Ari Asmi

Marta Teperek

Tooba Abbassi Daloii

Maria Eskevich

Anas Abdelrazeq

Daniel Bangert

Rory Macneil

Irene Martorelli

Magnus Palmblad

Walter Baccinelli

Alex Brandsen

Kathrin Füllenbach

Vedran Kasalica

Dani Metilli

Alessandra Soro

Joanne Yeomans

Connecting Knowledge: Tackling Interoperability in Research

The Thematic Digital Competence Centre (TDCC) for the Natural & Engineering Sciences (NES) is a network organisation that brings together researchers, local (institutional) DCC’s and other research support experts, infrastructure providers, knowledge and expertise networks, as well as other strategic initiatives within the NES domain.

TDCC-NES

The Thematic Digital Competency Centres (NES, SSH, LSH) are excited to invite you to our joint event on interoperability in research!

Congresgebouw De Vereeniging

Ever wondered what another researcher meant with the code "ABR:NEO", or struggled to combine datasets? Or are you into vocabularies and ontologies, and want to discuss this with other scientists? Then this event is for you!The meeting is aimed at anyone who produces, works with, or manages research data, and is interested in connecting datasets, data points and tools to create new knowledge. We start off with an introduction to interoperability: what is it, where is it used, and where would it be useful? This should give anyone the possibility to join the event, regardless of your technical knowledge or academic background. We are more interested in inspiring and creating a community of interested scholars than the nitty-gritty of technical implementation; fostering interoperability on a human level!For more information, see <a href="https://tdcc.nl/evenementen/connecting-knowledge-tackling-interoperability-in-research" title="https://tdcc.nl/evenementen/connecting-knowledge-tackling-interoperability-in-research" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://tdcc.nl/evenementen/connecting-knowledge-tackling-interoperability-in-research</a>

<h3>Registration</h3>Registration is free, and includes lunch &amp; drinks. Please let us know you're coming by filling in the registration form.

<h3>Breakout Sessions</h3>From 13.00 to 15.00, we will be running parallel breakout sessions. Each session has a different focus, topic, required background knowledge. While they are organised by the different TDCC domains, and might use examples from their domains, each breakout is open to anyone, regardless of their background.<h4>How Interoperable Are Our Tools, Really? Frameworks, Gaps, and Feasibility</h4>By TDCC-LSH: Walter Baccinelli, Vedran Kasalica, Magnus Palmblad &amp; Tooba Abbassi-DaloiiThis breakout session explores how tool interoperability be assessed in practice, going beyond nominal format matching to consider semantic compatibility, intermediate transformation, and realistic usage. The discussion aims to identify feasible metrics and baseline assumptions under incomplete and imperfect tool annotations, and to evaluate the potential of semi-automated approaches.<h4>Interoperability through Lego – explore interoperability challenges</h4>By TDCC-SSH: Alex BrandsenThis beginner-friendly session will make you think about some of the challenges of interoperability through a Lego challenge, with the aim of strengthening your understanding of the I in FAIR. Afterwards, we will brainstorm and refine some common challenges and potential solutions to interoperability problems in your domain(s), inspired by your Lego builds. If you are interested but not yet (very) knowledgeable about interoperability, this is the breakout for you!<h4>Working with Ontologies: A Practical Workshop</h4>By TDCC-NES: Kathrin Füllenbach &amp; Dani MetilliIn this session, we introduce ontology-based modeling using a real-world example. Participants will develop and apply an ontology expressed in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) to represent domain concepts and relationships, supporting data integration, classification, and reuse across heterogeneous research data in interdisciplinary settings.

<h3>Credits</h3>This event is co-organised by TDCC-NES community coordinator Lena Karvovskaya, the TDCC interoperability experts and ontology engineers (Alex, Dani, Kathrin, Vedran, Walter), and 4TU.ResearchData community manager Alessandra Soro. The event poster was created by TDCC-NES student assistant Eliza Audere.

Agenda

Registration & Coffee

Welcome by TDCCs

Introduction to Interoperability

Lightning Talks

with Anas Abdelrazeq, Tooba Abbassi Daloii, Maria Eskevich, Marta Teperek, and Daniel Bangert

Panel Session

Lunch

Parallel sessions organized by the three TDCCs

Breakout Sessions

Coffee Break

The Importance of Interoperability in Research Infrastructure

Conclusions and Next Steps

Drinks

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