The University of Washington eScience Institute: a Home for Data-Intensive Discovery

Abstract: The University of Washington eScience Institute, one of the nation's first university data science institutes, grew out of the Moore-Sloan Data Science Environment effort which was focused on identifying and tackling impediments to the broad and sustainable adoption of data-intensive discovery. With a mission to empower researchers and students to address fundamental questions through the use of large, complex and noisy data, key eScience personnel now hold leadership roles in the construction, commissioning, and operations of federally-funded research initiatives …

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