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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Team

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern

University of Stuttgart

Weierstrass-Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, Berlin

Zuse Institute Berlin

Publications

Publications of TA4 personnel related to MaRDI

2026

Gerber, A., Koprucki, T., Noback, A., & Reidelbach, M. (2026). Brief Report on Meeting "Windows on data: Objects and Methods", 2nd December 2025. Windows on data. Zenodo. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18242129

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.

Reidelbach, M. (2025). MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. (accepted for publication in "Tagungsband der E-Science Tage 2025"). PREPRINT-DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2504.13905.

Schembera, B., Wübbeling, F., Kleikamp, H., Schmidt, B., Shehu, A., Reidelbach, M., Biedinger, C., Fiedler, J., Koprucki, T. & 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. & 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. & 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. & 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 & 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., Riethmüller, C. & 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. & 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., & Weber, M., 2022. Die mathematische Forschungsdateninitiative in der NFDI: MaRDI. GAMM-Rundbrief, 1, pp.40-43. https://www.gamm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GAMM_1-22web.pdf.

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

Koprucki, Th., 05.12.2025. Making Tabular Data FAIR: Applying CSV on the Web (CSVW) for Semantic Interoperability in Computational Science and Engineering. GAMM FA RSE & RDM Kickoff Meeting 2025, Braunschweig.

Reidelbach, M., 05.12.2025. The MaRDI RDMO Instance: Enabling FAIR and Sustainable Research Data Management for Mathematics. GAMM FA RSE & RDM Kickoff Meeting 2025, Braunschweig.

Schmidt, B., 05.12.2025. MathModDB and MathAlgoDB: Knowledge Graphs for Mathematical Models and Numerical Algorithms. GAMM FA RSE & RDM Kickoff Meeting 2025, Braunschweig.

Reidelbach, M., 26.11.2025. MaRDMO: FAIR Mathematical Research Data Across the NFDI. NFDI4DS Conference, Berlin.

Schmidt, B., 25.11.2025. MathModDB and MathAlgoDB: Knowledge Graphs for Mathematical Models and Numerical Algorithms. NFDI4DS Conference, Berlin.

Reidelbach, M., 15.10.2025. Math4StainedGlass. DIHMA.LAB WORKSHOP with NFDI4Objects, Berlin.

Koprucki, Th., Shehu, A., 15.10.2025. FAIR Representation of Mathematical Research Data: MathModDB and MathAlgoDB as Knowledge Graphs for Mathematical Models and Numerical Algorithms. DIHMA.LAB WORKSHOP with NFDI4Objects, Berlin.

Fiedler, J., 16.09.2025. LLM-Assisted Extraction of Mathematical Model Metadata for FAIR Reuse. NFDI4ING Conference 2025, Darmstadt, Germany.

Schembera, B., 16.09.2025. Software as Research Data. SPP 2256 Workshop on Software Development, Augsburg.

Schmidt, B., 27.08.2025. FAIR Representation of Mathematical Research Data: MathModDB and MathAlgoDB as Knowledge Graphs for Mathematical Models and Numerical Algorithms. CoRDI, RWTH Aachen.

Fiedler, J., 09.07.2025. MathModDB: The Knowledge Graph for FAIR Storage of Mathematical Models used in Applied Sciences. MSE Research Data Forum, Siegburg, Germany.

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

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

Schmidt, B., 12.05.2025. MathModDB: An Ontology and Knowledge Graph for Mathematical Models. FAIR Data in Plasma Science, INP Greifswald.

Reidelbach, M., 28.03.2025. MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. MMS Days 2025, Warnemünde, Germany. Slides, Presentation-Video.

Fiedler, J., 26.03.2025. MathModDB: The Knowledge Graph for FAIR Storage of Mathematical Models used in Applied Sciences. Leibniz MMS Days, 2025, Warnemünde, 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., 17.03.2025. MaRDMO: Future Gateway to FAIR Mathematical Data. Vom Beweis zum Bibliotheksregal - Workshop rund um Forschungsdatenmanagement für die Mathematik, Leipzig, Germany.

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., 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.

2024

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

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

Göddeke, D., 18.10.2024. Towards a Knowledge Graph for Models and Algorithms in Simulation Science -- A Use Case in Amputation Surgery. 2nd MaRDI Workshop on Scientific Computing, Magdeburg.

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

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

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.

Schmidt, B., Shehu A., 23.04.2024. MaRDI: The Mathematical Research Data Initiative. Netzwerktreffen Forschungsdatenmanagement Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany.

Fiedler, J., 11.04.2024. MathModDB: A knowledge graph for mathematical models. Leibniz MMS Days 2024, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

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

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

2023

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

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.

Fiedler, J., Biedinger, C., 10.10.2023. Workflows for structuring mathematical research data. "Maths meets Information Specialists" Workshop, Leipzig.

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

Schembera, B., 09.10.2023. MaRDI, Forschungsdaten und Services. Math meets Information Specialists Workshop, Leipzig

Schembera, B., 27.09.2023. Strengths and deficits of CEN Workshop Agreements for data documentation in materials modelling and characterization - Going beyond FAIR. NFDI4Ing Conference, Online.

Reidelbach, M., 27.09.2023. MaRDMO Plugin - Document and Retrieve Interdisciplinary Workflows Using the MaRDI Portal. Talk @ NFDI4Ing Conference, Online. DOIː10.5281/zenodo.8388577.

Fiedler, J., Biedinger, C., 26.09.2023. Workflows for structuring mathematical research data. KLAIM 2023, Kaiserslautern.

Weber, M., 26.09.2023. MaRDMO – An RDMO plugin to populate and query the MaRDI Knowledge Graph. KLAIM 2023, Kaiserslautern.

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

Schembera, B., 13.09.2023. Building Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs for Mathematics and its Applications. Conference on Research Data Infrastructures, Karlsruhe.

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

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.

Schembera, B., 25.05.2023. Gelingende Kooperationen im MINT-Bereich. BiblioCon, Hannover.

Göddeke, D., 18.04.2023. Towards patient-specific active protheses -- Interdisciplinary research challenges. DoDaS Opening Ceremony, TU Dortmund.

Koprucki, Th., 17.04.2023. Building research data services for the community. Leibniz MMS Days, Potsdam.

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. DOIː10.5446/62069.

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

Koprucki, Th., 02.03.2023. MaRDI -- The Mathematical Research Data Initiative within the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Amsterdam.

Schembera, B., 02.03.2023. From Dark Data to FAIR Data in Computational Science, Engineering and Mathematics. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Amsterdam.

Koprucki, Th., 31.01.2023. MaRDI -- The Mathematical Research Data Initiative within the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), Kolloquium der AG ``Modellierung, Numerik, Differentialgleichungen'', Technical University Berlin.

2022

Koprucki, Th., 26.10.2022. MaRDI -- The Mathematical Research Data Initiative within the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), 1st MaRDI Workshop on Scientific Computing, Münster.

Schembera, B., 26.10.2022. Dark Data in Mathematics. 1st MaRDI Workshop on Scientific Computing, Münster.

Reidelbach, M., 21.09.2022. Mathematical Research Data Initiative. "Digital Humanities meet Mathematics" (DiHMA) Workshop, Berlin.

Göddeke, D., 06.2022. MaRDI – The Mathematical Research Data Initiative, ECCOMAS, Oslo, Norway (semi-plenary keynote).

2021

Koprucki, Th., 27.09.2021. MaRDI, The Mathematical Research Data Initiative within the NFDI (online talk), DMV-ÖMG Jahrestagung 2021 (Online Event), Universität Passau.