Big data analysis techniques helping eye and brain

Dr Edward Taylor, Dr Xavier Hadoux and A/Prof Chris Fluke

Researchers are applying big data analysis techniques used in astronomy to better understand diseases of the eye and brain. 

The team, led by ophthalmologist Dr Peter van Wijngaarden (CERA) and astrophysicist Associate Professor Christopher Fluke (Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University and OzGrav), will be working together to apply the same big data analysis used by astronomers in their study of the universe, to the field of ophthalmology.

The collaboration will be formalised thanks to a generous donation from Australian entrepreneur Dr Steven Frisken, CEO of ophthalmic tech company Cylite, who was one of four people jointly awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation last night in Canberra. 

https://www.cera.org.au/2018/10/eyes-on-the-sky/