Fighting pandemics using big data

I was very pleased to exchange and share some thoughts with Sotiris Kyriakidis from the Greek news agency “Praktoreio” on how big data can help the current battle against the Coronavirus (Covid-19). It’s the first pandemic (at least in my lifetime), where data scientists or just a data enthusiast can play an important part in how governments handle the Coronavirus crisis. I would be glad to hear your thoughts. (Unfortunately the interview is only available in Greek) Τα «big data» ως τεχνολογικό όπλο για την αντιμετώπιση ασθενειών Εμβόλια, φάρμακα, θεραπείες, έρευνα είναι μερικές μόνο από τις ανθρώπινες δραστηριότητες στον τομέα...