On 21 September 2026, the InfraVis Expo 2026 brought around 40 researchers, infrastructure staff and support experts together at Lund University to explore how visualization and collaboration can help turn data into new insights.
From data to new insights
InfraVis, Sweden's national research infrastructure for the visualization and analysis of scientific data, is an important partner in DataCatalyst Öresund. Its expertise can help researchers and companies move from complex or underused datasets to information that can be explored, understood and used.
The Expo showed just how broad the possibilities are. Projects ranged from augmented reality for raising awareness of antibiotic resistance and visualizing soil ecology from a microbe's perspective to using visualization to better understand and protect marine environments and vegetation dynamics.
Stronger together
Collaboration was a central theme throughout the day. The Expo brought together representatives from MAX IV, LUNARC, LBIC, MBIO, BIO-SAXS and CRYO-EM, illustrating the broader ecosystem of expertise available at Lund University. Compile, the common platform for LU eScience, is another example of efforts to make this landscape more connected and easier to navigate.
Among the projects display during the poster session was work by Irma Mahmutovic Persson, supported through HALRIC, illustrating how knowledge and collaborations created through one initiative can continue to develop and create connections through others. This collaborative approach is also at the heart of DataCatalyst Öresund.
Visualization expertise for DataCatalyst
Within DataCatalyst Öresund, InfraVis at Lund University and QIM at DTU bring complementary expertise in data analysis and visualization. Their role will be important in helping companies explore and make sense of data and connect to the expertise they need.
For DataCatalyst, the Expo was not only an opportunity to discover visualization projects, but also to introduce the project the community and start conversations about future collaboration. Ultimately, it offered a glimpse of the ecosystem DataCatalyst Öresund aims to strengthen: one where expertise is easier to find, easier to combine and more accessible to companies across the Öresund region.
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📷 Photo 1: Foraminifera microfossils by Helena Filipsson
📷 Photo 2: Denise de Roux, DataCatalyst Öresund Project and Communications Manager, and Irma Mahmutovic Persson, Associate Professor LBIC and former HALRIC pilot project leader