2014年大数据行业最顶尖的人才有哪些？《财富》选出20位明星

    施乐欧洲研究中心高级研究员欧诺•佐伊特

    孩提时代，欧诺•佐伊特梦想着成为一名乐高积木的设计师。8岁时，他拥有了人生中的第一台电脑，它点燃了一个男孩对人工智能的兴趣。如今佐伊特已经进入施乐欧洲实验室（Xerox Labs Europe）工作，他研究的重点是如何缓解洛杉矶的交通拥堵。佐伊特表示：“我们对停车问题了解的不多，因为它需要大量时间来观察。”为此，佐伊特的团队在全市各处的停车场安装了大量传感器。传感器收集的信息会反馈到一款智能手机应用上，这样司机就可以随时了解哪些停车场已经停满了，哪些停车场的车位还空着。更妙的是，城市可以根据这些数据调节这些停车场的停车费，以降低高度拥堵地区的车流量。自从这个项目在2012年问世以来，洛杉矶的交通拥堵已经缓解了10%。——Shalene Gupta

    OnnoZoeter, Research Scientist, Xerox Research Centre Europe

    As a child, OnnoZoeter wanted to be a Lego designer. Then he got his first computer at the age of 8. It sparked an interest in artificial intelligence. Today Zoeter works at Xerox Labs Europe , where he focuses on reducing traffic congestion in Los Angeles. “We know very little about parking because it takes a lot of time to observe,” Zoeter says. Zoeter’s team installed sensors in parking spaces across the sprawling city in an effort to bridge that knowledge gap. The data feed into a smartphone app that drivers can use to determine in real time which spaces are full and which ones are empty. Even better? With that data, the city is able to change the price of those parking spaces to reduce traffic in highly congested areas. Since the project went live in 2012, congestion in Los Angeles has dropped by 10%. —Shalene Gupta