2026-05-19 –, Joost den Draaijer
In this Challenge session we will discuss how you share one or more infrastructures (data and compute) when you collaborate during your research project. In the session, we will prioritize the topics for further discussion and focus on the main challenges and potential solutions.
Think of:
1) Data storage and Discovery: Where is the data stored and how can your collaborators find it?
2) Data governance: where to implement data governance policies?
3) Compute workflows: how is this embedded/automated in your compute workflows?
4) Future-proofing data: what about the future storage challenges for re-use?
5) Sensitive data handling: what about sensitive data needs?
6) Cost and ownership: who should pay for what and where is the ownership?
If any of these challenges have crossed your paths, this challenge session is your opportunity to exchange ideas on how to solve these challenges.
Join us in this open discussion and let's connect our minds!
Magriet Miedema (SURF) will moderate this discussion.
Everybody
What is the key take away of your session?:Data platforms & digital infrastructure
Menno de Vries is an information management advisor at the Princess Máxima Center, where he plays a key role in strengthening the organization’s research data and Research‑IT landscape. With a background in biomedical sciences, he works closely with researchers, data stewards, and IT‑Research specialists to improve data governance, streamline workflows, and support the adoption of FAIR and secure data‑handling practices across the institute. He is implementation lead of the findability infrastructure for research, enabling researchers to easily locate and explore distributed datasets across the organization and beyond.