3D data a gateway to open science: the FEZ initiative
| Main Authors: | Bastiaans, Dylan, Herbst, Eva, Webb, Nicole, Haeusler, Martin, Scheyer, Torsten |
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| Format: | info Lainnya eJournal |
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, 2020
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https://zenodo.org/record/4001930 |
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- Open Innovation in Life Sciences 2020 - Innovation Pitch abstract The introduction of modern visualisation techniques and improved computational power has resulted in increased digitization of collections, data and literature. Vast amounts of volume and surface data are stored and maintained by individuals or institutes. This data is, to a large degree, still inaccessible to external parties. The knowledge to procure, process and analyse the data consequently will also be individual-, workgroup-, or institute-based. With a new initiative from the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine (IEM) and the Palaeontological Institute and Museum (PIM) of the University of Zurich, we are starting to break down this separation of knowledge, data, software and potential hardware. The PIM and the IEM are co-hosting a two-day lecture series/workshop dedicated to the dynamic modelling of biological complexes using finite element methods. The event will promote the development of our FEA research group (Finite Element Zurich, FEZ) at the University of Zurich. This initiative is funded by the Graduate Research Campus at the University of Zurich to facilitate networking opportunities and access to relevant software, hardware and training for junior scientists. The workshop is accompanied by the development of an interdisciplinary website featuring the research of our various workgroups and contributors. The main goal of the website is to serve has an online hub to promote interdepartmental and even international sharing of ideas, knowledge, facilities, and experience. It will provide manuals and video tutorials for both freeware and licensed programs, open access repositories for data storage, and serve as a platform to discuss workflows for complex problems. The 3D models will also be valuable for teaching as well as outreach activities. We are currently participating in the Open Life Science program, receiving mentorship from experts in the fields of IT and data storage to refine and promote our website as an open access hub for FEA research.