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Machine Learning, GIS and Bioinformatics

A classification example from 'Semi-supervised learning for molecular profiling. Furlanello et al, IEEE TCBB 2005'We develop predictive methods for the analysis of complex data, with application to Environmental and Medical data Analysis. Our vision is the integration of environmental and genomic information. Since 1996, we have been working on biological and environmental data, porting novel Statistical Machine Learning Methods (classifiers and regression models) within Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Our main applications are in landscape epidemiology and environmental risk analysis. More recently, we started developing Individual Based Model (IBM) simulators of global pandemic scenarios. We also develop predictive machine learning methods for functional genomics, since 2002. We have designed algorithms for predictive classification and profiling of high-throughput data (microarray and proteomics), with implementation on standard workstations, computer clusters and in grid. Our research is interdisciplinary: for our projects, we develop new sw infrastructures for data collection, management and analysis, supporting research collaborators and public agencies. We have created innovation in GIS (GRASS) and internet GIS (WebGIS) systems, and the spinoff company MPA Solutions in 2004. For high-throughput genomics data, we develop the complete validation setup BioDCV, several bioinformatics solutions, and we work for the integration of different genomics and patient data. Finally, we actively promote the dissemination of interdisciplinary science with the WebValley Summer School Project (previous editions),and by acting as a training lab for undergraduate and graduate students.
Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies
Projects
The Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies exists to foster the development of sets of key economic, social and environmental indicators and their use to inform and promote evidence-based decision-making, within and across the public, private and citizen sectors. These indicator sets can be at the sub-national, national and international levels. The project is open to all sectors of society, building both on good practice and innovative research work, organised by the OECD in co-operation with national and international organisations.

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Interfacing R and OSGeo projects: status and perspectives
Events
Author: Roger Bivand
Over the four years since the previous StatGIS conference, the handling of spatial data in R has advanced substantially. This has involved the direct interfacing of OSGeo (open source geospatial) software projects and contributed R packages, chiefly GDAL/OGR, and the implementation of spatial data classes in R (the sp package). ... See "Read more" for Slides and scripts.

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New Technologies for Humanitarian Response
News
May 2007: spatio-temporal pattern analysis and risk assessment implemented in the pilot WebGIS platform to support the Returnee monitoring in West Darfur.
 
BioDCV 2.6
News
BioDCV 2.6 is avaiable for download. You can download it using SubVersion (svn co http://biodcv.itc.it/svn/tag/2.6/).
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