Ariel Rokem, University of Washington eScience Institute
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Data-driven research
Data science training
Building a community of practice: open, reproducible, rigorous and ethical
Allen Institute for Brain Science
Human Connectome Project (HCP),
(2012-2015), N = ~1,200
Healthy Brain Network (HBN),
(2016--), N = ~10,000
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development,
(2016--), N = ~10,000
UK Biobank,
(2018--), N = ~500,000
New data sets will enable important new discoveries
Data-driven discovery
Data arriving at unprecedented volume, variety and velocity
=> Need new tools and approaches to process, analyze and interpret
=> New sociotechnical structures sustain data science approaches
Free and open source
High-level interpreted language
A community of practice
Many different projects and individuals
Focus on commons
Shared resources that are maintained collectively and available to anyone
Sustainability
Quality assurance
Discussions
Tutorials
Code reviews
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