Projects

Scientific facilities and organizations constantly report and evaluate performance and impact based on publication metrics. One of the major problems with this process is that many facilities do not have an effective method of finding, tracking, or managing their publications. COBRA is a publication discovery and management system designed to automate the discovery of publications while providing a management solution and adding efficiency to the manual processes that are still necessary. The COBRA publication discovery and management system is the culmination of several years worth of work. It builds upon previous methods of publication discovery and adds a complete management system and infrastructure.

While the term ‘innovation ecosystem’ is often utilized, the concept is rarely quantified. Oak Ridge National Lab conducted a ground-breaking application of natural language processing, link analysis and other computational techniques to transform text and numerical data into metrics on clean energy innovation activity and geography for the U.S. Department of Energy. The project demonstrates that a machine-assisted methodology gives the user a replicable method to rapidly identify, quantify and characterize clean energy innovation ecosystems.