On the role of Distributed Computing in Big Data Analytics.- Fundamental Concepts of Distributed Computing used in Big Data Analytics.- Distributed Computing Patterns useful in Big Data Analytics.- Distributed Computing Technologies in Big Data Analytics.- Security Issues & Challenges in Big Data Analytics in Distributed Environment.- Application of Big Data Analytics Application in Climate Science.- Applying Distributed Computing in Cognitive Computing.- Distributed Computing in Social Media Analytics.- Utilizing Big Data Analytics for Automatic Building of Language-agnostic Semantic Knowledge Bases.