The Future of Scientific Knowledge Discovery in Open Networked Environments: Summary of a Workshop (2012)

The Future of Scientific Knowledge Discovery in Open Networked Environments:
A National Workshop

Washington, DC, March 10-11, 2011

Board on Research Data and Information in collaboration with Computer Science and Telecommunications Board National Academy of Sciences

II.a Experiences with developing open scientific knowledge discovery in research and applications

- International online astronomy research

- Integrative genomic analysis: Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA (sagebase.org)

- Geoinformatics: Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery
(https://portal.leadproject.org/gridsphere/gridsphere)

II.b Implications of the three scientific knowledge discovery case studies—the user perspective

- International online astronomy research

- Integrative genomic analysis

- Geoinformatics

II.c Benefits and drawbacks of the three case studies--Panel Discussion of open scientific knowledge discovery system developers and users

Panelists: same 6 speakers as in II.a and II.b, plus session chair

Lunch in Venable cafeteria, 8^th floor

III. How Might Open Online Knowledge Discovery Advance the Progress of Science?

III.a Technological factors
Session Chair: Hal Abelson, MIT

- Interoperability, standards, and linked data

- National technological needs and issues

III.b Socio-cultural, institutional, and organizational factors
Session Chair: Michael Lesk, Rutgers University

- Socio-cultural dimensions

- Institutional factors

III.c Policy and legal factors
Session Chair: Michael Carroll, Washington College of Law

- Legal aspects

- Policy Issues

III.d How can we tell? What needs to be known and studied to improve potential for success?

Session Chair: Fran Berman, RPI

- Government perspective

- Academic perspective

Reception and working dinner for committee and speakers

The Future of Scientific Knowledge Discovery in Open Networked Environments:
A National Workshop

Washington, DC, March 10-11, 2011

I. Recap of Symposium Results and Discussion of Future Issues
Session Chair: Bonnie Carroll, Information International Associates Rapporteurs: Puneet Kishor, University of Wisconsin, and Alberto Pepe, Harvard

I.a Summary of Opportunities to Automated Scientific Knowledge Discovery in Open Networked Environments

- Discussion to validate results from the symposium and identify issues in next 5-10 years

1.b Summary of the Barriers

- Discussion to validate results from the symposium and identify issues in next 5-10 years

Coffee Break

1.c Summary of Techniques and Methods for Development and Study of Automated Scientific Knowledge Discovery

- Discussion to validate results from the symposium and identify issues in next 5-10 years

Lunch in the Keck cafeteria

II. Range of Options for Further Research
Session Chair: John King, University of Michigan

Based on the results obtained in response to the preceding discussions, define a range of options that can be used by the sponsors of the project, as well as other similar organizations, to obtain and promote a better understanding of the computer-mediated scientific knowledge discovery processes and mechanisms for openly available data and information online across the scientific domains. The objective of defining these options is to improve the activities of the sponsors (and other similar

organizations) and the activities of researchers that they fund externally in this emerging research area.

- Discussion

End of Meeting