NFDI-MatWerk Summer School 2024 in Bremen – Research Data Management in Materials Science and Engineering
Why is it important?
Enabling a consistent and unobstructed standardization of research data will lead to substantial improvements in efficiency and synergies/collaboration among individual researchers and well-designed IT systems. In the era of digital infrastructures, this measure holds paramount importance in shaping the future of research. For the data to be sustainable and reusable, it must adhere to the “FAIR Data Principles”, meaning it should be “Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable”.
The FAIR principles will be a cornerstone of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) implementation. Nowadays, Data Management Plans (DMPs) have become a requirement for project applications in Horizon Europe and are increasingly being demanded by various funding organizations, including the German Science Foundation (DFG), among others.
The scientific consortium NFDI-MatWerk (National Research Data Infrastructure) focuses on the research area Materials Science & Materials Engineering (MSE). The central challenge is the digital representation of materials and their relevant process and load parameters. NFDI-MatWerk will provide in this summer school tailored information and solutions for dealing with research data in MSE.
Who can apply?
PhD-students and Post-Docs working in experimental and/or modeling/simulation in any field of materials science and engineering (with or without experience in RDM). Advanced Master Students are also welcome to apply.
The Summer School will take place:
📅 From Tuesday, September 10th to Thursday, September 12th, 2024
📍 At at Leibniz-IWT, Building LION, Bremen
- Python tools for RDM
- General introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) and FAIR data
- Designing of a Research Data Management Plan (DMP) for the own PhD
- Introduction to Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) with demonstrations
- The journey towards Metadata Management
- Metadata Management in practice using MatWerk tools
- Ontology based RDM
- Digitalization: Cultural Change and Change Management
PhD-students and Post-Docs working in experimental and/or modeling/simulation in any field of materials science and engineering (with or without experience in RDM), maximum 20 places will be available. Basic knowledge of programming, for instance in Python, MatLab or similar programing languages would be beneficial. Participants should bring their own laptop.
Tuesday, September 10th
09:00 – 11:30 Python tools for RDM – Matthias Buschmann
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break (Mensa)
12:30 – 14:30 General Introduction to Research Data Mangement (RDM) and FAIR data – Katharina Grünwald
15:00 – 17:00 Designing of Research Data Management Plan (DMP) for the own PhD – Katharina Grünwald
18:30 – 19:30 City Tour (starting from “Roland”)
20:00 – (open) Socializing dinner
Wednesday, September 11th
09:00 – 11:30 Introduction to Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN) with demonstrations – Norbert Riefler
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break (Mensa)
12:30 – 14:30 The journey towards Metadata Management – Rossella Aversa
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 17:00 Metadata Management in practice using MatWerk tools – Sabrine Chelbi
Thursday, September 12th
9:00 – 11:30 Ontology based RDM – Keno Krieger, Norbert Riefler
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch break (Mensa)
13:00 – 17:00 Digitalization: Cultural Change and Change Mangement – Norbert Riefler
- Norbert Riefler – Leibniz-IWT Bremen (riefler@iwt.uni-bremen.de)
- Katharina Grünwald – RWTH Aachen (gruenwald@itc.rwth-aachen.de)
- Rossella Aversa – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (rossella.aversa@kit.edu)
- Sabrine Chelbi – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (sabrine.chelbi@kit.edu)
- Keno Krieger – Universität Bremen (kriegerk@uni-bremen.de)
- Matthias Buschmann – Universität Bremen (matthias.buschmann@uni-bremen.de)
Organisation:
- Norbet Riefler (riefler@iwt.uni-bremen.de) – Leibniz-IWT Bremen
- Flavio Soldera (f.soldera@matsci.uni-sb.de), Christoph Pauly (c.pauly@mx.uni-saarland.de), Pranav Nayak (pranav.nayak@uni-saarland.de) – Universität des Saarlandes
Leibniz-IWT Bremen, Building LION
Online: some lectures will be recorded.
zoom (https://uni-bremen.zoom-x.de/j/66961912078?pwd=JRD48pIi49xDsn2RqvEv5XeU3fCAXv.1)
-> Recording of lectures for further use
Python tools for RDM
- Data Import and Export (e.g. pyexcel-ods)
- Data representation (matplotlib)
- Image processing
- API programing
General Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) and FAIR data
- File and directory management (unique, consistent data storage on your computer)
- Can explain and interpret the FAIR principles
- Short overview of NFDIs
- Annotate data (tool/program overview)
Designing of Research Data Management Plan (DMP) for the own PhD
- Describe the purpose of a data management plan (DMP) in relation to FAIR
- Create a DMP for their research project
- Utilize tools, guides, templates, and resources for DMP creation
Introduction to Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN) with demonstrations
- Understands the necessity of using ELNs
- Identify key features of ELNs
- Identify personal requirements for an ELN
- Use of an API for lab automation
The journey towards Metadata Management – Metadata Management in practice using MatWerk tools
- Understand the importance and the added value of metadata
- Create, edit and manage metadata documents based on JSON Schema using the Metadata Editor desktop application and the NFDI-MatWerk Metadata Repository
- Look for existing metadata schemas and documents in the NFDI-MatWerk Metadata Repository
Ontology based RDM
- Principles of Semantic Web (triples, RDF, OWL)
- How to creat an ontology (Protégé)
Digitalization: Cultural Change and Change Mangement
- Digital culture (OpenScience)
- Issues with a “change” in organizations
- Psychological reasons for resistance
Please install a python environment on your computer, for instance: Miniconda, PyCharm, Jupyter or at least ipython. It is required in some lectures!
IMPORTANT!
The participation is free of charge.
The event will take place in English.
In case of further inquiries please contact: office@eusmat.net
