BioVis Meetup #15: Recent Trends and Challenges in Biological Data Visualization
Join us Wednesday, 22nd of April at 5pm Berlin / 4 pm London: **Recent Trends and Challenges in Biological Data Visualization ** Prof. Liz Marai, Univ Illinois, Chicago
Abstract: This talk will describe recent trends and challenges in biological data visualization, as captured by the recent IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications issue dedicated to this topic. I will also draw on my own group’s experience working with bioinformaticians, biologists and oncologists who use interactive visualizations of biological data.
Bio: Liz Marai is a professor of Computer Science, and a designated University of Illinois Scholar. Marai’s research has been recognized by multiple prestigious awards, including an NSF CAREER Award and multiple NSF awards; and several multi-site NIH awards as a lead investigator. She is the director of the UIC Institute for Health Data Science Research, and a chartered member of the US National Institutes of Health study section on clinical informatics and digital health. She has co-authored scientific open-source software adopted from Ghana to Canada, and she is an inventor.
Recorded talk
The talk will be recorded. Recordings of previous meetups can be found at the BioVis meetup playlist on youtube
Future and past events
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- BioVis Meetup 2022/2023 Sep 26, 2022
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