From 4a719335ad000a4f69ad94757dfb0dd3f3551f5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:03:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 01/13] First draft Meet-up blog post --- ...26-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5cdf2a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: "INF-projects in CRCs Meet-Up 2026 (Online)" +layout: post +author: "Hamza Oukili, Florian Goth, Neele Drobnitzky, Ron Dockhorn" +menulang: en +--- + +Following the initial on-site workshop held during the deRSE26 conference in Stuttgart (March 3–5, 2026), the inf-in-CRCs Network organized its first virtual meet-up on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org/. +The Meet-up served as an information-exchange platform for scientists, Research Software Engineers (RSEs), and Research Data Managers (RDMs) working within Collaborative Research Centers +(SFBs/CRCs) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. The main objectives were to coordinate activities across +different consortia, discuss common technical frameworks, address shared challenges in academic software development and data management, and create opportunities for networking and future +collaboration between INF projects. + +1. Plenary Sessions: National Frameworks and Poster Presentations + +The introductory plenary was divided into general infrastructure reports and a series of rapid-fire technical pitches. + +The INF-in-CRCs Network brings together members from several national communities, including de-RSE, Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG), and the NFDI. The plenary therefore began with short +updates from these initiatives to give participants an overview of current developments, available services, and opportunities for collaboration. + +National Infrastructure Reports +de-RSE e.V. Status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see Slides https://zenodo.org/records/17047067). +Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) and the broader data stewardship community in Germany (see Slides https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/dcJSUP3aNHUvLiPSMG2arAbK/). +Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of Base4NFDI basic services within individual CRC projects, highlighting the upcoming Base4NFDI User Conference scheduled for +November 24–25, 2026 (see Slides https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#/). + +Poster Blitz + +The poster blitz featured 15 short presentations, each introducing an INF project, research infrastructure, or technical solution from different CRCs, TRRs, and NFDI initiatives. +The presentations covered a broad range of topics, including research data management, metadata infrastructures, provenance tracking, AI-assisted RDM, legal compliance, multimodal data +integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. Several speakers presented practical tools and services, such as the PUNCH4NFDI platform, +the MaRDI Packaging System (MAPS), provenance workflows based on DataLad, and guides for organizing research data. Other presentations highlighted the activities of individual INF projects, +including SFB 1313, CRC 1625, CRC 1629, TRR 172, and TRR 408, illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview +of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. From 14166b679ff18623ffc32fc2af642213fa6c7d1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:54:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 02/13] first draft of Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters --- ...26-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 5cdf2a3..51b725d 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -32,3 +32,39 @@ integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. S the MaRDI Packaging System (MAPS), provenance workflows based on DataLad, and guides for organizing research data. Other presentations highlighted the activities of individual INF projects, including SFB 1313, CRC 1625, CRC 1629, TRR 172, and TRR 408, illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. + +2. Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters + +The first parallel session brought participants together around common technical topics. Each breakout room focused on a specific aspect of research software engineering and research data management, allowing participants to exchange experiences, present tools, and discuss practical challenges across different CRCs and research domains. + + AI Tools for INF Projects + +Moderated by Hamza Oukili (University of Stuttgart), this session explored the use of AI technologies within INF projects. Jan Frenzel (TU Dresden) presented the AI Services@TUD infrastructure, demonstrating automated knowledge-base ingestion using GitLab CI/CD pipelines and discussing the transition from small local language models to GPU-based deployments using Apptainer, vLLM, and SLURM. The discussion also covered challenges in adapting AI models to domain-specific applications, where limited training data often requires advanced prompting techniques instead of fine-tuning. + + Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) + +Moderated by Neele Drobnitzky (University of Heidelberg), this session focused on the adoption of Electronic Lab Notebooks, particularly eLabFTW and OpenBIS. + + Container Technologies + +Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was planned to discuss reproducible software environments, package management, and container technologies, including the MaRDI Packaging System. Due to the small number of participants, the discussion was continued through asynchronous communication channels after the meeting. + + Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories + +Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow, + + Cloud Services and Data Sharing + +Moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, this session included presentations on scientific workflows in VIVO and the federated infrastructure developed within PUNCH4NFDI. Discussions emphasized the importance of provenance tracking for reproducible research and addressed the technical challenges associated with transferring and processing very large collections of small metadata files. Participants agreed that moving computation closer to the data can significantly improve performance. + + REDCap + +Moderated by Lincoln Sherpa, this session focused on practical experiences with REDCap for research data collection. Participants discussed performance challenges in large longitudinal studies and shared optimization strategies, including more efficient API usage, query filtering, and customized database interfaces. + + Jupyter + +This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw and Jupyter Notebooks: From Lectures to Research by Daniel Appel. Discussions covered resource management within Jupyter4NFDI, integration with external storage systems such as WebDAV and S3, and remaining challenges related to reproducibility, including persistent software environments and secure management of authentication credentials. + + DMPs & SMPs + +Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, From 122a64e4e4c80022b8c53b6ca3ff072512f3a87a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:56:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Update container technologies session details Removed mention of asynchronous communication in the container technologies session. --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 51b725d..92a4709 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Moderated by Neele Drobnitzky (University of Heidelberg), this session focused o Container Technologies -Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was planned to discuss reproducible software environments, package management, and container technologies, including the MaRDI Packaging System. Due to the small number of participants, the discussion was continued through asynchronous communication channels after the meeting. +Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was planned to discuss reproducible software environments, package management, and container technologies, including the MaRDI Packaging System. Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories From e481f3bda19d1178e1b03206fc2f99abc97dbafb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:06:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 04/13] first draft of Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 92a4709..578cb9f 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -68,3 +68,15 @@ This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw DMPs & SMPs Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, + +3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters + +The second parallel session grouped participants by research domain to discuss domain-specific workflows, metadata standards, repositories, and collaboration with the corresponding NFDI consortia. Although many challenges were shared across disciplines, each community highlighted its own +requirements and priorities. + +The Physics group, moderated by Florian Goth, discussed custom simulation software, engineering models, and the integration of Electronic Lab Notebooks, while also reviewing previous NFDI Physical Sciences workshops. In Medicine and Psychology, moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, the discussion +focused on handling sensitive patient data under GDPR, knowledge graphs, and commonly used platforms such as REDCap, Neurocloud, Dataverse, OMERO, SODAR, and GraphDB. The Materials Science, Geosciences, and Engineering group, moderated by Hamza Oukili, exchanged experiences with scientific +software such as DuMux, MuMax, and MATSim, emphasizing that domain-specific repositories such as NOMAD and Kadi4Mat provide richer metadata and search capabilities than general-purpose repositories for many research applications. The Humanities and Linguistics group, moderated by Mercedes +Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. + + From e58f2fef31768c182d02594e70492885ab12f799 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:50:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Update session details for Git and Cloud Services Added details about discussions on federated GitLab and DataLad. --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 578cb9f..41724a9 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was pla Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories -Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow, - +Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow. We discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer dederation mechanisms in the future. +As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [datalad](https://www.datalad.org/) + Cloud Services and Data Sharing Moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, this session included presentations on scientific workflows in VIVO and the federated infrastructure developed within PUNCH4NFDI. Discussions emphasized the importance of provenance tracking for reproducible research and addressed the technical challenges associated with transferring and processing very large collections of small metadata files. Participants agreed that moving computation closer to the data can significantly improve performance. From 804bf67e46b59d87f0a80d43d65f2264c811ed8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:56:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 06/13] Update meetup notes with new session details Added new sections for Parallel Session 3 and Fireplace chat, detailing regional clusters and concluding discussions. --- ...026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 41724a9..36dee46 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was pla Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories -Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow. We discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer dederation mechanisms in the future. +Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow. We discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [datalad](https://www.datalad.org/) Cloud Services and Data Sharing @@ -80,4 +80,20 @@ focused on handling sensitive patient data under GDPR, knowledge graphs, and com software such as DuMux, MuMax, and MATSim, emphasizing that domain-specific repositories such as NOMAD and Kadi4Mat provide richer metadata and search capabilities than general-purpose repositories for many research applications. The Humanities and Linguistics group, moderated by Mercedes Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. +4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters +Eventually we split the participants into the different regions where we determined clusters from the registration data. +The following Clusters emerged: + +Main-Donau area + +Baden-Württemberg + +Mitteldeutschland + +Northern Germany + +NRW + +5. Fireplace chat +Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with an plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". From 55cc43307477fcc6ffade213e2ba733c08d7c1be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ron Dockhorn <16195016+Bondoki@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:35:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Added refs and text --- ...26-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 47 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 36dee46..dbe3574 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ author: "Hamza Oukili, Florian Goth, Neele Drobnitzky, Ron Dockhorn" menulang: en --- -Following the initial on-site workshop held during the deRSE26 conference in Stuttgart (March 3–5, 2026), the inf-in-CRCs Network organized its first virtual meet-up on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org/. -The Meet-up served as an information-exchange platform for scientists, Research Software Engineers (RSEs), and Research Data Managers (RDMs) working within Collaborative Research Centers -(SFBs/CRCs) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. The main objectives were to coordinate activities across +Following the initial on-site workshop held during the deRSE26 conference in Stuttgart (March 3–5, 2026), the inf-in-CRCs Network organized its first virtual meet-up on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 [https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org](https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org/). +The meet-up served as an information-exchange platform for scientists, Research Software Engineers (RSEs), and Research Data Managers (RDMs) working within Collaborative Research Centers +(SFBs/CRCs) and Transregio (TRR) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. The main objectives were to coordinate activities across different consortia, discuss common technical frameworks, address shared challenges in academic software development and data management, and create opportunities for networking and future collaboration between INF projects. @@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ collaboration between INF projects. The introductory plenary was divided into general infrastructure reports and a series of rapid-fire technical pitches. -The INF-in-CRCs Network brings together members from several national communities, including de-RSE, Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG), and the NFDI. The plenary therefore began with short +The INF-in-CRCs Network brings together members from several national communities, including de-RSE, Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG), and the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The plenary therefore began with short updates from these initiatives to give participants an overview of current developments, available services, and opportunities for collaboration. National Infrastructure Reports -de-RSE e.V. Status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see Slides https://zenodo.org/records/17047067). -Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) and the broader data stewardship community in Germany (see Slides https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/dcJSUP3aNHUvLiPSMG2arAbK/). +de-RSE e.V. Status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see slides [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067)). +Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) and the broader data stewardship community in Germany (see slides on [cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/dcJSUP3aNHUvLiPSMG2arAbK/)). Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of Base4NFDI basic services within individual CRC projects, highlighting the upcoming Base4NFDI User Conference scheduled for -November 24–25, 2026 (see Slides https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#/). +November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). Poster Blitz The poster blitz featured 15 short presentations, each introducing an INF project, research infrastructure, or technical solution from different CRCs, TRRs, and NFDI initiatives. The presentations covered a broad range of topics, including research data management, metadata infrastructures, provenance tracking, AI-assisted RDM, legal compliance, multimodal data -integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. Several speakers presented practical tools and services, such as the PUNCH4NFDI platform, -the MaRDI Packaging System (MAPS), provenance workflows based on DataLad, and guides for organizing research data. Other presentations highlighted the activities of individual INF projects, -including SFB 1313, CRC 1625, CRC 1629, TRR 172, and TRR 408, illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview +integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. Several speakers presented practical tools and services, such as the [PUNCH4NFDI](https://www.punch4nfdi.de/) platform, +the [MaRDI](https://www.mardi4nfdi.de) Packaging System ([MAPS](https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/wiki/Packaging_System)), provenance workflows based on [DataLad](https://www.datalad.org/), and guides for organizing research data. Other presentations highlighted the activities of individual INF projects, +including [CRC 1313](https://www.sfb1313.uni-stuttgart.de), [CRC1415](https://tu-dresden.de/mn/chemie/sfb1415), [CRC 1625](https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/crc1625/), [CRC 1629](https://www.neglab.de), [TRR 172](https://www.ac3-tr.de/), and [TRR 408](https://agimo-trr408.com/de/), illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. 2. Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters @@ -68,32 +68,33 @@ This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw DMPs & SMPs -Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, +Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaption](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure]( https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in live science and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. 3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters -The second parallel session grouped participants by research domain to discuss domain-specific workflows, metadata standards, repositories, and collaboration with the corresponding NFDI consortia. Although many challenges were shared across disciplines, each community highlighted its own -requirements and priorities. +The second parallel session grouped participants by research domain to discuss domain-specific workflows, metadata standards, repositories, and collaboration with the corresponding NFDI consortia. Although many challenges were shared across disciplines, each community highlighted its own requirements and priorities. The Physics group, moderated by Florian Goth, discussed custom simulation software, engineering models, and the integration of Electronic Lab Notebooks, while also reviewing previous NFDI Physical Sciences workshops. In Medicine and Psychology, moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, the discussion focused on handling sensitive patient data under GDPR, knowledge graphs, and commonly used platforms such as REDCap, Neurocloud, Dataverse, OMERO, SODAR, and GraphDB. The Materials Science, Geosciences, and Engineering group, moderated by Hamza Oukili, exchanged experiences with scientific software such as DuMux, MuMax, and MATSim, emphasizing that domain-specific repositories such as NOMAD and Kadi4Mat provide richer metadata and search capabilities than general-purpose repositories for many research applications. The Humanities and Linguistics group, moderated by Mercedes -Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. +Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. The Chemistry session, moderated by Ron Dockhorn, emphasized the usage of open source Electronic Lab Notebooks such as [Chemotion](https://chemotion.net/) and [eLabFTW](https://www.elabftw.net/) to document experiments and report standard operating procedures. + +4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters -4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters Eventually we split the participants into the different regions where we determined clusters from the registration data. The following Clusters emerged: -Main-Donau area - -Baden-Württemberg +- Main-Donau area (Bavaria, Hessen) +- Baden-Württemberg +- Mitteldeutschland (Sachsen, Thüringen, Sachsen-Anhalt) +- Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Brandenburg, Berlin) +- NRW and beyond (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland) -Mitteldeutschland +5. Fireplace chat -Northern Germany +Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with an plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". -NRW +6. Resources -5. Fireplace chat -Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with an plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". +We created a Zenodo community for "INF-Projects-in-CRCs", see [https://zenodo.org/communities/inf-projects-in-crcs](https://zenodo.org/communities/inf-projects-in-crcs) for uploading the meet-up material. From 93392db68a8fbbb7488167d4dbacd8b3dd1e0f0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neele Drobnitzky <201581602+ndrobnitzky@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:34:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 08/13] updated ELN session --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 36dee46..6938147 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ Moderated by Hamza Oukili (University of Stuttgart), this session explored the u Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) -Moderated by Neele Drobnitzky (University of Heidelberg), this session focused on the adoption of Electronic Lab Notebooks, particularly eLabFTW and OpenBIS. +Moderated by Neele Drobnitzky (University of Heidelberg), this session discussed the adoption of Electronic Lab Notebooks, with a particular focus on eLabFTW. Around 20 participants joined, representing different subject areas, including biology, physics, and materials science. The session combined a short presentation with questions and an open exchange of experiences, tools, and implementation challenges. It also helped participants discover related work in other groups and identify potential contacts for future advice and collaboration. + +The discussion showed that introducing an ELN involves more than choosing a suitable platform. Participants mentioned the learning curve, the need for training in good laboratory record keeping, uncertainty about what information and metadata should be recorded, and the importance of support from principal investigators and group leaders. In eLabFTW, the flexibility of the system can add another difficulty: new users may face a “blank canvas” with little guidance on how to structure entries, organise navigation, or connect related samples, derivatives, experiments, and resources. + +The presentation explored shared templates as one way to lower these barriers. Templates can provide guidance for users while also supporting consistent navigation, searches, project organisation, protocols, resources, and data-management information. The SFB 1638 INF team’s template package was presented as an example and as a starting point for community discussion, rather than as a finished or universal solution. Participants showed interest in sharing templates and comparing approaches, even where groups use different workflows. + +The question of metadata in experiments remained open and would benefit from further discussion across the participating communities. Participants were invited to continue the exchange in the [DSgG eLabFTW Exchange Matrix chat](https://matrix.to/#/#dsgg-elabftw:academiccloud.de). Other resources mentioned during the session included community-developed tools for [eLabFTW sample tracking](https://github.com/wanghao-github/elab-sample-tracking) and synchronisation ([elab-sync-hub](https://github.com/wanghao-github/elab-sync-hub)), as well as the [SFB 1638 eLabFTW template package](https://github.com/sfb1638/elabftw-templates). Container Technologies From 7b81106d8578d1afbb962640633143bc87cd8cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:34:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 09/13] Revise INF-in-CRCs 2026 online meetup report Updated the meetup report to enhance clarity and fix formatting issues. Improved links and descriptions for various initiatives and presentations. --- ...26-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 23 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 7c9b32c..0d1d7a4 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -7,31 +7,30 @@ menulang: en Following the initial on-site workshop held during the deRSE26 conference in Stuttgart (March 3–5, 2026), the inf-in-CRCs Network organized its first virtual meet-up on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 [https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org](https://inf-in-crcs-26.sciencesconf.org/). The meet-up served as an information-exchange platform for scientists, Research Software Engineers (RSEs), and Research Data Managers (RDMs) working within Collaborative Research Centers -(SFBs/CRCs) and Transregio (TRR) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. The main objectives were to coordinate activities across -different consortia, discuss common technical frameworks, address shared challenges in academic software development and data management, and create opportunities for networking and future -collaboration between INF projects. +(SFBs/CRCs) and Transregios (TRR) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. +The main objectives were to coordinate activities across different consortia, discuss common technical frameworks, address shared challenges in academic software development and data management, and create opportunities for networking and future collaboration between INF projects. 1. Plenary Sessions: National Frameworks and Poster Presentations The introductory plenary was divided into general infrastructure reports and a series of rapid-fire technical pitches. -The INF-in-CRCs Network brings together members from several national communities, including de-RSE, Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG), and the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The plenary therefore began with short -updates from these initiatives to give participants an overview of current developments, available services, and opportunities for collaboration. +The INF-in-CRCs network brings together members from several national communities, including [https://de-rse.org/en/](de-RSE), Data Stewardship goes Germany ([https://fdm.uni-koeln.de/dsgg26](DSgG)), and the German National Research Data Infrastructure ([https://www.nfdi.de/](NFDI)). +The plenary therefore began with short updates from these initiatives to give participants an overview of current developments, available services, and opportunities for collaboration. National Infrastructure Reports -de-RSE e.V. Status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see slides [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067)). +de-RSE e.V. status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see slides [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067)). Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) and the broader data stewardship community in Germany (see slides on [cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/dcJSUP3aNHUvLiPSMG2arAbK/)). -Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of Base4NFDI basic services within individual CRC projects, highlighting the upcoming Base4NFDI User Conference scheduled for -November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). +Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of [https://base4nfdi.de/](Base4NFDI) basic services within individual CRC projects, +highlighting the upcoming [https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/events/user-conference-2026](Base4NFDI User Conference) scheduled for November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). Poster Blitz The poster blitz featured 15 short presentations, each introducing an INF project, research infrastructure, or technical solution from different CRCs, TRRs, and NFDI initiatives. -The presentations covered a broad range of topics, including research data management, metadata infrastructures, provenance tracking, AI-assisted RDM, legal compliance, multimodal data -integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. Several speakers presented practical tools and services, such as the [PUNCH4NFDI](https://www.punch4nfdi.de/) platform, +The presentations covered a broad range of topics, including research data management, metadata infrastructures, provenance tracking, AI-assisted research data management (RDM), legal compliance, multimodal data integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. +Several speakers presented practical tools and services, such as the [PUNCH4NFDI](https://www.punch4nfdi.de/) platform, the [MaRDI](https://www.mardi4nfdi.de) Packaging System ([MAPS](https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/wiki/Packaging_System)), provenance workflows based on [DataLad](https://www.datalad.org/), and guides for organizing research data. Other presentations highlighted the activities of individual INF projects, -including [CRC 1313](https://www.sfb1313.uni-stuttgart.de), [CRC1415](https://tu-dresden.de/mn/chemie/sfb1415), [CRC 1625](https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/crc1625/), [CRC 1629](https://www.neglab.de), [TRR 172](https://www.ac3-tr.de/), and [TRR 408](https://agimo-trr408.com/de/), illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview -of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. +including [CRC 1313](https://www.sfb1313.uni-stuttgart.de), [CRC1415](https://tu-dresden.de/mn/chemie/sfb1415), [CRC 1625](https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/crc1625/), [CRC 1629](https://www.neglab.de), [TRR 172](https://www.ac3-tr.de/), and [TRR 408](https://agimo-trr408.com/de/), illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. +Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. 2. Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters From 885f9529bbd04b3cbd21b0bd69e83389de87a111 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:37:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 10/13] fix my markdown --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 0d1d7a4..d7d3d33 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ The main objectives were to coordinate activities across different consortia, di The introductory plenary was divided into general infrastructure reports and a series of rapid-fire technical pitches. -The INF-in-CRCs network brings together members from several national communities, including [https://de-rse.org/en/](de-RSE), Data Stewardship goes Germany ([https://fdm.uni-koeln.de/dsgg26](DSgG)), and the German National Research Data Infrastructure ([https://www.nfdi.de/](NFDI)). +The INF-in-CRCs network brings together members from several national communities, including [de-RSE](https://de-rse.org/en/), Data Stewardship goes Germany ([DSgG](https://fdm.uni-koeln.de/dsgg26)), and the German National Research Data Infrastructure ([NFDI](https://www.nfdi.de/)). The plenary therefore began with short updates from these initiatives to give participants an overview of current developments, available services, and opportunities for collaboration. National Infrastructure Reports de-RSE e.V. status: Frank Löffler presented the ongoing activities of de-RSE (see slides [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17047067)). Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) and the broader data stewardship community in Germany (see slides on [cryptpad](https://cryptpad.fr/file/#/2/file/dcJSUP3aNHUvLiPSMG2arAbK/)). -Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of [https://base4nfdi.de/](Base4NFDI) basic services within individual CRC projects, -highlighting the upcoming [https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/events/user-conference-2026](Base4NFDI User Conference) scheduled for November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). +Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of [Base4NFDI](https://base4nfdi.de/) basic services within individual CRC projects, +highlighting the upcoming [Base4NFDI User Conference](https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/events/user-conference-2026) scheduled for November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). Poster Blitz From 1147a681545ddcbef2b040b26c75079c40dab567 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:42:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 11/13] Refactor section headings and formatting in meetup notes Updated section headings and improved formatting for clarity. --- ...26-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 38 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index d7d3d33..144461a 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ The meet-up served as an information-exchange platform for scientists, Research (SFBs/CRCs) and Transregios (TRR) across Germany. The event recorded 87 registered participants, with 75 actively attending the initial plenary session. The main objectives were to coordinate activities across different consortia, discuss common technical frameworks, address shared challenges in academic software development and data management, and create opportunities for networking and future collaboration between INF projects. -1. Plenary Sessions: National Frameworks and Poster Presentations +## 1. Plenary Sessions: +### National Frameworks The introductory plenary was divided into general infrastructure reports and a series of rapid-fire technical pitches. @@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Data Stewardship Development: Jens Dierkes outlined the current state of Data St Base4NFDI Services: Bernd Flemisch discussed the integration of [Base4NFDI](https://base4nfdi.de/) basic services within individual CRC projects, highlighting the upcoming [Base4NFDI User Conference](https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/events/user-conference-2026) scheduled for November 24–25, 2026 (see slides on [pad](https://pad.gwdg.de/p/NvXOkX2VpW#)). -Poster Blitz +### Poster Blitz The poster blitz featured 15 short presentations, each introducing an INF project, research infrastructure, or technical solution from different CRCs, TRRs, and NFDI initiatives. The presentations covered a broad range of topics, including research data management, metadata infrastructures, provenance tracking, AI-assisted research data management (RDM), legal compliance, multimodal data integration, scientific visualization, and domain-specific software platforms. @@ -32,15 +33,15 @@ the [MaRDI](https://www.mardi4nfdi.de) Packaging System ([MAPS](https://portal.m including [CRC 1313](https://www.sfb1313.uni-stuttgart.de), [CRC1415](https://tu-dresden.de/mn/chemie/sfb1415), [CRC 1625](https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/crc1625/), [CRC 1629](https://www.neglab.de), [TRR 172](https://www.ac3-tr.de/), and [TRR 408](https://agimo-trr408.com/de/), illustrating the diversity of research domains represented in the network. Together, the poster blitz provided a concise overview of the technical expertise, ongoing developments, and common challenges across INF projects in Germany. -2. Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters +## 2. Parallel Session 1: Tooling Clusters The first parallel session brought participants together around common technical topics. Each breakout room focused on a specific aspect of research software engineering and research data management, allowing participants to exchange experiences, present tools, and discuss practical challenges across different CRCs and research domains. - AI Tools for INF Projects +### AI Tools for INF Projects Moderated by Hamza Oukili (University of Stuttgart), this session explored the use of AI technologies within INF projects. Jan Frenzel (TU Dresden) presented the AI Services@TUD infrastructure, demonstrating automated knowledge-base ingestion using GitLab CI/CD pipelines and discussing the transition from small local language models to GPU-based deployments using Apptainer, vLLM, and SLURM. The discussion also covered challenges in adapting AI models to domain-specific applications, where limited training data often requires advanced prompting techniques instead of fine-tuning. - Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) +### Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) Moderated by Neele Drobnitzky (University of Heidelberg), this session discussed the adoption of Electronic Lab Notebooks, with a particular focus on eLabFTW. Around 20 participants joined, representing different subject areas, including biology, physics, and materials science. The session combined a short presentation with questions and an open exchange of experiences, tools, and implementation challenges. It also helped participants discover related work in other groups and identify potential contacts for future advice and collaboration. @@ -50,44 +51,44 @@ The presentation explored shared templates as one way to lower these barriers. T The question of metadata in experiments remained open and would benefit from further discussion across the participating communities. Participants were invited to continue the exchange in the [DSgG eLabFTW Exchange Matrix chat](https://matrix.to/#/#dsgg-elabftw:academiccloud.de). Other resources mentioned during the session included community-developed tools for [eLabFTW sample tracking](https://github.com/wanghao-github/elab-sample-tracking) and synchronisation ([elab-sync-hub](https://github.com/wanghao-github/elab-sync-hub)), as well as the [SFB 1638 eLabFTW template package](https://github.com/sfb1638/elabftw-templates). - Container Technologies +### Container Technologies Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was planned to discuss reproducible software environments, package management, and container technologies, including the MaRDI Packaging System. - Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories +### Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow. We discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [datalad](https://www.datalad.org/) - Cloud Services and Data Sharing +### Cloud Services and Data Sharing Moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, this session included presentations on scientific workflows in VIVO and the federated infrastructure developed within PUNCH4NFDI. Discussions emphasized the importance of provenance tracking for reproducible research and addressed the technical challenges associated with transferring and processing very large collections of small metadata files. Participants agreed that moving computation closer to the data can significantly improve performance. - REDCap +### REDCap Moderated by Lincoln Sherpa, this session focused on practical experiences with REDCap for research data collection. Participants discussed performance challenges in large longitudinal studies and shared optimization strategies, including more efficient API usage, query filtering, and customized database interfaces. - Jupyter +### Jupyter This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw and Jupyter Notebooks: From Lectures to Research by Daniel Appel. Discussions covered resource management within Jupyter4NFDI, integration with external storage systems such as WebDAV and S3, and remaining challenges related to reproducibility, including persistent software environments and secure management of authentication credentials. - DMPs & SMPs +### DMPs & SMPs Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaption](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure]( https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in live science and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. -3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters +## 3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters The second parallel session grouped participants by research domain to discuss domain-specific workflows, metadata standards, repositories, and collaboration with the corresponding NFDI consortia. Although many challenges were shared across disciplines, each community highlighted its own requirements and priorities. The Physics group, moderated by Florian Goth, discussed custom simulation software, engineering models, and the integration of Electronic Lab Notebooks, while also reviewing previous NFDI Physical Sciences workshops. In Medicine and Psychology, moderated by Alvaro Aguilera, the discussion focused on handling sensitive patient data under GDPR, knowledge graphs, and commonly used platforms such as REDCap, Neurocloud, Dataverse, OMERO, SODAR, and GraphDB. The Materials Science, Geosciences, and Engineering group, moderated by Hamza Oukili, exchanged experiences with scientific software such as DuMux, MuMax, and MATSim, emphasizing that domain-specific repositories such as NOMAD and Kadi4Mat provide richer metadata and search capabilities than general-purpose repositories for many research applications. The Humanities and Linguistics group, moderated by Mercedes -Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. The Chemistry session, moderated by Ron Dockhorn, emphasized the usage of open source Electronic Lab Notebooks such as [Chemotion](https://chemotion.net/) and [eLabFTW](https://www.elabftw.net/) to document experiments and report standard operating procedures. +Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal consent forms, and the need for shared repositories of scripts and workflows. Finally, the Biology group explored imaging data management with OMERO and automated metadata extraction from Electronic Lab Notebooks. The chemistry session, moderated by Ron Dockhorn, emphasized the usage of open source Electronic Lab Notebooks such as [Chemotion](https://chemotion.net/) and [eLabFTW](https://www.elabftw.net/) to document experiments and report standard operating procedures. -4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters +## 4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters Eventually we split the participants into the different regions where we determined clusters from the registration data. -The following Clusters emerged: +The following clusters emerged: - Main-Donau area (Bavaria, Hessen) - Baden-Württemberg @@ -95,11 +96,10 @@ The following Clusters emerged: - Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Brandenburg, Berlin) - NRW and beyond (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland) -5. Fireplace chat +## 5. Fireplace chat -Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with an plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". +Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with a plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". -6. Resources +## 6. Resources We created a Zenodo community for "INF-Projects-in-CRCs", see [https://zenodo.org/communities/inf-projects-in-crcs](https://zenodo.org/communities/inf-projects-in-crcs) for uploading the meet-up material. - From 15c94fc4fe15451a417a4c7893cb09b187373e97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:57:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 12/13] Final refining and fixes --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 144461a..1196502 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was pla ### Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories -Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow. We discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. +Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow, the session discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [datalad](https://www.datalad.org/) ### Cloud Services and Data Sharing @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw ### DMPs & SMPs -Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaption](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure]( https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in live science and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. +Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaptation](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure]( https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in live sciences and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. ## 3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters @@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ Martinez-Bruera, discussed semantic metadata extraction, automation of legal con ## 4. Parallel Session 3: Regional Clusters -Eventually we split the participants into the different regions where we determined clusters from the registration data. +The third parallel session focused on geography and local infrastructure, with the aim of creating opportunities for local networking and future collaboration between INF projects. Participants discussed how neighboring universities and research institutions can share RDM training, storage and computing infrastructure, software services, and other resources across institutional and federal-state boundaries. The session also provided an opportunity to exchange information about available resources, services, and funding opportunities at the institutional and federal-state levels. +The participants split into the different regions where we determined clusters from the registration data. The following clusters emerged: - Main-Donau area (Bavaria, Hessen) @@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ The following clusters emerged: - Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Brandenburg, Berlin) - NRW and beyond (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland) +The regional discussions helped participants identify existing local initiatives and infrastructure and provided new contacts for sharing information, services, and experiences beyond their individual CRCs. + ## 5. Fireplace chat Finally, we concluded the meet-up with a fireplace chat that we kicked off with a plenary talk by Jeremy Cohen on "Providing effective support for digital research through RDM and RSE: A UK perspective". From 9372c2a61ff519177944b03678fd9303d807dc5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: houkili <122354341+houkili@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:30:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 13/13] Fix typos and improve capitalization --- _posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md index 1196502..90aa9cf 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-20-INF-in-crcs-2026-online-Meetup.md @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ Moderated by Aaruni Kaushik (RPTU Kaiserslautern), this breakout session was pla ### Git, Version Control, and Remote Repositories -Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow, the session discussed the benefits of [federated gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the german research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. -As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [datalad](https://www.datalad.org/) +Moderated by Florian Goth (University of Würzburg) and Harald von Waldow, the session discussed the benefits of [federated Gitlab](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/work_items/16514) for the German research landscape. As a competitor we discussed [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) that is also supposed to offer federation mechanisms in the future. +As an infrastructure building on git-annex we discussed [DataLad](https://www.datalad.org/). ### Cloud Services and Data Sharing @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This session featured presentations on Jupyter4NFDI Services by Vasundhara Shaw ### DMPs & SMPs -Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaptation](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure]( https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in live sciences and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. +Moderated by Ron Dockhorn, this session focused on the [implementation and adaptation](https://github.com/RDMJeanne/FolderStructure/blob/v1.0/PhD/01_Documents/02_Administrative/01_DMP/G_DMP_README.md) of data and software management plans (DMP&SMP) as part of daily research routines. The discussions centered on applying the [FAIR](https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18) and [FAIR4RS](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01710-x) principles to research/software data management, templates for [folder structure](https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2025-035) in life sciences and [using tools](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20624453) for data provenance and data lineage and on how to change the habit to an open science community. ## 3. Parallel Session 2: Domain Clusters