e-IRG Workshop – e-Infrastructures for Climate Change and Digital Transitions

25 May 2021, 14:00 → 26 May 2021, 16:30 Europe/Brussels

Online

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Tuesday, 25 May

Session 1 - EOSC and data interoperability

The first session of the e-IRG Workshop under Portuguese EU Presidency introduces the topic of FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs), which bring together all essential information about a digital object (data, code or other research output) in one logical entity. A key element of an FDO besides its representation of its encoded content in a standard format and its sufficient metadata and documentation is a Persistent Identifier (PID), which enables unique and persistent identification and supports referencing, linking, tracing and reusability. The session will address the need for an EU-wide service for Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for all researchers and their stable repositories. Furthermore, there is a need for a semantic mapping framework as addition to the FAIR landscape of semantic artefacts to reap the full benefits of FAIR data. Such e-Infrastructure elements are vital to achieve stability, interoperability and sustainability of the digital objects space in the current fragmented landscape, and to be able to support data traceability, trust, and sovereignty. Thus, there is a need for a “by-design” approach and coordination on these e-infrastructures elements.

Moderator: Maria-Luisa Lavitrano (UNIMIB, EOSC Association director)

1.PeterWittenburgFDO and eInfrastructures-v4.pdf

2.MaggieHellströmThe role of PIDs for EOAC interoperability.pdf

3.DaanBroederSEMAF presentation eIRG.pdf

DemoClip.mp4

demo-testbed-with-comments.mp4

DOIPB2ShareDemoFull.mov

e-IRG workshop Session I-GMT20210525-120211_Recording_3840x2160.mp4

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1 Opening and Welcome

• Paolo Budroni (e-IRG chair)
• João Pagaime (Portuguese e-IRG delegate)
• Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

Moderator: Maria-Luisa Lavitrano (UNIMIB, EOSC Association director)

Speakers: Joao Pagaime, Maria-Luisa Lavitrano (Moderator), Paolo Budroni (e-IRG Chair), Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

CV Maria-Luisa Lavitrano.pdf

2 Europe’s Recovery leveraged by climate and digital transitions

Towards an Integrated and Interoperable Data Domain at the example of Climate Research

Speaker: Peter Wittenburg (Max Planck Data Facility, RDA, EUDAT)

CV Peter Wittenburg.pdf

FDO and eInfrastructures-v4-without-video.pdf

3 Demo

Demo, which will include a few data centers in EU and US to show the potential of FDOs and demonstrate that DOIP is useful indeed as a generic interface (comparable to TCP/IP).

DemoClip.mp4

demo-testbed-with-comments.mp4

DOIPB2ShareDemoFull.mov

4 PID architecture for the EOSC

Report from the EOSC Executive Board Working Group (WG) Architecture PID Task Force (TF).
Main messages:
1) There is a need for easy-to-use and free at-point-of-use services to assign PIDs to digital objects
2) These digital objects are of many different kinds (data & metadata, instruments, physical samples, variable definitions, ..) and while there are many commonalities, there will be a need for dedicated services
3) Different research disciplines will want to leverage different parts of the “PID service ecosystem” – giving opportunities for innovation and tools building also for SMEs etc.

Speaker: Maggie Hellström (Lund University)

CV Maggie Hellstrom.pdf

The role of PIDs for EOSC interoperability - Hellström.pdf

5 The Semantic Mapping Framework (SEMAF) initiative

Science for a large part based on measuring and describing phenomena using schemas and concepts that are often discipline-specific. For Open Science, sharing and transparency these schemas and concept/vocabulary definitions need to be as FAIR (open registries) as the data itself. When integrating data from different communities – also mappings are required. Spending many resources & time on deep ontological work does not make sense. Mapping needs to be driven by concrete data cases and purposes only a pragmatic approach will help researchers already do this, but mappings are hidden in texts, software, spreadsheets, etc. thus, they are not explicit, reusable (not FAIR). Therefore a flexible Semantic Mapping Framework which should be FAIR and persistent (it includes part of our scientific knowledge to be captured).
Recommendations:
Flexible pragmatic Semantic Mapping is essential for semantic interoperability, within disciples and between disciplines. Semantic mappings are everywhere in data and metadata are part of our scientific knowledge, processes and key for reproducibility need to become FAIR and need to be stored, shared and managed.

SEMAF proposal essentials:
Invest in a framework with as basis an open registry specification, an API and a reference implementation to create interoperability
Invest in smart tools created by smart young developers that make use of specs and offer high usability
SEMAF integrated in EOSC for sustainability and governance

SEMAF requirements and construction proposal available in the final report at http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4651421

Speaker: Daan Broeder (CLARIN ERIC)

Broeder - SEMAF presentation eIRG v2.pdf

CV Daan Broeder.pdf

6 Q&A

7 Wrap-up

Wednesday, 26 May

Session 2 - Addressing climate change - the digital aspects

The session deals with the growing importance of e-Infrastructures for the society and in particular for climate change. On one hand, the digital infrastructures with their computing power and simulations are contributing to better understanding the climate future, and also facilitate tools to fight and reduce some of its effects, such as wildfires that caused unprecedented damages in Australia, California and Siberia. On the other hand, e-Infrastructures have a significant carbon footprint and thus Green IT and energy efficient data centres are thus of particular importance.

Moderator: Irina Kupiainen (CSC)

2.1 - Holmgren e-IRG-210526.pdf

2.2 - Lopez ClimateandForestFiresIPMA_NunoLopes.pdf

2.3 - Hadjiefthymiades EFIIA_NKUA_v3(1).pdf

2.4 - Gorringe EMODnet_Intro_e-IRG_PG._V6.pdf

e-IRG workshop session 2-GMT20210526-080146_Recording_3840x2160.mp4

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8 Opening and Welcome

• Paolo Budroni (e-IRG chair)
• João Pagaime (Portuguese e-IRG delegate)
• Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

Moderator: Irina Kupiainen (CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd.)

Speakers: Irina Kupiainen (Moderator), Joao Pagaime, Paolo Budroni (e-IRG Chair), Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

CV Irina Kupiainen.pdf

9 Chalmers implementation of the e-Infrastructure Commons

Chalmers e-Commons is a recently initiated university-wide initiative to further empower researchers and innovators at Chalmers University (Sweden) by providing support and collaborative projects for the full range of digital aspects of research. Building on several earlier efforts and a top-level strategic decision, e-Commons will provide an expert hub and integrated entry point for researchers and innovators.

The activities of Chalmers e-Commons are based on a data-centric perspective, covering all phases of the research data life-cycle, from planning, management and large-scale computing/analysis in active projects, to long-term preservation, data sharing and data publishing. e-Commons also provides and facilitates access to a span of local, national and international e-Infrastructure resources for large-scale computing and data storage/management. Here, e-Commons coordinates Chalmers participation in national e-Infrastructures such as SNIC and SND as well as in European initiatives like EOSC and access to computing resources in EuroHPC.

A main goal of e-Commons is to host a vibrant community of Digital Research Engineers and Data Champions, collaborating with researchers, research initiatives and research infrastructures to advance research and innovation in all areas at Chalmers. Complementing the Digital Research Engineers, e-Commons also hosts a group of computer system experts, developing, building and managing the local e-infrastructure resources for large-scale computing and data storage and providing user support.

Speaker: Sverker Holmgren (Chalmers University of Technology Country)

CV Sverker Holmgren.pdf

Holmgren-e-IRG-210526.pdf

10 The Green IT aspects of Supercomputing

Update on supercomputer CSCS in Lugano Switzerland and their policies for lowering computing costs and a lighter carbon footprint. A potential European strategy for lowering cost and carbon footprint will also be proposed.

CSCS provides the supercomputers and expertise that help keep Swiss science at the forefront of development worldwide. Supercomputers are the tools of today’s inventors. With them, researchers can demonstrate science that was never possible with theory and experimentation alone.

The centre operates the very latest supercomputers and works with the world’s leading computing centers and hardware manufacturers. This enables the centre to be the driving force behind innovation in computational research in Switzerland: the very latest computer architecture helps to ensure that users’ codes run quickly so they can focus more on their scientific results.

CSCS houses a diverse pool of supercomputers and these are dedicated to national and custom services. The supercomputers are in the machine room, which measures 2000 square meters with no single supporting pillar or any partitioning; this all to minimize restrictions to the installation and operation of supercomputers in the future.

Speaker: Thomas Schulthess (CSCS, Switzerland)

CV Thomas Schulthess.pdf

11 The European FIre Integrated management plAtform EFIIA

The EFIIA ("intelligence" in Greek) platform introduces an ecosystem for the holistic management of forest fires. This ecosystem brings together domain experts and technological advances in an effort to address the three important pillars of fire management: i.e. i) Prevention and preparedness, ii) Detection and Response iii) Restoration and Adaptation.

Therefore, EFIIA aims to address the complex problem of dealing with forest fires by employing state of the art technologies that interconnect and interoperate assisting in the three faces of a fire management incident.

Speaker: Stathes Hadjiefthymiades (University of Athens, Coordinator of EFIIA)

CV Stathes Hadjiefthymiades.pdf

EFIIA_NKUA_v3(1).pdf

12 Climate change and forest fires - the Portuguese case

Forest fires can be seen as endemic in Portugal and climate scenarios show that conditions will favor forest fires in the country. Policies, prevention and firefighting need to cope with future changes. Digital tools, like the ones proposed in the European FIre Integrated management plAtform (EFIIA platform) or in the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere - IPMA’s climate portal, will contribute to mitigate these future hazards.

Speaker: Nuno Lopes (Instituto do Mar e Atmosfera, (IPMA) Portugal)

2.2 - Lopez ClimateandForestFiresIPMA_NunoLopes.pdf

CV Nuno Lopes.pdf

13 EMODnet: Open Source Marine Data, Digital Products and Services for Europe and beyond

Speaker: Patrick Gorringe (SMHI, EMODnet Physics)

2.4 - Gorringe EMODnet_Intro_e-IRG_PG._V5.pdf

CV Patrick Gorringe.pdf

14 Q&A

15 Wrap-up

12:30 --- Lunch break --- (End of morning Session 2)

Session 3 - Going beyond: How policies can shape the development of research infrastructure facilitating data sovereignty, innovation and cultural change

Currently the development of research infrastructures including e-Infrastructures is widely driven by direct demand or interests, rather than strategic planning. In the face of the upcoming effects of climate change and other grand challenges it is needed to have a more strategic approach to layout the European Research Area to be able to answer upcoming challenges. The use of data is central and crucial in this approach. The workshop session aims to provide a foresight discussion addressing the data aspect from different angles; the technical prospect, the funders perspective and the aspect of human centricity in all of that.

Moderator: Konstantinos Repanas (EC, DG Research & Innovation Unit A.4 – Open Science)

3.1 - George Strawn e-IRG 2021.pdf

3.2 - Jozsef Gyorkos e-IRG 2021.pdf

3.3 - F de Jong_e-IRG_26May2021.pdf

e-IRG workshop session 3- GMT20210526-120255_Recording_1760x900.mp4

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16 Opening and Welcome

• Paolo Budroni (e-IRG chair)
• João Pagaime (Portuguese e-IRG delegate)
• Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

Moderator: Konstantinos Repanas (EC, DG Research & Innovation Unit G.4 – Open Science)

Speakers: Joao Pagaime, Konstantinos Repanas (Moderator), Paolo Budroni (e-IRG Chair), Paulo Quaresma (FCT board member)

CV Kostas Repanas.pdf

17 Ideas for future developments in e-Infrastructure on technical, policy and social aspects.

Three contributors will provide ideas for future developments in the realm of e-Infrastructure on technical, policy and social aspects to stimulate a discussion with the audience.

Speakers: Franciska de Jong, George Strawn , József Györkös

3.1 - George Strawn e-IRG 2021.pdf

3.2 - Jozsef Gyorkos e-IRG 2021.pdf

CV George Strawn.pdf

CV JFranciska de Jong.pdf

CV Jozsef Gyorkos.pdf

18 Q&A

19 Wrap-up