Towards Environmental Research Infrastructure as a Service for the Open Science Cloud

Overview:

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) will enable digital science by introducing IT as a Service to the public research sector in Europe. In this session, we will invite environmental science research infrastructure (RI) communities to discuss how to build an “Environmental RI-as-a-Service” that can contribute to the EOSC, along with what we have and what is needed. Through invited talks and panel discussions, we aim to:

• Develop an understanding of the common computational challenges encountered by environmental science communities 
• Share best practices in managing and processing big scientific data using e-infrastructure technology
• Identify the expected features and functionalities of Environmental RI-as-a-Service.

Expected impacts:

• Establishment of a technology discussion forum for environmental scientists and technology providers.
• Promotion of new collaborations between user communities and e-infrastructure service providers.
• Formulation of a conceptual paradigm for Environmental RI-as-a-Service for Open Science Cloud.

Structure

• Four invited talks from representative European environmental RIs on scientific use cases and service solutions (15 mins * 4) 

• One mini-panel discussion on “Environmental RI-as-a-Service: a viewpoint from common challenges and interoperable solutions” (30 mins)

Target Audience:

• E-infrastructure technology providers who want to understand community requirements. 
• Environmental research communities who want to know existing practices for utilising e-infrastructure.

Benefits for Audience:

• Establishment of a technology discussion forum for environmental scientists and technology providers. 
• Promotion of new collaborations between user communities and e-infrastructure service providers.
• Formulation of a conceptual paradigm for Environmental RI-as-a-Service for Open Science Cloud.

Topic 1: Challenges facing users and service providers