Foundations of Big Data Systems

In this course you will be given an introduction to Big Data and its common industry applications. You will also develop important foundations in data structures and algorithms that form the basis of the Big Data Systems used in the industry.

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to Big Data and its Applications
• Data Abstraction
• Linear data structures like Hashtables, Hashmaps, Bloom Filters
• Non-linear data structures like Binary Search Trees, KD Trees
• Distributed Algorithm Design
• Algorithm Design using MapReduce

Course Outcomes:

• You will be able to select and implement appropriate data structures to solve big data problems and also write Map and Reduce codes for distributed processing of data.