Carole Goble
Computer Scientist and Academic in UK
Born
April 10th, 1961
64 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United Kingdom
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An English computer scientist and academic focused on e-Science, contributing significantly to the development of tools and standards for data integration and sharing. Played a key role in the establishment of the UK e-Science program and promoted the use of grid computing. Worked on various projects aimed at enhancing computational research infrastructures through software engineering and knowledge representation. Has been involved in numerous international collaborations and has published extensively in the field of computer science.
Contributed to the UK e-Science program
Developed tools for data integration
Published extensively in computer science
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