User and Resource Environments is one of the key concepts of EOSC.
The User and Resource Environments program will address many of the challenges of this ever-evolving ecosystem, with a focus on Virtual Research Environments (VREs) that act as an open scientific gateway and connect EOSC users and communities. The EuroScienceGateway and AquaINFRA projects and the EOSC-A Task Force Technical Interoperability will first provide an overview of the developments related to VREs, with insights on the use, deployment, requirements and usability of VREs as well as an overview of all underlying services required to support EOSC users and services. Tools and services to facilitate data transfers, data discovery and data access as well as tools and services to orchestrate heterogeneous IT infrastructures will be covered. This will be the basis for the hands-on hackathon sessions where the current VREs features will be demonstrated and tested.
Approach
The User and Resource Environments session will discuss challenges that are frequently encountered, with VREs at the center. The EuroScienceGateway, AquaINFRA projects and the Technical Interoperability of Data and Services Task Force offer a diverse program that goes beyond current VREs use and seeks close collaboration for future developments, with sessions alternating between information in the form of presentations and demonstrations and practical problem solving in interactive workshops.
Objectives
- Overview of EOSC tools and services facilitating data transfers, data discovery and data access as well as tools and services to orchestrate heterogeneous IT infrastructures.
- Present the previously collected overview of supported and used VREs in EOSC.
- Align previous, current, and future VRE activities.
Outcomes
Establishment of hands-on SIGs (special interest groups) to fix common VRE-related problems and EOSC pain points regarding VREs together.
- Tuesday afternoon
A Birds-Eye-View on VREs and
related broader challenges - Wednesday morning
A VRE-Centric Workshop - Wednesday afternoon
A VRE-Centric Workshop (Part II) - Thursday morning
Wrap-up
The first introductory session on User and Resource Environments will first provide an overview of the challenges associated with User and Resource Environments and an introduction to the importance of VREs.
This will be followed by an overview of the current VREs in the EOSC environment and their applications, providing a transparent outline of what is being deployed and used by end users in EOSC, as well as presenting the key challenges and development strategies that are driving VRE developments. The input and insights from the Task Force accompanying this session will further facilitate and optimize the interactive discussions.
Objectives
- Creating a shared understanding of the current possibilities within different VREs developed by different HE EOSC-related projects, what they deploy and what is being used by end users.
- Creating insights in the challenges that the VREs face, already developed solutions of VREs and what is not yet possible and needs to be addressed by future developments.
Outcomes
Enhanced understanding and overview of the current status on VRE development in EOSC.
A Birds-Eye-View on VREs and related broader challenges
Time: 14:00 – 18:00
Session chair: TBC
Session rapporteur: TBC
| Timeslot | Activity | Format | Moderator / Facilitator | Content |
| 14:00-14:30 | WelcomeIntroduction Opportunity Matrix | Presentation | EOSC Focus Team | |
| 14:30-15:10 | Presentation of Technical Interoperability TF activities | Presentation | Diego Scardacci | Interroperability TF deliverables and future activities. |
| 15:10-16:00 | Presentation of SRIA Implementation Challenges – gaps and priorities for user and resource provider environments | Presentation | EOSC Focus Diego Scardacci Kaori Otsu | A presentation of the SRIA Key Challenges, focusing on presenting activities, developments and challenges captured in the Opportunity Area Matrix. |
| 16:00-17:00 | Presentation of participating projectsUser environments: RAISEResource environments: ESG, FAIR-EASE | Presentation | RAISE Project, EuroScienceGateway and FAIR-EASE Projects’ presentation | Presenting current development challenges of the projects and the way they’re activity is contributing in addressing the SRIA key challenges. |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | [Break] | |||
| 17:30-18:30 | Interactive discussions on User Environment Specific Challenges and VREs | Presentation/collective work session | Björn Grünning | An interactive presentation organised as a landscape analysis of the current VRE Developments and exploratory discussions to identify key challenges raised by users during the development. |
| 18:30-19:00 | Wrap up: Outcomes & Recommendations | Collective work session | Kaori Otsu Björn Grünning | Collecting summary and recommendations from the participants for SRIA2.0. |