eResearch Newsletter March 2024

Dear Alex, here is the Australasian eResearch Newsletter.

Australasian eResearch Newsletter - March 2024

Message from AeRO:

The AeRO forum at the SuperComputing Asia meeting on 21st Feb was a huge success. Attracting some 70 people, both from Australia and internationally, the forum road tested a draft proposal for a Research Data Reference Architecture. This draft document was developed during 2023 by a group of colleagues from multiple organisations, including universities, CSIRO, ATSE and the ARDC. A report on the Forum is one of the articles in the body of this Newsletter.

We would also like to remind you that planning for the eResearch-Australasia Conference 2024 has begun. This will take place at the Pullman Melbourne Hotel, Albert Park, Victoria, from 28 October to 1 November 2024. Natasha Simons and Luc Betbeder-Matibet have been appointed General Chairs, and a Program Committee will be announced shortly.

David Abramson, AeRO Chair.

CONTENTS:
* Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software: by 12-Apr.
* TechTalk26: Extracting Metadata from Diverse Data Sources: 24-Apr.
* Research Data Alliance’s 22nd Plenary Meeting: 14-May.
* ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit 2024: 21-May.
* AeRO Forum on Research Data Reference Architecture.
* AARNet FileSender: Your Go-to File Sharing Solution!
* Support Needed for Research Software Created by ARC Grants.
* SupercomputingAsia 2024 Highlights Skills and Training.
* SCA2024 Recap.
* UTS Chooses Figshare to Drive the Discoverability of Research Outputs.
* NCI Annual Report Released.
* EcoCommons moves to QCIF.
* NCI Signs 3 MoUs.
* QCIF has a New Engagement & Outreach Manager.

Entries Now Open: Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software: by 12-Apr

Entries are now open to the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software. The prestigious award, supported by ARDC, celebrates the vital role of developing and maintaining software in accelerating research and scientific discovery. Entries close on April 12, 2024.

More information and to apply: https://ardc.edu.au/article/announcing-the-2024-australian-museum-eureka-prize-for-excellence-in-research-software/.

TechTalk26: Extracting Metadata from Diverse Data Sources: 24-Apr

This talk will outline software architecture and techniques that alleviate the burden of metadata collation and curation. It is designed to homogenise metadata harvested from a variety of common metadata catalogue applications. For metadata-poor sources, textual analysis and machine learning models are utilised. The limitations and viability of such techniques are discussed. At the end of the transformation process, ISO-compliant metadata records are created which are suitable for importing into a geonetwork geospatial catalogue.

Online at 2pm AEDT, 24-Apr-24
Speaker: Vincent Fazio, software developer at CSIRO Mineral Resources.

More information and to sign up now: https://eresear.ch/techtalk.

Research Data Alliance’s 22nd Plenary Meeting: 14-May

The Research Data Alliance is holding a fully virtual Plenary meeting on 14 to 23 May 2024.

Earlybird registration is now open (until 5-Apr). Go to https://www.rd-alliance.org/rdas-22nd-plenary-registration-open.

For more general info about the Plenary: https://www.rd-alliance.org/plenary-meetings/next-plenary.

ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit 2024: 21-May

As the research landscape undergoes rapid digital transformation, upskilling researchers for digital research becomes an imperative for achieving cutting edge discoveries.

Explore digital research skills challenges and opportunities with thought leaders on the first day at the Skills Leadership Forum. On Day 2, hear from researchers and learn how they navigate their skills needs and gaps. Then participate in regional conversations with digital research skills trainer communities at Carpentry Connect on Day 3.

Join us for all 3 days (21-23 May) in Melbourne/Naarm, or register for the days which interest you the most.

For more info and to register: https://ardc.edu.au/event/ardc-digital-research-skills-summit-2024/.

AeRO Forum on Research Data Reference Architecture

A draft document developed during 2023 was presented to the group by AeRO President, David Abramson. Working groups then discussed the details.

The groups were initially asked to consider whether the reference architecture had the right attributes, and to decide if any attributes were missing. A second session discussed different implementation choices, and drew not only on the expertise in the research and university sector, but also from industry colleagues. AeRO and partners are now preparing a modified document based on the feedback, and this will be taken forward as a national proposal during 2024.

More information: https://rcc.uq.edu.au/article/2023/06/research-data-reference-architecture-working-group-convened.

AARNet FileSender: Your Go-to File Sharing Solution!

We are pleased to officially launch AARNet FileSender as a standalone service for Australia’s research and education sector.

FileSender is a powerful and user-friendly file-sharing service designed to simplify the process of exchanging files securely and efficiently over the internet. FileSender eliminates the need for email attachments and overcomes the limitations posed by file size restrictions, providing a seamless experience and ensuring files, such as research data, reach their intended recipients swiftly and securely.

Find out more about FileSender at https://www.aarnet.edu.au/aarnet-filesender-your-go-to-file-sharing-solution.

Report: Support Needed for Wealth of Research Software Created by ARC Grants

A first-of-its-kind report commissioned by the ARDC estimates that nearly half of over 13,000 ARC grants between 2010 and 2019 resulted in research software, which is in need of more support.

Read more: https://ardc.edu.au/article/report-support-needed-for-wealth-of-research-software-created-by-arc-grants/.

SupercomputingAsia 2024 Highlights Skills and Training

Leading the digital skills and training track at Supercomputing Asia 2024 was a highlight of the ARDC’s first time at this major supercomputing conference.

Read about our experiences here: https://ardc.edu.au/article/supercomputingasia-2024-highlights-skills-and-training/.

SCA2024 Recap

The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) was a leading co-organiser of SupercomputingAsia 2024. This landmark event took place in February at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. With over 1,200 attendees, 170 speakers, and 260 organisations involved, this event was a great success. NCI would like to thank all co-organisers, and everyone who helped make this event possible.

More information: https://nci.org.au/news-events/events/supercomputing-asia-2024.

UTS Chooses Figshare to Drive the Discoverability of Research Outputs

Figshare, a leading provider of institutional repository infrastructure that supports open research, is pleased to announce that the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has chosen Figshare to support them in sharing, showcasing and managing their research reports and non-traditional research outputs.

UTS – Australia’s leading technology university – will use its Figshare repository and its integration with the Australian Research Data Commons Datacite DOI minting service to drive the discoverability and increase the impact of their research reports and non-traditional research outputs, which especially assists its applied researchers and creative practitioners.

More information: https://www.digital-science.com/news/university-of-technology-sydney-chooses-figshare/.

NCI Annual Report Released

The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has seen significant environmental, business and operational developments during 2022–2023. See the Annual Report for a detailed summary of how NCI enables science and technology, and supports Australia’s research ecosystem. In the coming 12 months, NCI will take significant steps to further support the Australian HPC and data community with updated technology, events and a determined focus on key research areas.

More information: https://nci.org.au/about-us/annual-reports.

EcoCommons moves to QCIF

Management of the EcoCommons Australia platform has been transferred from Griffith University to QCIF in early 2024.

QCIF was the lead organisation for the EcoCommons partnership between 2020–2023, which makes this change a natural progression for the program.

The transfer will ensure the ongoing delivery of this significant service to the thousands of ecologists who use EcoCommons for their biodiversity and ecological modelling.

More information: https://www.ecocommons.org.au/.

NCI Signs 3 MoUs

The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) are excited to announce the signing of 3 landmark Memorandums of Understanding at SupercomputingAsia 2024 in February. They would like to acknowledge their new partners: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) India, The Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (MoCERT), and Microsoft Azure. NCI looks forward to increased regional collaboration, an agreement to exchange information, and to share best practices of HPC operations.

More information: https://nci.org.au/news-events/news/c-dac-india-and-nci-sign-memorandum-understanding-enhance-collaboration-hpc-and and
https://nci.org.au/news-events/news/microsoft-and-nci-sign-memorandum-understanding-harness-hpc-and-ai-advance and
https://nci.org.au/news-events/news/ministry-education-culture-research-and-technology-jakarta-indonesia-and-nci-sign.

QCIF has a New Engagement & Outreach Manager

As the new Engagement & Outreach Manager, Maca will be responsible of developing and implementing communication, engagement and outreach initiatives to promote QCIF’s digital infrastructure capabilities.

QCIF warmly welcomes Maca and wishes all the best in her new role. To get in touch with Maca, please email macarena.rojas@qcif.edu.au or find her on Linkedin.

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