2026-05-19 –, Joost den Draaijer
Do you also spend months arranging access to data, models or computing power from other institutions before your research can even begin? Many collaborative projects run into delays because infrastructure, agreements and access are arranged ad-hoc every time.
The DigiLab Toegepaste Kennis virtual research environment aims to change this. This initiative is being developed and explores how knowledge institutions can securily connect data, models and computing power so researchers can collaborate much faster across organisations.
In this session you will learn about our ambitions and ideas in realizing this facility. You will also learn about the first steps we took in this 5-year project funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs with the help of specialists SURF and TNO ISP (ICT, Strategy and Policy). This involves challenges in architecture and security, governance and cost coverage, community building, implementation and adoption. The community building involves not only researchers, but also developers, ICT specialists, clients and stakeholders.
We look forward to reaching out to you in this session to connect with us and starting sharing knowledge and experiences, and hopefully data, model and compute power in the future.
This session is also an invitation. The environment will only succeed if it reflects the needs of the research community. If you collaborate across institutions or expect to in the future you can help shape how this facility should work and how researchers like you could use it.
researchers, researchers in applied sciences, policymakers, decision makers, support for research,
What is the key take away of your session?:We look forward to reaching out to you in this session to connect with us and starting sharing knowledge and experiences, and hopefully data and models
A user-centric pragmatic approach based on over 23 year of experience. Originally trained in Applied Physics with a specialisation in numerical fluid dynamics, Bas van Vossen brings together interdisciplinary teams to address various challenges . As coordinator of DigiLab Toegepaste Kennis (Applied Knowledge), he leads a consortium of 10 Dutch Applied Knowledge Institutes in erecting a virtual facility to enable easy access to and use of each other’s data, algorithms and models.
Bas van Vossen is advisor digital system applications and innovations for delta and water technology at Deltares. He is program manager of DigiLab Toegepaste Kennis (Applied science and technology), an initiative of 10 leading applied science institutes in The Netherlands to enhance the use of each others' data, algorithms, models and computational facilities through development of a federative virtual research facility. He has over 20 years experience with international projects, has been department head for over 9 years, and is product business owner of the Linux computational cluster at Deltares. At this research day he will share the ambitions and ideas in realizing DigiLab Toegepaste Kennis.