2026-05-19 –, Showroom
Are you working on making research software and data more sustainable and FAIR; but unsure where to start or what works in practice? This poster presentation presents the outcomes of three completed TDCC-NES projects:
1) Enabling Best Practices for Sustainable Software in the NES Domain (SS-NES)
https://tdcc.nl/projects/tdcc-nes-projects/best-practices-for-sustainable-software/
2) Financing Sustainable Research Software
https://tdcc.nl/projects/tdcc-nes-projects/financing-sustainable-research-software/
3) ODeDaI: Open Design Data Infrastructure
https://tdcc.nl/projects/tdcc-nes-projects/odedai-open-design-data-infrastructure/
Together, these projects tackled technical and organizational bottlenecks around making research software & data sustainable and FAIR for the long term.
You will hear how SS-NES developed tools and training to help researchers and research supporters adopt best practices for sustainable software. You will learn what the financing research software project uncovered about roles, responsibilities, budgeting, and career recognition across research fields. And you will discover how ODeDaI improved the Data Foundry platform and transitioned it to open-source, addressing data interoperability and FAIR adoption in design research.
The session then opens into a community discussion: how can these tools, recommendations, and practices be put to use in your context? What barriers remain for implementation and institutional adoption? How can outreach, training, and communication be strengthened? You are invited to reflect on possible next steps, including follow-up collaborations or new projects that build on this foundation.
Researchers and all stakeholders involved in Open Science in Natural & Engeineering Sciences
What is the key take away of your session?:Discover how TDCC-NES projects provide practical tools, funding strategies, and open infrastructure for sustainable, FAIR research software, and collaborate to overcome implementation barriers in your context
Dr. Girgin is the lead of the Center of Expertise in Big Geodata Science, a facility advancing geospatial big data and cloud computing technologies. His research focuses on scalable, cloud-native geospatial data access and processing, with particular attention to performance and energy efficiency. He develops tools and platforms that support Open Science and best practices in research data management and research software development. He has led the design and development of platforms such as Open Data Explorer and OpenSTAC, enabling efficient discovery and access of large-scale research data. His leads collaborative projects, including CLOUD-NES and ECO-SCALE. He had also developed methodologies and systems for industrial risk assessment, including the European Commission's eNatech database and the RAPID-N system. He serves on the ESA DestinE Sounding Board NL, is an eScience Center Fellow, and a SURF Research Support Champion.
Carlos is a Community Manager at the Netherlands eScience Center. His work focuses on topics related to software sustainability at the eScience Center, advancing its goal to empower researchers by collaboratively designing sustainable software, and building digital skills and expertise.
I am a research software engineer with backgrounds in geo-informatics, smart city technology and research, agricultural sciences, and education. I am also an eScience Fellow, and part of the Digital Competence Centre at TU Delft, where I have lead software projects, established cross-institutional collaborations, and taking part in national open science projects.
Project Facilitator TDCC-NES
Product Owner at the Center for Information Technology, University of Groningen