NFDI4Ing - the National Research Data Infrastructure for Engineering Sciences

TUbilio (Technical University of Darmstadt)

Abstract

NFDI4Ing brings together the engineering communities and fosters the management of engineering research data. The consortium represents engineers from all walks of the profession. It offers a unique method-oriented and user-centred approach in order to make engineering research data FAIR – findable, accessible, interoperable, and re-usable. NFDI4Ing has been founded in 2017. The consortium has actively engaged engineers across all five engineering research areas of the DFG classification. Leading figures have teamed up with experienced infrastructure providers. As one important step, NFDI4Ing has taken on the task of structuring the wealth of concrete needs in research data management. A broad consensus on typical methods and workflows in engineering research has been established: The archetypes. So far, seven archetypes are harmonising the methodological needs: Alex: bespoke experiments with high variability of setups, Betty: engineering research software, Caden: provenance tracking of physical samples & data samples, Doris: high performance measurement & computation, Ellen: extensive and heterogeneous data requirements, Frank: many participants & simultaneous devices, Golo: field data & distributed systems. A survey of the entire engineering research landscape in Germany confirms that the concept of engineering archetypes has been very well received. 95% of the research groups identify themselves with at least one of the NFDI4Ing archetypes. NFDI4Ing plans to further coordinate its engagement along the gateways provided by the DFG classification of engineering research areas. Consequently, NFDI4Ing will support five community clusters. In addition, an overarching task area will provide seven base services to be accessed by both the community clusters and the archetype task areas. Base services address quality assurance & metrics, research software development, terminologies & metadata, repositories & storage, data security & sovereignty, training, and data & knowledge discovery. With the archetype approach, NFDI4Ing’s work programme is modular and distinctly method-oriented. With the community clusters and base services, NFDI4Ing’s work programme remains firmly user-centred and highly integrated. NFDI4Ing has set in place an internal organisational structure that ensures viability, operational efficiency, and openness to new partners during the course of the consortium’s development. NFDI4Ing’s management team brings in the experience from two applicant institutions and from two years of actively engaging with the engineering communities. Eleven applicant institutions and over fifty participants have committed to carrying out NFDI4Ing’s work programme. Moreover, NFDI4Ing’s connectedness with consortia from nearby disciplinary fields is strong. Collaboration on cross-cutting topics is well prepared and foreseen. As a result, NFDI4Ing is ready to join the National Research Data Infrastructure.

Authors 48

1. Robert Heinrich Schmitt Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University

2. Verena Anthofer

   Technische Universität Darmstadt

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   Technische Universität Darmstadt

3. Sören Auer

   Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

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   TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library

4. Sait Başkaya Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University

5. Christian H Bischof

   Technische Universität Darmstadt

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   Technische Universität Darmstadt

6. Torsten Bronger

   Forschungszentrum Jülich

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   Forschungszentrum Jülich

7. Florian Claus Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University

8. Florian Cordes

   German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence

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   German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

9. Évariste Demandt Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University

10. Thomas Eifert Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

11. Bernd Flemisch

    University of Stuttgart

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    University of Stuttgart

12. Marc Fuhrmans

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

13. Regine Gerike

    Technische Universität Dresden

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    TU Dresden

14. Eva‐Maria Gerstner

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Forschungszentrum Jülich

15. Vanessa Hanke

    University of Stuttgart

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    University of Stuttgart

16. Ina Heine Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

17. Louis Huebser Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

18. Dorothea Iglezakis

    University of Stuttgart

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    University of Stuttgart

19. Gerald Jagusch

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

20. Axel Klinger

    Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

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    TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library

21. Manfred Krafczyk

    Technische Universität Braunschweig

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    TU Braunschweig

22. Angelina Kraft

    Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

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    TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library

23. Patrick Kuckertz

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Forschungszentrum Jülich

24. Ulrike Küsters

    Fraunhofer Information Center for Planning and Building

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    Fraunhofer-Informationszentrum Raum und Bau

25. Roland Lachmayer

    Leibniz University Hannover

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    Leibniz University Hannover

26. Christian J. Langenbach

    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

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    German Aerospace Center DLR

27. Iryna Mozgova

    Leibniz University Hannover

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    Leibniz University Hannover

28. Britta Nestler

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

29. Peter F. Pelz

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

30. Marius Politze Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

31. Nils Preuß

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

32. Marie-Dominique Przybylski-Freund Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

33. Nanette Rißler-Pipka

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

34. Martin Robinius

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Forschungszentrum Jülich

35. Joachim Schachtner

    Clausthal University of Technology

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    Clausthal University of Technology

36. Hartmut Schlenz

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Forschungszentrum Jülich

37. Annett Schwarz Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University

38. Jürgen Schwibs

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

39. Michael A. Selzer

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

40. Irina Sens

    Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

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    TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library

41. Thomas Stäcker

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

42. Christian Stemmer

    Technical University of Munich

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    Technical University of Munich

43. W. Stille

    Technische Universität Darmstadt

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    Technische Universität Darmstadt

44. Detlef Stolten

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Forschungszentrum Jülich

45. Rainer Stotzka

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

46. Achim Streit

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

47. Robert Strötgen

    Technische Universität Braunschweig

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    TU Braunschweig

48. Wei Min Wang

    Technische Universität Berlin

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    TU Berlin