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Data Management of SFB NUMBER

The importance of research data management (RDM) in mathematics has grown significantly with the integration of computational tools and methodologies. Ensuring the reusability, reliability, and reproducibility of research results is of utmost importance and effective RDM can help with that and facilitate collaboration and data sharing across research teams and disciplines. RDM can also streamline research processes by minimizing time and resources needed for data handling and analysis and for repurposing of research data. The SFB aligns with the guidelines for Handling of Research Data by DFG, and with the data management principles set out by the Berlin University Alliance and the participating universities, in particular the applicant universities, as well as the FAIR Data Principles.

We also align with the principles of the Mathematical Research Data Initiative (MaRDI), a major and German-wide endeavour to establish best-practice for the handling of research data, managed by our partner institution. We will closely follow the further development of MaRDI, of their guidelines and of the associated infrastructure.

Upon the start of the SFB we will create a data management plan using the Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO) of the Excellence Cluster MATH+.

Following the checklist for the Handling of Research Data by DFG, we address the following points:

1. Data description

As a theoretically oriented SFB, our projects will generate new data primarily through computational methods and theoretical proofs. While our main focus is on the generation of new data, there may be occasional projects where existing data is used to validate or extend our research findings. The data arising from our projects include text (such as theorems, proofs and publications), code and simulated data from computer simulations, and computer generated image data for illustration purposes. We anticipate a low data volume and there is no need for additional infrastructure.

2. Documentation and data quality

All our publications will be enriched with comprehensive metadata to enhance their findability. This includes the inclusion of relevant keywords and the use of MSC 2020 classification codes to ensure precise categorization within the mathematical domain.

3. Storage and technical archiving the project

Data storage and exchange before publication will be handled in a decentralized way, for example via shared GitHub repositories or using the university-internal cloud services. The collaboration across institutions will be made possible by project accounts for the cloud services that can be assigned to external collaborators. After publication of the research preprints, we will make auxiliary code, simulated and image data available through the repository Zenodo, as recommended by MaRDI.

4. Legal obligations and conditions

We do not expect any legal implications concerning our research data, which consists of mathematical theorems, code and simulated data. If single projects within our cluster opt to use commercially available, existing data for testing their methods, this data cannot be made publicly available due to licensing and proprietary restrictions. >

5. Data exchange and long-term data accessibility

Mathematical theorems are especially suitable for use in other contexts. They will be made available for subsequent use through the assignment of persistent identifiers (mostly DOI), through publication in arXiv and the participating universities' repositories as well as journal publications. Additionally, as previously mentioned, our publications will be enriched with MSC 2020 classification codes and relevant keywords to enhance their findability and categorization. We are planning to publish our auxiliary data through Zenodo where it will also be assigned DOI addresses, ensuring its permanent availability. >

6. Responsibilities and resources

The responsibility for the adequate handling of research data lies with the project PIs. However, they will receive RDM support and oversight from the coordinator, who will be appointed as part of Project Z. This coordinator will not only supervise the data handling but also manage a central website. This website will list publications and auxiliary data, providing links to their permanent DOI addresses. Given the permanence of the DOI addresses, the accessibility of the data is ensured without the need for further intervention after the project concludes.

Open Science and Open Access

The SFB places paramount importance on the principles of Open Science and Open Access, recognizing their role in fostering transparency, collaboration, and the democratization of knowledge. We are committed to ensuring that our research findings are accessible to a broad audience. To guarantee this open access, we will publish our findings through open repositories such as arXiv, the university repository services, and Zenodo. In particular, every publication completed within the SFB will be uploaded to arXiv, and the project coordinator will ensure the consistent implementation of this process. We finally remark that central funds will cover justifiable OA publication costs, with the positive remark that these costs have reduced substantially over recent years.