An inclusive community for catalyzing and scaling data science for social needs
WHO WE ARE
The West Big Data Innovation Hub, one of four regional hubs funded by the National Science Foundation, includes contributors and data enthusiasts from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and a global network of partners.
WHAT WE DO
Our mission is to build and strengthen strategic partnerships across academia, industry, nonprofits, and government — connecting research, education, and practice to harness the data revolution.
HOW TO JOIN US
The West Hub is your Hub. Whether it is participating in a data challenge or carpentry workshop or working towards a more resilient water future—and everything in between—we invite you to join our diverse and growing team of stakeholders that envisions a community empowered to contribute to a thriving West.
PRIORITIES
Raise awareness of regional opportunities, inspiring new contributions and commitments
Catalyze team formation across academia, industry, nonprofits, and government
Develop and enable translational data science pilot projects in our thematic areas
Support data science education, training, and workforce development
FEATURED WORK
Transboundary Groundwater Resilience (TGR) Network Annual Workshop
Join us September 28-29, from 8-10am PT/9-11am MT, for the virtual TGR annual workshop. TGRR is an NSF-funded project that connects hydrology, social science, data science, and systems science to advance water research.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Boise State Project Streamlines Microorganism Data Analysis
West Hub affiliates at Boise State University leverage the power of high performance computing to assist in the processing of microbiome pipelines as part of the school’s Genomes Underlying Toxin Tolerance (GUTT) program, a National Science Foundation EPSCoR RII Track-2 aimed at conducting research and educational projects across the states of Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. A recent, successful GUTT activity has been the establishment of the Microbiome Hub, led by Boise State University’s Postdoctoral Research Scientist Stephanie Galla and Professor Jennifer Forbey.
CONTACT US
What can the West Hub do for you?
