$1.35 millions research grant given by Boeing

by cheryl_zhang | March 11, 2009 at 08:40 pm

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The company of Boeing gave the 15 million grants to Simon Fraser University for building the field of visual analytics. For the further meaning, it supported the resources of information flood. The establishment of the fund gave a chance to develop the techniques and help to make decision from the collection of complicated data. The professor of SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology states that the “visual analytics used computers to visually convey what the data was telling us, and put decision making back in the hands of human”.(SFU news,2008) students would be have a better chance to understand the integration of problem solving.
Under this situation, students who study in Simon Fraser University got the great opportunity than others who in colleges. The graceful technology provided a better way to learn knowledge. To cope with the intensifying flood of information, the visual analytics set different columns to gather diverse information. On the other hand, the Boeing promised the government that it would give the same value of investment for other Canadian institutions. That also means that the company sacrificed the own profit to develop a brand new educational system to every one in the country. After the progress achieved, every student could obtain the easy way to gain knowledge. The existed system also was a new communication system to point out ideas to the society. Therefore, as the users of this convenience system, people should utilize it in the properly way.

The field of visual analytics was actual a benefit to all of the students. No matter what the purpose of using it, students should put the citation of the information they used. It was a respect to the builder and the discovery of the sources.

Reference

Anonymous (2008) Boeing gives $1.35-million research grant to B.C. University

http://www.siat.sfu.ca/news/2008/188/