Big Data Analytics in Scala

Apologies for a temporal inactivity of the group!

We are back and in our next session, Tomas will give a brief overview of Scala frameworks that make programming on top of Hadoop better and more natural, i.e. functional, with an outlook on some new frameworks beyond the Hadoop programming model, such as Spark. After that, Linus will then do a live demo in Spark.

This time, we will try to keep the session itself shorter (i.e. end before 9 PM) and move the extended Q&A and general discussion to a nearby pub / café / bar / restaurant - most likely this place: http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=50978

Speakers: Tomas Tauber & Linus Yang

When: Monday, August 4, 2014

7:30 PM

Where: Room 3.08, Chow Yei Ching Building, The University of Hong Kong

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How to get to HKU: walk from Sheung Wan MTR, take a tram (and walk from the terminus) or take one of the buses:

http://cedars.hku.hk/residences/nonlocalhousing/busroutes_pm.pdf

Then follow maps/signs to get to CYC Building on the HKU campus: http://www.maps.hku.hk/?type=Locations&id=18&lang=en&name=Chow%20Yei%20Ching%20Building

(3.08 is on the 3rd floor.)