Ontolog Forum
Alejandro de la Vega
I am an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
My lab builds tools for scientists using modern technology and machine learning to accelerate reproducible discovery from human neuroimaging data. I'm interested in encouraging the adoption of reproducible research practices, making it easier to transparently share data and analyses, and facilitating the re-use of open datasets. I've focused on developing interoperable standards, and building accessible software libraries and web-based platforms.
My interest in ontologies relates to a project in our area called Cognitive Atlas (https://www.cognitiveatlas.org/), a collaborative knowledge building project that aims to develop a knowledge base (or ontology) that characterizes the state of current thought in cognitive science.