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Task Area 4: Cooperation with Other Disciplines

Mission

As mathematical models, software and workflows can be applied to a wide range of disciplines from natural and life sciences to the humanities, it is crucial to reflect the disciplines needs for FAIR research data management and standardized descriptions of these artifacts. Starting from case studies, TA4 aims at working together with interdisciplinary partners and other NFDI consortia to develop interdisciplinary workflows, standardize mathematical descriptions and create a platform for exchange. These activities, together with the standardization of data within the NFDI framework, is intended to emulate the FAIR principles and provides a dependable platform from which other disciplines could benefit.

Standardization of mathematical descriptions for us means the creation of a database for mathematical models. This development is in progress and is called MathModDB.

Moreover, MaRDMO will function as an interface, enabling researchers from diverse disciplines to document their interdisciplinary workflows and mathematical models through the Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO).

Use Cases / Workflows

The documentation of interdisciplinary workflows reflects Measure M4.1. of the MaRDI research program. It is a crucial part to understand the requirements of the applied sciences with respect to their mathematical grounding. Moreover, it serves as a predecessing step toward the development of a mathematical standardization. Please find a list of interdisciplinary use cases our work is based on here: Workflows

Also see a list in alphabetical order here

MathModDB - A database for mathematical models

As models are a crucial step in the model-simulation pipeline, and mathematical standardization is elementary in our mission statement, the development of a database for mathematical models is justified and reflects Measure M4.2. in the MaRDI research program. The database will be set up as an ontology / knowledge graph, called MathModDB.

MaRDMO - A Plugin for the Research Data Management Organiser

MaRDMO is a plugin designed to streamline the documentation of workflows (Measure M4.1). Primarily utilized for Model-Simulation-Optimization workflows in the numerical domain, MaRDMO also exhibits versatility in accommodating workflows from other domains such as algebra. Integrated within RDMO, it offers a structured questionnaire guiding researchers through the documentation process. By fetching additional information from established sources, MaRDMO ensures comprehensive documentation while minimizing duplication of effort. Its seamless integration with RDMO enhances usability, allowing for the semi-automatic generation of workflow documentation. Recently, the MathModDB ontology (Measure M4.2) was integrated into MaRDMO to enhance the documentation of mathematical models within the workflows, further improving its functionality.

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Materials, HowTos, Tutorials, ...

• Markdowns for the Use Cases
• HowTo to create a Wiki-Entry for a Use Case

Team

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern

• Anita Schöbel
• Michael Burger
• Jochen Fiedler
• Christine Biedinger

University of Stuttgart

• Dominik Goeddeke
• Dorothea Iglezakis
• Björn Schembera

Weierstrass-Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin

• Thomas Koprucki
• Burkhard Schmidt
• Aurela Shehu

Zuse Institute Berlin

• Marcus Weber
• Marco Reidelbach

Publications

Publications of TA4 personnel related to MaRDI

2025

Biernacka, K., Castro, L. J., Fritzsch, B., Grossmann, Y. V., Reidelbach, M., Struck, A., Lanza, G., Walter, D., & Ulusoy, I. (2025, August 4). From Vision to Implementation: Current Practices and Challenges of Software Management Plans in Research. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16735302.

Bruns, A., Christoforaki, M., & Schembera, B. (2025, August 4). Integrating Ethics into Research Data Infrastructures: Proposal for a Webinar Series on Data Ethics. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16735294.

Fischer, K., Gerber, A., Koprucki, T., Noback, A., Reidelbach, M., Schrade, T., & Thiery, F. (2025, August 4). Windows on Data: Federating Research Data with FAIR Digital Objects and Linked Open Data. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16736222.

Reidelbach, M., & Weber, M. (2025, August 4). From Documentation to Discovery - MaRDMO and the MaRDI Ecosystem. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16735889

Schembera, B., & Görgen, C. (2025, August 4). Teaching and Training (TnT) and I'll win the Fight: Teaching and Training Research Data Management in Mathematics. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16735905.

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Shehu, A., Biedinger, C., Fiedler, J., Reidelbach, M., Schmidt, B., Ferrer, E., & Koprucki, T. (2025, August 4). FAIR Representation of Mathematical Research Data: MathModDB and MathAlgoDB as Knowledge Graphs for Mathematical Models and Numerical Algorithms. 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI), Aachen, Germany. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.16735911.

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Kleikamp, H., Schmidt, B., Shehu, A., Reidelbach, M., Biedinger, C., Fiedler, J., Koprucki, T. and Göddeke, D. (2025). Towards a Knowledge Graph for Models and Algorithms in Applied Mathematics. In: Sfakakis, M., Garoufallou, E., Damigos, M., Salaba, A., Papatheodorou, C. (eds) Metadata and Semantic Research. MTSR 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2331. Springer, Cham. DOIː10.1007/978-3-031-81974-2_8.

Schembera, B. (2025). Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence. In: Al Machot, F., Horsch, M.T., Scholze, S. (eds) Designing the Conceptual Landscape for a XAIR Validation Infrastructure. DCLXVI 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1375. Springer, Cham. DOIː10.1007/978-3-031-89274-5_9.

2024

Diederichs, K., Krause, C., Lemaire, M., Reidelbach, M. and Windeck, J., 2024. A Vision for Data Management Plans in the NFDI. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.10570654.

Reidelbach, M., Schembera, B., Weber, M. (2024). Towards a FAIR Documentation of Workflows and Models in Applied Mathematics. In: Buzzard, K., Dickenstein, A., Eick, B., Leykin, A., Ren, Y. (eds) Mathematical Software – ICMS 2024. ICMS 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14749. Springer, Cham. DOIː10.1007/978-3-031-64529-7_27.

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Kleikamp, H., Biedinger, C., Fiedler, J., Reidelbach, M., Shehu, A., Schmidt, B., Koprucki, T., Iglezakis, D. and Göddeke, D. (2024). Ontologies for Models and Algorithms in Applied Mathematics and Related Disciplines. In: Garoufallou, E., Sartori, F. (eds) Metadata and Semantic Research. MTSR 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2048. Springer, Cham. DOIː 10.1007/978-3-031-65990-4_14 BEST PAPER AWARD.

2023

Boege, T., Fritze, R., Görgen, C., Hanselman, J., Iglezakis, D., Kastner, L., Koprucki, T., Krause, T.H., Lehrenfeld, C., Polla, S. and Reidelbach, M., 2023. Research-data management planning in the German mathematical community. European Mathematical Society Magazine, (130), pp.40-47. ̪DOIː10.4171/mag/152.

MaRDI Consortium, 2023. Research Data Management Planning in Mathematics. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.10018246.

Reidelbach, M., Ferrer. E and Weber M., 2023. MaRDMO Plugin - Document and Retrieve Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. In Proceedings of the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (Vol. 1). DOIː10.52825/cordi.v1i.254.

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Kleikamp, H., Biedinger, C., Fiedler, J., Reidelbach, M., Shehu, A., Schmidt, B., Koprucki, T., Iglezakis, D. and Göddeke, D., 2023. Ontologies for Models and Algorithms in Applied Mathematics and Related Disciplines. arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.20443.

Schembera, B., Riethmüller, C. and Göddeke, D., Enabling FAIR Data in Computational Science, Engineering and Mathematics through Knowledge Graphs..

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Koprucki, T., Biedinger, C., Reidelbach, M., Schmidt, B., Göddeke, D. and Fiedler, J., 2023, September. Building Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs for Mathematics and its Applications. In Proceedings of the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (Vol. 1). DOIː10.52825/cordi.v1i.255.

2022

Benner P., Burger, M., Göddeke D., Görgen, C., Himpe, C., Hintermüller, M., Heiland, J., Koprucki T., Ohlberger, M., Rave S., Reidelbach M., Saak, J., Schöbel, A., Tabelow, K., and Weber, M., 2022. Die mathematische Forschungsdateninitiative in der NFDI: MaRDI. GAMM-Rundbrief, 1, pp.40-43.

Reidelbach, M., Weber, M. MaRDI - The mathematical Research Data Initiative. Aktionstag Forschungsdaten FU Berlin. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.7397588.

Talks

Talks given by TA4 personnel related to MaRDI

2025

Reidelbach, M., 11.02.2025. No Data without... Reuse. Talk @ No Data Without... Excellence: A Coffee Lecture Series organized by the Excellence Clusters NeuroCure, UniSysCat, Matters Of Activity and Math+, Online.

Reidelbach, M., 13.03.2025. MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. E-Science Tage 2025, Heidelberg, Germany. Slides @ DOIː10.5281/zenodo.15091211.

Reidelbach, M., 17.03.2025. MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. Vom Beweis zum Bibliotheksregal - Workshop rund um Forschungsdatenmanagement für die Mathematik, Leipzig, Germany.

Shehu, A., 18.03.2025. MathModDB: An Ontology and Knowledge Graph for Mathematical Models. Vom Beweis zum Bibliotheksregal - Workshop rund um Forschungsdatenmanagement für die Mathematik, Leipzig, Germany.

Reidelbach, M., 28.03.2025. MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. MMS Days 2025, Warnemünde, Germany. Slides @ DOIː10.5281/zenodo.15172275.

Schembera, B., 06.05.2025. Research Data Management for Applied Mathematics. Numerik im Ländle, Stuttgart.

Schembera, B., 03.06.2025. Forschungsdaten in der Mathematik. Workshop "Sacherschließung von Forschungsdaten", Stuttgart.

2024

Schembera, B., 17.01.2024. Dunkle Daten und nachhaltiges Datenmanagement. Materials Resource Management Seminar, Augsburg. Slides.

Reidelbach, M., 12.03.2024. Mathematical Research Data Initiative - Vision and Services. Talk @ Math+ Conference "Interpretations, Explanations, and Knowledge Gain", Berlin.

Schmidt, B., Shehu A., 23.04.204. MaRDI: The Mathematical Research Data Initiative. Netzwerktreffen Forschungsdatenmanagement Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany.

Shehu A., Schmidt, B., 11.07.2024. Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs in MaRDI. NFDI Berlin-Brandenburg network meeting on Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs,] Berlin, Germany.

Reidelbach, M., 24.07.2024. Towards a FAIR Documentation of Workflows and Models in Applied Mathematics. Talk @ ICMS 2024, Durham, England.

Schembera, B., 13.09.2024. Dark Data as a Challenge for Minimum Sustainable Data Sets. DESCON 8.0 Belgrade, Serbia.

Reidelbach, M., 18.10.2024. Towards a FAIR Documentation of Workflows and Models in Applied Mathematics. Talk @ Physical Sciences in the NFDI, Online.

Schembera, B., 20.11.2024. Towards a Knowledge Graph for Models and Algorithms in Applied Mathematics. International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research 2024, Athens, Greece.

Schembera, B., 11.12.2024. Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom, and explainable Artificial Intelligence. Workshop Designing the Conceptual Landscape for a XAIR Validation Infrastructure, RPTU Kaiserslautern.

Schembera, B., 12.12.2024. Research Data Management for FAIR and Open Data in Simulation Science. SPP 2410 CoScoRa Webinar.

2023

Reidelbach, M., 29.03.2023. MaRDMO - An RDMO plugin to populate and query the MaRDI Knowledge Graph. Talk @ 9th RDMO Community Meeting, Online.

Reidelbach, M., 17.04.2023. MaRDMO - An RDMO plugin to document and query MSO Workflows using the MaRDI Knowledge Graph. Talk @ Leibniz MMS Days, Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.5446/62069.

Schembera, B., 25.05.2024. Gelingende Kooperationen im MINT-Bereich. BiblioCon, Hannover.

Reidelbach, M., 26.05.2023. MaRDMO - An RDMO plugin to populate and query the MaRDI Knowledge Graph. Talk @ Meeting of 'Data Management Planning' working group of NFDI Section Common Infrastructures, Online.

Reidelbach, M., 29.06.2023. MaRDMO - Document and Retrieve Interdisciplinary Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. Workshop @ NFDI-MATWREK Conference, Siegburg.

Reidelbach, M., 25.09.2023. MaRDMO Plugin - Document and Retrieve Interdisciplinary Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. Talk @ MaRDI Mini-Symposium in DMV, Illmenau.

Weber, M., 26.09.2023. MaRDMO – An RDMO plugin to populate and query the MaRDI Knowledge Graph. Talk @ KLAIM, Kaiserslautern.

Reidelbach, M., 27.09.2023. MaRDMO Plugin - Document and Retrieve Interdisciplinary Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. Talk @ NFDI4Ing Conference, Online. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8388577.

Reidelbach, M., 10.10.2023. MaRDMO – Document and Query Interdisciplinary Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. Talk @ "Maths meets Information Specialists" Workshop, Leipzig.

Schembera, B., 25.10.2023. Ontologies for Models and Algorithms in Applied Mathematics and Related Disciplines. International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research 2023, Milano, Italy.

Shehu. A., Schmidt B., 10.11.2023. MaRDI: The Mathematical Research Data Initiative. NFDI4DS Conference, Berlin, Germany.

2022

Reidelbach, M., 21.09.2022. Mathematical Research Data Initiative. Talk @ "Digital Humanities meet Mathematics" Workshop, Berlin.

Workshops

Workshops that have been co-organized by TA4 personnel

• Workshop on RDM in Mathematics at the MIMO Graduiertenkolleg 2982 (01.07.2025, Kaiserslautern).

• Third NFDI_BB (Berlin-Brandenburg) network meeting: AI as an enabler for science (21.05.2025, Berlin).

• Vom Beweis zum Bibliotheksregal (17.-19.03.2025, Leipzig).

• Second NFDI_BB (Berlin-Brandenburg) network meeting: Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs (11.07.2024, Berlin).

• Finding the E in ELSA. Exploring Ethical Challenges across the NFDI (28.2.2024, online).

• First NFDI_BB (Berlin-Brandenburg) network meeting: Kickoff workshop (12.10.2023, Berlin).

• Was könn(t)en DMPs eigentlich alles leisten? (14.06.2023, Online).

• Math meets Information Specialists (9.-11.10.2023, Leipzig).

• Digital Humanities meet Mathematics (20/21.09.2022, Berlin).