diff --git a/blog/2025-10-10-aiida-success-story/index.mdx b/blog/2025-10-10-aiida-success-story/index.mdx index d0b7b33..a978ee1 100644 --- a/blog/2025-10-10-aiida-success-story/index.mdx +++ b/blog/2025-10-10-aiida-success-story/index.mdx @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: | How PSI's Materials Software and Data Group Uses Renku to Lower the Barrier to Entry for Data Reuse authors: [laura, julian-aiida] tags: - - Success Story + - Collaboration Story image: ./intro-image.png description: From technical local installation to one-click data exploration --- diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/SwissCat_Cover_image.png b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/SwissCat_Cover_image.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d9d959 Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/SwissCat_Cover_image.png differ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image0.png b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image0.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..42ba98e Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image0.png differ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image2.png b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aca28e1 Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image2.png differ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image3.png b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image3.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ab749d9 Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/image3.png differ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/img-4-5-merged.png b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/img-4-5-merged.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ca5ceb Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/img-4-5-merged.png differ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/index.mdx b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/index.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b08ac29 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/index.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +--- +slug: swisscat-collaboration +title: | + Streamlining data delivery: How ETHZ SwissCAT+ uses Renku to let clients focus on science, not setup +authors: [erwin-swisscat, kourosh-swisscat, laura] +tags: + - Collaboration Story +image: ./SwissCat_Cover_image.png +description: ETHZ SwissCAT+ has teamed up with the Renku platform to unite data, code and compute in their OpenCatData project. +--- + +![SwissCat_Cover_image.png](SwissCat_Cover_image.png) + +As one of the projects within the first SDSC national call, [ETHZ +SwissCAT+](https://swisscatplus.ethz.ch) teamed up with the SDSC to utilize their +[Renku platform](https://renkulab.io) to unite data, code and compute in their **OpenCatData** +project. In this blog post we describe how ETHZ SwissCAT+ fully utilizes the features that Renku +offers to augment how data can be effectively shared across different parties. + + + +## ETHZ SwissCAT+'s Challenge + +ETHZ SwissCAT+ is a technology platform that provides services to researchers in the field +of catalysis. At ETHZ SwissCAT+, traditional catalysis research is complemented with high-throughput +experimentation, automation and artificial intelligence thereby generating large amounts of data. +With a diverse user base from various academic institutions and companies nationally and +internationally, ETHZ SwissCAT+ faces the challenge to effectively communicate and share the +obtained experimental data with their user base. + +![image0.png](image0.png) + +## Renku Platform as Solution + +Renku offers an ideal platform to overcome this challenge where it allows to connect: + +- Data created from the instruments at ETHZ SwissCAT+, +- Data processing tools developed at ETHZ SwissCAT+ +- Compute resources to deploy the data processing tools + +![image2.png](image2.png) + +## Data management Integration to Renku + +Data generated at ETHZ SwissCAT+ are stored in a data repository (for example polybox) and codes are +located on a git repository. A Renku project can be created that connects the data and the code and +uses the cloud resources provided by the Renku platform to deploy them. With a single Renku project, +multiple sessions can be created for accessing data and code resources in various combinations and +with different visualization and analysis tools. Renku offers the possibility to create templates to +further speed up the creation of new Renku projects. + +Previously, users were responsible for setting +up their own computational environment for reviewing the data and code results provided by ETHZ +SwissCAT+. Now with Renku, they only need to create a user account and be granted the access rights +to their data and the processing tools, and they can launch interactive Renku sessions directly in +the browser. + +### Catalysis Performance & Characterization Data Visualization + +So far three primary session templates have been implemented at ETHZ SwissCAT+. Each session is used +in combinations with different data sources and creates interactive visualization dashboards to +visualize results from: + +- Catalyst testing +- Thermogravimetric analysis +- Gas adsorption/desorption + +![image3.png](image3.png) + +Each session comes with its tailored data processing tools. For example, catalyst testing data can +be aggregated and filtered, gas adsorption/desorption data are further fitted using various +mathematical models to extract descriptors from the data, and thermogravimetric analysis data can be +processed to obtain integrated areas, peak maximum etc from their sequential data. + +![img-4-5-merged.png](img-4-5-merged.png) +![swisscat-demo.gif](swisscat-demo.gif) + +## Summary + +Renku has significantly enhanced the user experience for the groups that are requesting services +provided by ETHZ SwissCAT+ which faces the challenge in sharing large amounts of diverse data to +multiple users. In the wake of big data and open science, Renku offers the ideal and timely platform +for this purpose. Check out some public Renku projects created by ETHZ SwissCAT+: + +- [Data Visualization Dashboard for Swiss Cat+ East A1 project](https://renkulab.io/p/swisscat/a001) +- [Calcium Oxalate TGA Analysis](https://renkulab.io/p/swisscat/calcium-oxalate-tga) +- [Commercial Supports Gas Adsorption/Desorption Measurements](https://renkulab.io/p/swisscat/commercial-supports-bet-measurements) + +--- + +_Want to learn more about how Renku can help democratize access to your research data? [Explore +RenkuLab](https://renkulab.io) or [contact our +team](https://renku.notion.site/Contact-dd098db288ff433893a4d4d429da99c1) to discuss your use case._ diff --git a/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/swisscat-demo.gif b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/swisscat-demo.gif new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d0b8d6 Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2025-10-20-swisscat-collaboration/swisscat-demo.gif differ diff --git a/blog/authors.yml b/blog/authors.yml index 4b58646..2c92f90 100644 --- a/blog/authors.yml +++ b/blog/authors.yml @@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ laura: url: https://github.com/lokijuhy image_url: https://github.com/lokijuhy.png +erwin-swisscat: + name: Erwin Lam + title: Senior Scientist, ETHZ SwissCAT+ + +kourosh-swisscat: + name: Kourosh Shariat + title: ML Engineer, ETHZ SwissCAT+ + julian-aiida: name: Julian Geiger title: Materials Software and Data Group