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Gephi, an open source software to visualize and create maps of networks Sébastien Heymann <seb@gephi.org> VIVO workshop, March 2011

Gephi in a Nutshell « Like Photoshop™ for graphs. » Helps data analysts to reveal patterns and trends, highlight outliers and tells story with their data. ● Network visualization platform ● Open source, supported by a community ● Built for performance and usability ● Extensible by plug-ins ● Windows, MacOS X, Linux

A tool to map networks Benoît Vidal @mfg labs DJ Patil @LinkedIn

The Gephi Consortium A not-for-profit corporation under the French law of July 1st, 1901 – equivalent of US 501(c)(3). • We organize and support the community • We provide leadership in developments (roadmaps, mentoring, support) Purpose: R&D effort to build generic and reusable parts of Gephi

What we can bring to VIVO ● A technology for network cartography, stand-alone or embedded in a service like: ● An expertise in network visualization ● Software development