ANU Computing’s Dr Minh Bui and Biology’s Professor Robert Lanfear are the winners of this year’s Australian Research Data Commons Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software.
Dr Bui and Professor Lanfear combined their computer science and biology expertise to develop IQ-TREE2—free, open-source software that turns DNA data into crucial evolutionary insights. Used to investigate everything from early life forms to the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, this user-friendly tool, first released in 2019, has become a staple for life scientists worldwide.
Congratulations to Dr Bui anbd Professor Lanfear!