Imperial Big Data Experimental Center is a research institute established by Imperial College London in May 2014, with close cooperation with international industry and academia, and formal investment from Chinese telecommunications companies, Huawei, multinational consulting firm KPMG and Zhejiang University in China. The aim of the School is to strengthen multidisciplinary data science research across Imperial College by coordinating and facilitating data-driven research and educational activities. These activities cover all areas of the university, including engineering, medicine, natural sciences and business. The Institute has a large, customized immersive data visualization facility called the KPMG Data Observatory, which has a resolution of 13,200 pixels, making it the largest data visualization facility in Europe.