Data Decay and Bioinformation Management
Speaker: Dr Ralf Muhlberger, ITEE
When: 2003-09-12 12:00:00
Venue: 78-622
Host: Storm Griffin
Abstract:Scientists understand their data, but not data management.
Bioinformatics datasets, and their automated analysis through
complex tools, are increasing dramatically. Manual human
verification of the relevance and correctness of that data, given
the ongoing changes in the state of our scientific knowledge, has
become infeasible. Where re-validation of older results was
previously done implicitly through literature reviews, there is now
a need to make this quality check explicit. What is required next
in bioinformatics is bioinformation management.
This seminar will describe the background of this work, illustrate
why it is an important and growing research issue, and proposes a
suggested architecture based on our experiences in distributed
information management and workflow technology. The work is part of
ongoing collaboration with the Institute for Molecular Bioscience
(IMB) and the newly established ARC Center for Genome/Phenome
Bioinformatics in which I am one of the principal investigators.
Biography:Ralf is a lecturer at the University of Queensland, with particular
research interests in distributed information management. In the
past he has worked as research scientist, consultant, trainer,
project manager, business development manager and executive officer
for the Distributed Systems Technology Centre. He is co-author of
the IBM Red Book on the Integration of IBM FlowMark and Lotus Notes
and has worked on a number of consultancies for the Queensland,
Australian and New Zealand governments, as well as for firms in the
commercial sector, including Boeing Australia. Ralf's PhD is on Data
Management for Interoperable Systems.
Type: ITEE Seminar
Contact:Storm Griffin, seminar host (storm@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)