Bio-DIA: A web-based tool for data and algorithms integration

Abstract

Data science is historically a complex field, not only because of the huge amount of data and its variety of formats, but also because the necessity of collaboration between several specialists to retrieve valuable information. In this context, we created Bio-DIA, an online software to build data science workflow process focused in the integration of data and algorithms. Bio-DIA also facilitates the reusability of information/results obtained in previous process without the need of specific skills from the computer science field. The software was created with Angular at the front-end, Django at the back-end together with Spark to handle and process a variety of big data formats. The workflow/project is specified through XML file. Bio-DIA application facilitated the collaboration among users, allowing researchers groups to share data, scripts and information. Availabilityhttps://ucrania.imd.ufrn.br/biodia-app/. Login: bioguest, password: welcome123.