Big Data Systems

Big Data Systems encompass massive challenges related to data diversity, storage mechanisms, and requirements of massive computational power. The book's purpose is to provide a detailed overview of big data systems. It adopts a challenge-centric approach in which platforms are evaluated based on their capabilities to solve specific challenges.

Jawwad A. Shamsi completed B.E. (Electrical Engineering) from NED University of Enginnering and Technology, Karachi in 1998. He completed his MS in Computer and Information Sciences from University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA in 2002. In 2009, he completed his PhD. from Wayne State University, MI, USA. He has also worked as a Programmar Analyst in USA from 2000 to 2002. In 2009, he joined FAST- National Univesity of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Karachi. He has served as the head of computer science department from 2012 to 2017. Currently, he is serving as a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Karachi Campus. He also leads a research group - syslab (http://syslab.khi.nu.edu.pk). His research is focused on developing systems which can meet the growing needs of scalability, security, high performance, robustness, and agility. His research has been funded by different International and National agencies including NVIDIA and Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.

Muhammad Ali Khojaye has more than decade of industrial experience ranging from the cloud-native side of things to distributed systems design, CI/CD, and infrastructure. His current technical interests revolve around big data, cloud, containers, and large scale systems design. He currently lives in the Glasgow suburbs with his wife and son. When he's not at work, Ali enjoys cycling, travelling, and spending time with family and friends.