SURF Research Week is the national conference that connects research, IT and innovation. The event took place on 10, 11 and 12 May 2022. Participants could sign up for just 1 or 2 days, or for the full 3 days. It's free!
Programme
Tuesday 10 May
Jaarbeurs Mediaplaza
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9.15
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10.00
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10.15Talkshow: Let’s talk about breaking boundaries
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- 10.15
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- 11.15
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A SURF talkshow on open science & artificial intelligence
Host Barry Fitzgerald will lead two conversations between researchers and board members on open science and artificial intelligence, with a refreshing break in between. Different perspectives of research practice will be tackled around the question: what do researchers, research support staff and others need in the short term to maintain a responsible use of AI in research, and practice open science?
Guests:
Caroline Visser (NWO)
Emily Sullivan (Tu/E)
Jacomine Ravensbergen (Avans UAS)
Nanda Piersma (HvA)
Maarten de Rijke (University of Amsterdam)
Erik-Jan van Kesteren (UU)
Jet de Ranitz (SURF)
Damian Podareanu (SURF)11.1512.00-
12.00‘Regie op Data’ - perspectives on data sovereignty and data management
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- 12.00
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- 13.00
Trust in Research- Location
There are many types of data within universities and institutes and with the ongoing digitalization there is a strong belief we need to have (in Dutch): ‘regie op data’ -- being in control of (your) data. But what exactly do we mean, why is it important, and how do we obtain ‘regie op data’? These are questions the members of SURF are exploring together. In this session we will first present current insights, and then open up the discussion with the audience and ask for your feedback.
Speakers
Sarah Coombs (Saxion)
Ruben Kok (DTL)
Thomas van Himbergen (SURF)12.00The Impact of AI on Scientific Research- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 13.00
Future Technologies- Location
In this session experts and researchers will discuss how AI as a technology impacts the future of scientific research. Will learned models replace data in 10 years? Will theory become data for Next Gen AI? By the end of this session, you will take home inspiring ideas about AI’s impact.
Speakers
Antal van den Bosch, Meertens Institute
Frank van Harmelen, VU
Sascha Caron, NikhefModerator: Matthieu Laneuville, SURF
12.00An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computational Sciences- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 13.00
Sustainability in Science- Location
How will new IT technologies drive future sustainable digital infrastructures for research? Join the discussion around two questions:
How can sustainability be one of the driving forces when looking at new technologies? And how can scientific research more easily adopt these new and more sustainable computation solutions?
Speakers
Johan Mentink, Radboud Universiteit
Hans Hilgenkamp, University of Twente
Rob van Nieuwpoort, Netherlands eScience Center
Patty Stabile, TUe12.00Health & Social Research Infrastructures: 1+1=3- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 13.00
Connecting Communities- Location
Health RI and ODISSEI are national infrastructures for health research and social sciences respectively. In this session we explore a possible synergy in IT and organisational frameworks between these two research infrastructures. What do they offer and how are they organized? Both science disciplines work with sensitive data; how is this facilitated? This session highlights the major challenges for both parties, followed by an interactive discussion with you about the added value of working together.
Speakers
Rob Hooft (DTL)
Niels Bolding (Health-RI)
Tom Emery (ODISSEI)
Lucas van der Meer (ODISSEI)12.00DCCs: Breaking Boundaries with Impact- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 13.00
Research Support- Location
Local DCCs started over a year ago to support researchers on digital competencies within their institutions. The LDCC often builds upon on existing organizational structures within the institute, causing differences between various LDCC’s. What can we learn from these different ways of working and what is their impact on research? What are the plans for the near future and what do DCCs need to take the next step? Join our session, listen to examples from practice and share your thoughts!
Speakers
Jorn Seubers (RUG)
Marcel Ras (VU)Host: Jeroen Rombouts (EUR)
12.00Containers in the Cloud: An Intro to Modern Reproducible Research- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 13.00
Research Applications- Location
Containerization is the packaging of software code with all the necessary components, so that they are isolated in their own container. In research, containers can be used to share and run applications in a reproducible manner. In this session, we will go through the basics of containerization, and we will show you how it can be applied in your research with the help of SURF Research Cloud.
Ahmad Hesam & Ivar Janmaat (SURF)13.0014.00-
14.00The Confidential Data Sharing Experience
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- 14.00
- End time:
- 15.00
Trust in Research- Location
Do you want others to be able to re-use your confidential data, but don't want to lose control? That's possible! In this interactive session we show you the basics of 3 techniques that can be used to solve this problem: algorithm-to-data, multiparty computation and synthetic data. Be prepared to be called on stage and experience these techniques yourself.
Duuk Baten & Freek Dijkstra (SURF)14.00Visualise your Future- Start time:
- 14.00
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- 15.00
Future Technologies- Location
During this workshop we will explore together with participants what you are seeking in the future - in only 45 minutes! Whether it is an emerging technology and/or its impact, or a future pain or gain. By the end of the session, we will have identified relevant trends in technology, new methods, and their potential impact on research.
Trainer: Laureen Peskens
Illustrators: Ageeth van der Veen, Maarten Streefland14.00The Road to Sustainable IT for Research: Strategy, Vision & Policy- Start time:
- 14.00
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- 15.00
Sustainable Science- Location
Digitalization has greatly increased the results of scientific research. But there is also a downside: the growing energy demand, the claim on natural resources and the carbon footprint of the infrastructure needed by scientific research. What is needed to reduce this ecological footprint? And can the research community commit themselves to work on this in a collaborative effort?
Speakers
Kees Vuik, Delft High Performance Computing Centre
Simon Portegies Zwart, Sterrewacht Leiden/Universiteit Leiden
Joris van Eijnatten, Netherlands eScience Center
Ruben Wassink, RVO
Ron Augustus, SURF14.00Research Support Websites 404- Start time:
- 14.00
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- 15.00
Research Support- Location
Getting researchers to notice your website is one challenge, but keeping the information all up to date should not be overlooked. This is something we all struggle with. In this session several institutes will share what works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to research support websites.
Speakers:
Mariëtte van Selm (UvA/HvA)
Sebas Beckeringh (Hogeschool Rotterdam)
Liselotte Vuijk (Hogeschool Rotterdam)14.00NES Thematic DCC Community launch- Start time:
- 14.00
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- 15.00
Connecting Communities- Location
Join us to kick-off the Community for the Natural and Engineering Sciences Digital Competence Centre (NES Thematic DCC). Come and bring your challenges, ideas and/or any support you could offer. During this match-making session, we will help you connect with other researchers and support staff from within the domain and help identify synergies and areas for collaboration.
Marta Teperek (TU Delft) & Vera Sarkol (CWI)14.00Snellius: Speeding up Scientific Discovery- Start time:
- 14.00
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- 15.00
Research Applications- Location
Snellius, the new National Supercomputer, officially started its mission of supporting scientific research last October. The first part of this session will showcase some of the ground-breaking research benefiting from Snellius. The second part will focus on the novel ways in which SURF collaborates with Tier-2 institutes (regional HPC systems) to facilitate multi-tiered user support.
Speakers:
Thijs Vlugt (TU Delft)
Richard Zoontjes (TU/e)
Linn Leppert (UTwente)15.0015.2015.40Keynote - How computer simulation makes the difference: from cycling records to tackling COVID19- Start time:
- 15.40
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- 16.30
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This lecture illustrates how simulation with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been leveraged in supporting professional cycling teams, national cycling teams and individual cyclists to prestigious victories, the cycling world hour record and several medals at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. It will also demonstrate the use of CFD to study COVID19 aerosol dispersion in complex environments, ranging from a small fitness center to the Johan Cruijff ArenA, the largest football stadium in the Netherlands.
Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology16.3016.45Wednesday 11 May
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9.30How quantum computing will (not) impact your research
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- 9.30
- End time:
- 10.15
Future TechnologiesQuantum technology is a hot topic for research and society at large. In this informative session we will learn how this technology is going to impact our research and what to expect in a few years. By the end of the session participants will be asked to share their vision, questions & doubts.
Speakers:
Aletta Meinsema, Leiden University
Sebastian Feld, TU Delft
Ronald de Wolf, UvAModerator: Ariana Torres, SURF
10.1510.45Meet the Champions- Start time:
- 10.45
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- 11.30
Research SupportA conversation with the Research Support Champions of 2021 and 2022. They are all amazing research supporters, but have a very different focus. Working at a university of applied sciences, a university, or a university medical center has specific challenges and benefits. What are the differences and similarities? And what boundaries are these champions breaking?
Speakers
Maria Kamp (University of Twente)
Mariette van Selm (UvA/HvA)
Bob van Dijk (Amsterdam UMC)
Sarah Coombs (Saxion)
Serkan Girgin (University of Twente)
Michèle Huijberts (LUMC)Moderator: Josje Spinhoven (SURF)
11.3012.00Material learning: how can we compute as energy-efficient as the human brain?- Start time:
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- 12.45
Sustainable ScienceThe strong increase in digital computing power in combination with the availability of large amounts of data has led to a revolution in machine learning. However, the implementation of machine learning in digital computers is intrinsically wasteful, with energy consumption becoming prohibitively high for many applications. For that reason, people have started looking at natural information processing systems, in particular the brain, that operate much more efficiently. In this session you will be presented with several examples on how nanomaterial networks can be trained using the principle of material learning.
Wilfred van der Wiel, University of Twente & Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster12.4514.00How to Enable Citation for Your Software- Start time:
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Research ApplicationsCitation helps software developers be recognized for their work. Additionally, citation is an integral part of scientific accountability and reproducibility. But accurately citing software is inherently more complex than citing a paper. In this session you will learn why software citation is so important, and get hands-on experience creating a CITATION file and publishing a software release on Zenodo.
Barbara Vreede, Netherlands eScience Center14.4515.15How to Tackle the GDPR "Monster"- Start time:
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- 16.00
Trust in ResearchResearch projects often process personal data. The research participant's privacy rights are protected by the GDPR. And there's when the difficulties start for the investigators. Yet, the GDPR was drafted to facilitate the free flow of data within the EU and countries with alike safeguards. To strengthen the Digital Single Market, fueled by innovative public-private collaborations that bring new business. Marlon Domingus will demonstrate, in practical terms, how to tackle the many-headed monster of the mere perception of the GDPR.
Marlon Domingus, EUR16.0016.30Innovation Ecosystems for High Performing Collaborations- Start time:
- 16.30
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- 17.15
Connecting Communities'Innovation ecosystems' should bridge the gap between academic institutions and industry, Jara Pascual argues. With a collaborative mindset and entrepreneurship programs inside universities, connected through the tech transfer office. Here, researchers can easily benefit from financial opportunities from the Horizon Europe framework and other funding. Innovation ecosystems will establish and foster new collaborations and partnerships, and provide the necessary tools, methodologies and activities. This will lead to a new line of potential innovation and entrepreneurship flowing from universities into European industry and society. In this session, you will learn how to create and use innovation ecosystems.
Jara Pascual, Founder & CEO at Collabwith17.15Thursday 12 May
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9.30Digital Twin for the Win?
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- 9.30
- End time:
- 10.15
Future TechnologiesA digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process. Digital twins use technologies like AI, IoT, data processing and high-end computing to connect real-time observations and analytical models. It promises in-sito interaction and scenario visualization. In this session we discuss the opportunities and long-term challenges of digital twinning. Is it a hype or a need?
Speakers:
Thomas Geenen (ECMWF)
Shane Oseasnain (TU/e)Moderator: Erik Kentie (SURF)
Destination Earth: Our planet's digital twin
Speaker: Thomas Geenen
How will the impact of severe weather and climate change affect your country or your region and how will you manage the risks of environmental extremes?
To address the need for enhanced prediction capabilities, the European Union has set in motion Destination Earth (DestinE), a visionary initiative to create Digital Twins of the Earth system supporting climate change adaptation policies and decision-making for reducing the impacts of extremes. DestinE will contribute to revolutionising the European capability to monitor and predict our changing planet and complement existing national and European services.
The individual digital twins will produce near real-time, highly detailed and constantly evolving replicas of Earth, including the impact of human activities. Ultimately, the twins will be combined to build a single, highly complex replica of the Earth system that will be more detailed than anything seen before, providing prediction capabilities with an unprecedented level of detail and reliability but also an infrastructure to interact with models and data in new ways.
Thomas Geenen (ECMWF) & Shane Oseasnain (TU/e)10.1510.45Why do I need a software management plan?- Start time:
- 10.45
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- 11.30
Research SupportResearch software plays a crucial role in academic research and has become a key output of many research projects. A software management plan (SMP) helps to implement best practices during software development and ensures that software is accessible and reusable in the short and longer term. It also contributes to the reproducibility of results and stimulates collaborative work on open-source software for research. The Netherlands eScience Center and NWO have set up a working group of experts in the field to develop national guidelines for SMPs. In this interactive session we will present the results of the working group so far, as well as consult the audience for feedback on the draft guidelines.
Speakers:
Maria Cruz (NWO)
Maaike de Jong (Netherlands eScience Center)
Carlos Martinez Ortiz (Netherlands eScience Center)11.3012.00Can Software Reduce Energy Consumption in High-Performance Computing?- Start time:
- 12.00
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- 12.45
Sustainable ScienceEAR is system software for energy management. It incorporates several software components that offer a powerful application and system monitoring environment together with the automatic energy optimization provided by the EAR runtime. EAR job accounting includes power monitoring for all the jobs and automatic performance and power monitoring for a subset of applications. This allows users to be more energy efficient when using energy policies. And it allows expert users to analyse, evaluate and optimise their applications in-depth.
Host: Sagar Dolas (SURF)
Julita Corbalan (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)12.4514.00The gold of the 21st century- Start time:
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- 14.45
Research ApplicationsVast networks of sensors, ultra-sensitive instruments and data-driven methodologies enable us to answer some of the largest outstanding questions known to humankind. State-of-the-art digital infrastructures and skills are key to accelerating science and conduct world-leading research. This session highlights two trailblazing data combination and processing experiments from the Astronomy and the Life Sciences domains.
John Swinbank (ASTRON) & Henne Holstege (Amsterdam UMC)14.4515.15Towards Data-Driven Collaborations Using SURF Research Cloud- Start time:
- 15.15
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- 16.00
Trust in ResearchIn this session, we will present a use case of multi-center international research collaboration in the domain of digital pathology (NKI-Helsinki University). We identify challenges that local research IT and support staff face when such use cases present themselves. And we discuss future solutions and cooperative data governance models. The session will contain short presentations and attendees will be actively involved in discussions.
Speakers: Jelle ten Hoeve (NKI), Hugo Horlings (NKI) and Ivar Janmaat (SURF)
Moderator: Peter Walgemoed on behalf of LabSpace.coop16.0016.30Towards The Metaverse - breaking barriers by connecting human experiences- Start time:
- 16.30
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- 17.15
Connecting CommunitiesFor some, the Metaverse, as a collection of connected virtual worlds, represents a dystopian vision of our future. But if we start building the Metaverse from our real-world experiences, it can offer exciting solutions to societal challenges related to climate, education and healthcare. eXtended Reality (XR) technologies are key to enabling the Metaverse. And with social XR, we bridge the gap between the real and the virtual towards a human-centric, safe and inclusive Metaverse, breaking the barriers of distance.
Omar Aziz Niamut, TNO17.15All events in
