Associate Professor Advises Federal Government on Making Data More Accessible

Clio Andris sees it far too often. Government research data that should take her students 10 minutes to access for their projects often takes an hour.

As an associate professor jointly appointed in Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing and School of City & Regional Planning, Andris relies on government data for her research, so slowdowns like this can be more than inconvenient. They can also hinder scientific discovery.

The problem is that many government websites that host the data aren’t user-friendly. These data sources are complex and voluminous, and the search engines are inefficient at narrowing down what users are seeking.