Rachel Pottinger, University of British Columbia

Research

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Data Management & Mining

Latest papers

Semi-automatic web service composition for the life sciences using the BioMoby semantic web framework.
Journal of biomedical informatics · 2008

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Improving querying and data access for non-expert users
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$82,000
Improving Recommending and Understanding Schemas and Their Provenance
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$252,000
Improving Recommending and Understanding Schemas and Their Provenance
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 11 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Semi-automatic web service composition for the life sciences using the BioMoby semantic web framework.

DiBernardo M, Pottinger R, Wilkinson M

Journal of biomedical informatics2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2008.02.005 PMID: 18373957

Improving querying and data access for non-expert users

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

Keywords: databases; data management; query refinement; open data; query recommendation; data representation; data science; data curation

$82,000

Improving Recommending and Understanding Schemas and Their Provenance

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

$252,000

Improving Recommending and Understanding Schemas and Their Provenance

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

$120,000

Improving schema understandability for semantic integration

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

$144,000

IDEAS2.0: Integrative Data-Enabled Approaches to Sustainability across Scales

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: StaubFrench, Sheryl

$452,760

Data management techniques for unmanaged data

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

$41,000

Requirements-Driven Data Warehousing: A Preliminary Proof-of-Concept Study

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kiringa, Iluju

$80,000

NSERC/Business Intelligence Network

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Networks

Principal investigators: Miller, Renée

$4,137,156

ARTIFACT: Advanced Research, Techniques, and Informatics for Future Advantages in Construction Technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: StaubFrench, Sheryl

$442,500

Extending, verifying, and applying metadata management

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pottinger, Rachel

$66,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Data Management & Mining Dear Professor Pottinger, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Semi-automatic web service composition for the life sciences using the BioMoby semantic web framework." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Improving querying and data access for non-expert users" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]