This document summarizes a research paper on using proximity measures for clustering big data. It discusses the objectives of identifying proximity measures that can handle the volume, variety, and velocity of big data. It then provides background on big data and defines the 3Vs (volume, variety, velocity). Different types of clustering algorithms are described including partitioning, hierarchical, density-based, grid-based, and model-based. Finally, it outlines several taxonomies of proximity measures that can be used for clustering, including Minkowski distances, L1 distances, L2 distances, inner products, Shannon entropy, combinations, and intersections.