eResearch Newsletter November 2022

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National eResearch Newsletter - November 2022

Message from AeRO:

The eResearch Australasia Conference was attended by over 450 delegates in person, and another 100 or so online. The organisation seemed to go well, though I honestly think that folk were just so pleased to be able to interact face-face again, it wouldn’t have mattered.

If you haven’t done so already, please complete the surveys that were sent to you from Conference Design, the conference managers.

The Conference recordings are now available (for the next 3 months) to registered delegates – log in to the Conference OnAir Portal with your conference credentials here: https://portalapp.cdesign.eventsair.com/VirtualAttendeePortal/2022-eresearch-australasia/eresearch-online/.

We trust you enjoyed and benefited fully from the Conference, and we look forward to next year’s (no news yet on when/where).

Alex Reid, eResAU2022 Program Co-Chair & Newsletter Editor (editor@aero.edu.au).

CONTENTS:
* Data Science Network Inaugural Conference: 21 to 22-Nov.
* Tech Talk 18: Containers for Scientific Software Distribution: 22-Nov.
* AI in Materials Science Training: 23-Nov.
* Join the Women in HPC Australasia Chapter! 24-Nov.
* ESO's Super Telescopes: 2022 Allison-Levick Lecture: 1-Dec.
* Call for Digital Collections Catalyst Grants: by 9-Dec.
* ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit: 9 to 10-Feb-23.
* Capturing Long-term Impact of Training on Researchers.
* Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons Australia win CAUDIT Award.
* ARDC’s Publishing Sensitive Data Guide Available.
* NCI GPU Hackathon Builds Researcher Skills and Software Capability.
* A Call to Archaeological Researchers!
* NCI 2021-2022 Annual Report Out Now.
* The Value, Impacts and Future of Research Software.
* Research Communities Support 'Capability, Connectivity and Equity'.
* Building Connections Across NZ’s Digital Skills Training Community.
* AARNet is Decommissioning CloudStor at the end of 2023.

Australian Data Science Network Inaugural Conference: 21 to 22-Nov

This will be the first ever conference for the Australian Data Science Network! The QUT Centre for Data Science will be the host organisation for the conference to be held at QUT in Brisbane over two days. The conference will feature speakers from across the Network, an industry panel discussion, and a chance for participants to come together to network and discuss possibilities for how partner organisations can work together better using this Network.

When: 21 to 22 November
Where: QUT Brisbane/Yagera and Turrbal Country
Run by: Australian Data Science Network

More information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-data-science-network-conference-2022-adsn-tickets-440164934167.

Tech Talk 18: Containers for Scientific Software Distribution: 22-Nov

Title: “Containers for Scientific Software Distribution Service” (include security scanning and CVMFS).
Online at 13:00 AEDT on Tuesday, 22-Nov-22.

Presented by Steffen Bollman, Research Fellow, University of Queensland, and Audrey Stott, Bioinformatics Platform Specialist, Pawsey.

Installing scientific software on HPC often requires substantial amounts of work. The presenters would like to get input from the community on their idea for a community-led system (collecting container recipes in a GitHub repository) that makes building and distributing scientific software more sustainable.

To subscribe Tech Talk, and to get Zoom joining instructions, register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeChdNqBhFyRgEW8F4HGiH38HmsSwc3x8EiNb9eMMI-T-w6jQ/viewform?usp=sf_link.

AI in Materials Science Training: 23-Nov

Developed by the NCI Training Team, this online course showcases how you can apply Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to your materials science workflows. A key focus of this course will be on the heterogeneity and scarcity of materials data, the challenges these characteristics present for ML and the potential approaches to overcome them.

Find out more at https://opus.nci.org.au/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=168689702.

Join the Women in High Performance Computing Australasia Chapter! 24-Nov

eResearch community members from all backgrounds and walks of life are invited to join the Women in HPC Australasia Chapter (WHPC AusNZ). Our Chapter is growing, especially on the community’s Slack channel: a place to connect, share books and ideas, find or post job opportunities, and even share a good old vent when things get tough.

Don’t forget, there’s also Fortnightly Zoom catchups: a casual space for community members to chat. The next Zoom Catchup is Thursday 24 November at 11am AWST / 2pm AEDT / 4pm NZDT. Spread the word and come along!

Register here: https://anu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pceiopjsuEtPUq-TLldoiR3chQr4tplvL.

ESO's Super Telescopes: 2022 Allison-Levick Lecture: 1-Dec

The 2022 Allison-Levick Lecture “Exploring the Universe with ESO's Super Telescopes” will take place on Thursday 1 December, 6pm - 7pm, at Macquarie Theatre, 21 Wally's Walk, Macquarie University.

This special event, introduced by Australia’s Astronomer-at-Large Professor Fred Watson AM, will commence with a presentation from our special guest, Professor Xavier Barcons, Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Professor Barcons will showcase cutting-edge astronomy using the expansive suite of ESO's facilities and foretell future discoveries with the next generation of ultra-large, ground-based telescopes.

For more information and to register: https://event.mq.edu.au/allison-levick-lecture-2022/registration/Site/Register.

Call for Digital Collections Catalyst Grants: by 9-Dec

Can you see yourself working with library collections to deliver an innovative, interactive digital experience? Does $15,000 towards your project sound enticing? Applications for State Library of Queensland’s Digital collections catalyst are now open! We challenge you to create an engaging experience based on the rich details and personal experiences contained within our collections. Breathe life into characters by way of artificial intelligence including machine learning.

Read the guidelines for entry and submit your application by 4pm Friday 9 December 2022. Please share this opportunity with your networks.

For guidelines and to submit an entry: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/digitalcatalyst.

ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit: 9 to 10-Feb-23

The annual ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit provides a vibrant forum for the eResearch skills community to network, exchange information, share new initiatives and tackle complex, national scale skills challenges.

Where: Sydney/Gadigal Country (in person)
Run by: ARDC
When: 9 to 10 February 2023.

More information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ardc-digital-research-skills-summit-tickets-353456366507.

Capturing Long-term Impact of Training on Researchers

Intersect Australia’s digital skills training program so far has trained over 31,000 HDR students and researchers through over 2,100 workshops.

Short-term impact has been relatively easy to assess. However, determining long-term impact on researchers is more challenging.

Accordingly, Intersect administered a survey to assess the long-term impact on researchers. In addition, we also sought to gain insights into two other key areas of interest: 1) the relationship between training and support structures at universities; and 2) the link between training and research outputs and grants.

Download the full report here: https://inter.fyi/SO83e.

Biosecurity Commons and EcoCommons Australia win CAUDIT Award

They have proudly jointly won the Excellence in Research Support award at the 2022 Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology (CAUDIT) Awards.

The annual CAUDIT Awards highlight excellence and innovation across the higher education and eResearch sectors and recognise, celebrate and promote the outstanding achievements and innovation of staff working in IT at CAUDIT member organisations.

This Award highlights excellence in the application or innovative use of digital technology in support of research activities within the membership, and in particular work that has had a positive impact on how research is undertaken.

See: https://www.biosecuritycommons.org.au/biosecurity-commons-and-ecocommons-australia-win-caudit-award/.

ARDC’s Publishing Sensitive Data Guide Available

ARDC’s Publishing Sensitive Data guide outlines best practice for the publication of sensitive research data in the Australian context. The guide follows the sequence of steps that are necessary for publishing and sharing sensitive data, as outlined in the Publishing and Sharing Sensitive Data flowchart. It provides the detail and context to the steps in this Guide. References for further reading are provided for those that are interested.

By following the Guide’s Flowchart, you will be able to make clear, lawful, and ethical decisions about safely making your data available for reuse.

See: https://ardc.edu.au/resource/publishing-sensitive-data-guide/.

NCI GPU Hackathon Builds Researcher Skills and Software Capability

With attendees participating online and onsite on The Australian National University campus in Canberra, the HPC-AI Hackathon was a significant opportunity for more than 50 researchers from 9 teams from across the Asia-Pacific region to develop improvements to their codes to take advantage of the modern GPU accelerators available to them.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/NCIHackathon2022.

A Call to Archaeological Researchers!

If you are interested/involved in archaeological sample management, we invite you to join the Archaeology Community of Practice! The goals of this group are:

Promoting the use of persistent identifiers (PIDs) for material samples to easily identify and link samples;
Articulating sample use cases and workflows;
Describing samples in a manner that allows for linkage between disciplines.

We welcome your input in this group, whether it is joining our monthly calls, providing use cases, or commenting on our outputs.

Please contact Rorie Edmunds (rorie.edmunds@datacite.org) to join our mailing list.

NCI 2021-2022 Annual Report Out Now

NCI’s latest Annual Report, showcasing scientific achievement from across our community in areas of materials science, genomics, data science, astronomy and more is out now. Featuring cover artwork from Canberra Wiradjuri artist Anthony Best, the Annual Report is a testament to the research communities around Australia using HPC and HPD every day to produce incredible scientific advances.

Read the report at: https://bit.ly/NCIAR21-22.

Local & Global Discussions Around the Value, Impacts and Future of Research Software

Research software plays a significant part in how we access, process, share, and understand information. At New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI), we’ve been looking at how to enable research communities to truly value the contributions of research software in underpinning contemporary science. Alongside growing awareness and facilitating discussions at local and regional levels, we are also leveraging opportunities to learn from international discussions.

Read more: https://www.nesi.org.nz/news/2022/11/contributing-local-global-k%C5%8Drero-around-value-impacts-and-future-research-software.

Showcasing How Research Communities Support 'Capability, Connectivity and Equity'

The Programme Committee for the eResearch NZ 2023 (15-17 Feb 2023) is currently reviewing more than 50 abstracts submitted for consideration. As they build a preliminary programme, you can secure your spot today to join us in Hamilton or online for the event.

Registration is now open, offering options for attending the full conference or a single-day, with special rates available for students and online/virtual attendance. Early bird rates for all registration types end on 09 January 2023.

Read more: https://www.eresearchnz2023.org.nz/registration/.

Building Connections & Sharing Ideas Across NZ’s Digital Skills Training Community

Hosted by New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) as a free pre-conference event before eResearch NZ, this event is a friendly, fun, and safe space for exploring what is happening within The Carpentries communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Carpentries is a community-centric organisation committed to teaching foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide.

Registration is open for Carpentry Connect NZ 2023 and the organisers are seeking your feedback on the programme’s components!

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/nesi/2023-carpentryconnect2023.

AARNet is Decommissioning CloudStor at the end of 2023

AARNet launched CloudStor 15 years ago to solve the problem researchers had with sharing large files over the Internet. At the time, CloudStor filled a considerable market gap. However we’ve made the difficult decision to decommission CloudStor at the end of 2023 because the underlying software and platform architecture have reached their end of life and we’ve determined that rebuilding the platform to meet the future needs of researchers is not possible within the funding available. We’re also conscious that institutions now use a range of other file sharing services to support their users.

We will be notifying users and providing more detail in the coming months. We have directly contacted universities and research institutes with CloudStor Enterprise Agreements to discuss transition plans.

For more information, please see the FAQs on the AARNet Knowledge Base at: https://support.aarnet.edu.au/hc/en-us/articles/5697089309711.

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