In this set of videos, four active UW-Madison researchers introduce themselves and talk briefly about what they do and what kinds of data their research produces.

First, Kevin Eliceiri of the Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation and the Open Microscopy Project, discussing what LOCI would like to help biology and medicine researchers accomplish with data:

Kevin Eliceiri, Excerpt 1

http://dataplan.wisc.edu/media/uwstories/kevin1.mp4

Next, Monica Macaulay of the Department of Linguistics, discussing her work with the Menominee language:

Monica Macaulay, Excerpt 1

John Stevenson of the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, talking about the data they collect and how they handle it:

John Stevenson, Excerpt 1

And finally, Janet Gilmore of the Folklore Department and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture, talking about the data she has:

Janet Gilmore, Excerpt 1

In subsequent posts, these four people will explain their needs for their data and how those needs would be met in an ideal world.