Open research data: the future of science

What

– Importance of collecting research data
– Open research data evolutions, challenges and stakes
– Implementation of open research data policies in universities
– Best practices: insights and applications
– Technical aspects, software and tools
– Idea-sharing on the future of open data in science

Who

Some of the main specialists in the research data field will participate in this event. Euresearch, Swiss National Science Foundation, E-Government Switzerland, PLOS, CERN, ETH Zürich, University of Edinburgh, Re3Data and the EPFL Audiovisual Communications Laboratory will be invited speakers for the plenary conferences. Philippe Gillet, EPFL Vice-president for Academic Affairs, will give the opening speech.

In the afternoon, workshops and specific presentations on different topics and software (duration: 1hr) will allow participants to share experiences and to foster interactive discussions. The main speakers will be staff members of ETH Zürich, ORCID, Zenodo, Mantra and the new EPFL LIMS service.