We are very pleased to announce that Zoran Obradovic, PhD has been appointed to assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Big Data in the Spring of 2018. Vasant Dhar, PhD, the current Chief Editor, who has provided a strong vision, rigorous standards, and dedicated leadership over many years will be stepping down from his role as Editor-in-Chief at the end of March 2018.
Dr. Zoran Obradovic is the L.H. Carnell Professor of Data Analytics at Temple University, and Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences with a secondary appointment in the Department of Statistical Science. Dr. Obradovic is also the Director of the Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics, and is an Academician at the Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe) and a Foreign Academician at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Dr. Obradovic is committed to moving Big Data to the next phase of prestige and development. Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr. Obradovic to the helm of the journal.