Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization

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Research Projects

Piloting Lab Discourse Graphs for Sustainable Research Communication
Principal Investigator(s): Joel Chan
Funder: The Navigation Fund; Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization
This project develops tooling for Discourse Graphs, a system enabling researchers to share and build on evidence-based research. Supported by $1.35M from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and Navigation Fund, it collaborates with a PI at UW to enhance research workflows and open-science practices.

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