
Class number: 13397
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
Instructor: Tanu Malik | View syllabus
CLOSED

Winter 2022-2023

Section: 801
Class number: 28785
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00218 at Loop Campus
Section: 810
Class number: 28880
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 701
Class number: 19121
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00228 at Loop Campus
Section: 710
Class number: 19122
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
CLOSED

Spring 2021-2022

Section: 901
Class number: 37394
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
Section: 910
Class number: 37250
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
CLOSED

Winter 2021-2022

Section: 801
Class number: 28454
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00218 at Loop Campus
Section: 810
Class number: 28567
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Fall 2021-2022

Section: 701
Class number: 18581
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00228 at Loop Campus
Section: 710
Class number: 18582
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Spring 2020-2021

Section: 901
Class number: 30572
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Section: 910
Class number: 30391
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Winter 2020-2021

Section: 801
Class number: 28348
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Section: 810
Class number: 28498
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)

Fall 2020-2021

Section: 701
Class number: 16165
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
Section: 710
Class number: 16166
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)