Irene Ros

Irene Ros is a data visualizer and software engineer who builds visual data experiences using open source tools and educational content. Irene is most notable for her work developing the data visualization firm Bocoup. Ros now works for Google.
Personal life
Irene Ros was born in Kiev, Ukraine. When she was 6 her family immigrated to Israel where they remained for the next 10 years. She entered the United States at 16 years old.
Growing up Irene had a strong interest in math and science. She recalls her first programming experience being when she was 9 years old. Her parents bought her a computer with Norton Commander and her cousin provided her with a BASIC programming book. One of her first successful programs output the lyrics to Happy Birthday. In high school Irene took multiple courses in computer science and gained a formal background in programming.
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* The Business of US Food Aid<ref name=":2" />
* Somalia Famine - How the World Reacted<ref name=":2" />
* IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer <ref name=":1" />
* IBM Many Eyes <ref name=":1" />
OpenVis Conf
OpenVis Conf was a Boston-based data visualization conference, created by Irene Ros and Bocoup in 2013. It had the goal of bringing struggling data visualizers together to learn about the newest research in data visualization. The conference spanned 2 days annually, and featured data visualization speakers with a focus on open source tools on the internet and share the latest developments in visualization research, technology, and practice with the attendees. <ref name=":1" />

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