Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to learning technologies that unlock the value in big data Cognitive Computing provides detailed guidance toward building a new class of systems that learn from experience and derive insights to unlock the value of big data.
Trade Review"This volume will be useful to business readers interested in a high-level overview of the technologies used in Watson and how those technologies might apply to their markets." (Computing Reviews 2015)
Table of ContentsIntroduction xvii
Chapter 1 The Foundation of Cognitive Computing 1
Chapter 2 Design Principles for Cognitive Systems 21
Chapter 3 Natural Language Processing in Support of a Cognitive System 39
Chapter 4 The Relationship Between Big Data and Cognitive Computing 55
Chapter 5 Representing Knowledge in Taxonomies and Ontologies 71
Chapter 6 Applying Advanced Analytics to Cognitive Computing 87
Chapter 7 The Role of Cloud and Distributed Computing in Cognitive Computing 109
Chapter 8 The Business Implications of Cognitive Computing 125
Chapter 9 IBM’s Watson as a Cognitive System 137
Chapter 10 The Process of Building a Cognitive Application 157
Chapter 11 Building a Cognitive Healthcare Application 175
Chapter 12 Smarter Cities: Cognitive Computing in Government 197
Chapter 13 Emerging Cognitive Computing Areas 221
Chapter 14 Future Applications for Cognitive Computing 235
Glossary 251
Index 261
