Knowledge Management Tool Set for Bioscience Data Sets

The AFRL/HEPA Biodynamics Databank is one example of a large bioscience data set that contains research and experimental data/studies collected over several decades. In addition to structured data (rows/columns with numbers/text), these databases contain unstructured multi-media information in the form of images/charts/photos, plain text and videos. The information contained in these databases is used to answer research questions posed by a broad spectrum of users ranging from industry to academia. One difficulty is that, at present, there is a paucity of tools that can support decisions based on these databases. This information needs to be converted to easily accessible knowledge. Another difficulty is that there are many such databases which are currently not integrated. Information integration will enable potent analytics and knowledge discovery. Finally, there is a need for knowledge transfer from experts to novice users which can be enabled through the use of a comprehensive knowledge management tool set. We will provide such a knowledge management tool kit that will serve as the “LexisNexis” of the biosciences world – a unified query tool that integrates information across many different data sources. It will also provide rich analytics, knowledge discovery / data mining, knowledge management, and knowledge visualization.