Intro

Jon welcomes Professor Philip Bourne, Founding Dean of the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia to discuss his biomedical data science research, the importance of open-source and open-access within the industry and the data science skills you need to succeed today.

In this episode you will learn:

• Why Philip founded a School of Data Science [6:08]

• How computing and data science have evolved across academic departments [15:55]

• The improvements needed in higher education [26:44]

• The most important data science skills for academia and industry and the 4+1 model [36:49]

• Philip’s biomedical data science research and its fascinating practical applications [43:24]

• The essential roles of open-source code and open-access publishing in data science [1:01:27]

Additional materials: www.superdatascience.com/593