Building Bridges Between Researchers, Technologists, and Infrastructure

Day 1 | 16:30 | 00:25 | AW1.126 | Jonathan Starr

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Open science is at the forefront of transformative progress in research, yet its advancement is often stymied by fragmented infrastructure, limited interoperability, and inadequate crediting of research outputs. These challenges hinder the accessibility, reproducibility, and verification of research, slowing the pace of and trust in discovery and innovation.

This talk introduces the Scientific Coordination Infrastructure and Operating Systems Collaborative (SciOS) as a solution-oriented 501c3 (US non-profit) initiative to bridge the gap between researchers and technologists. SciOS facilitates the ongoing development of open, scalable, and interoperable infrastructure that empower the scientific community.

This talk will explore the rapid development of solutions possible when researchers and technologies exist in the same space.

Key Technologies and Innovations:

  • dPIDs and CODEX:
    Decentralized Persistent Identifiers (dPIDs) generate cryptographically unique, permanent identifiers for research artifacts. Combined with CODEX, an open system for managing versionable research objects, dPIDs ensure trust, reproducibility, and accessibility in scientific outputs.

  • Journal Creation Software:
    SciOS supports tools that enable decentralized, community-driven curation-based journals. These platforms exist on an open repository of human knowledge accessible to everyone, and empower scientific communities to elevate from that repository research that aligns with their values, quality definitions, and scope with minimal friction.

  • DeSci Publish:
    Operating on CODEX, DeSci Publish redefines scientific publishing by allowing researchers to share data, code, manuscripts, and more as versionable objects.

  • Granular Citation Systems:
    Through dPIDs, CODEX, and decentralized platforms, SciOS enables journals to credit contributions ranging from datasets and software to peer review and editorial work.

  • Automating Metadata Creation:
    In partnership with DeSci Labs and Discourse Graphs, SciOS automates the generation of metadata and discourse nodes. This initiative creates a map of research claims and evidence, allowing researchers to evaluate the relevance of prior work at a granular level.

  • Research Assessment Tools:
    Collaborating with the CoARA ERIP working group, SciOS is developing tools that combine human expertise with AI to evaluate modular research objects. These tools enable clear, reliable assessments tailored for rapid response to research outputs.

  • Open Source Permanent Versionable Containers and Attestation Platform:
    SciOS supports this platform to create immutable repositories for software tools. It provides versionable digital containers enriched by community validations, enabling researchers and engineers to track, validate, and determine software impact across domains.

  • Institute of Open Science Practices (IOSP):
    IOSP fosters collaboration between researchers and technologists, guiding the adoption of innovative infrastructure. It facilitates workshops and conferences powered by novel tools, enabling open science practices throughout the research lifecycle.

Join us to explore how SciOS’s collaborative efforts and cutting-edge tools are transforming open science. Discover how decentralized infrastructure, automated metadata, and innovative publishing systems can break barriers, foster trust, and accelerate discovery across disciplines. Together, we can build the open science infrastructure the world needs.