F.A.I.R. Principles and Data: What Are They, and Why Do We Need Them?

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

For the last few years, let us say about three, people in my field have often talked about the F.A.I.R. principles: loved by European officials, regarded with suspicion by computer engineers, partly approved by scientists. These principles have a significant impact on research areas that in some way deal with data and data sharing.

Question: which area of research has nothing to do with data and their distribution? Answer: almost none. Logical inference: the FAIR principles, whether we say “great!” or “alas”, concern almost all researchers.

Theses and Internships in a European Context - Computer Science and IT

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Are you about to graduate, or close to starting an internship, and would you like to gain experience in a dynamic international environment?

Take a look at the internship and thesis proposal from the European Plate Observing System (EPOS).

EPOS - European Plate Observing system

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

EPOS (www.epos-eu.org) is an innovative European research infrastructure whose purpose is to integrate data and services in the domain of solid Earth sciences. These include data and services related to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, geodetic deformation, satellite observations, and more. They are highly heterogeneous in terms of data-provision technologies, formats, and ways of presenting resources. Integration is performed through an advanced system, the Integrated Core Services (ICS), which allows users to search, download, and analyze data from specific communities through a single web platform and interface.

This collaboration proposal is addressed to interns and thesis students interested in using innovative technologies. It aims to contribute to the further development and optimization of the Integrated Core Services system, and covers the following topics:

relational databases (PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases, for example MongoDB;
systems based on the microservices paradigm;
optimization and tuning of the system and services;
creation of Java and Python modules for mapping and converting data and metadata;
creation and optimization of graphical interfaces with AngularJS;
semantic integration, development, and optimization of DCAT-AP extensions.

The activities to be carried out will be agreed with the student based on their topics of interest.

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F.A.I.R. Principles and Data: What Are They, and Why Do We Need Them?

Theses and Internships in a European Context - Computer Science and IT

EPOS - European Plate Observing system

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia