Here at GCL, we have been involved with EU Project OntoTrans for the last four years. The project will finish in a few months, but OntoTrans has been a great project to be involved with and several of the project’s developments will continue on after the end date.
Details of new ventures are coming soon, but for now here is a great final video that summarises all of the research and innovation efforts in just a couple of minutes!
Take a look here.
This morning, Gerhard chaired a CEN Workshop as part of its kick-off meeting.
The workshop focused on the revision of CWA 17815:2021, entitled “Materials characterisation – Terminology, metadata and classification”. This work is based on insights from the NanoMECommons project that we are taking part in.
The CEN workshop aims to establish a common language (definitions and vocabulary) for materials characterisation and modelling. It aims to update a previous CEN Workshop Agreement on the same topic. Our work on the Characterisation Methodology Ontology (CHAMEO) will underpin the updates to provide a machine-readable reference for the characterisation terminology and metadata, and a clearer structure to the items that are required for documentation of characterisation experiments and the related data processing. The documentation of materials modelling, which was the topic of another CWA, were also discussed.
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, is an association that brings together the national standardization bodies across 34 European countries. It provides a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical documents in relation to various kinds of products, materials, services and processes.
Will you be attending Materials Week 2024 17–21 June 2024 in Limassol, Cyprus? If so, then do come along to meet Gerhard and learn more about the work that we do.
Gerhard will be representing several of the projects that Goldbeck Consulting Limited is currently work with. He will be giving two talks about our work on the OntoTrans and OpenModel projects. He will also be presenting two posters that cover our work on the NanoMECommons project and his work and role as part of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC).
For the OntoTrans project, the talk is entitled: Tackling Innovation Challenges in an Industry 5.0 Context with an Ontology-based Open Translation Environment.
For the OpenModel project, the talk is entitled: An Open-Innovation Platform for Knowledge-based Management of Materials Modelling Workflows for Industrial Data.
For the NanoMECommons project, the poster is entitled: From CHADA to CHAMEO: A Reference System for Characterisation Data Management.
For the EMMC, the poster is entitled: EMMC: Communities and governance of models and digital representations of materials.
If you are interested in attending this event, you can register here.
Following the success of the inaugural Semantic Materials Workshop meeting that took place at the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) on 17 April 2024, a short report on the findings from the day has been published. The report covers the need for efficient data management and exchange within materials science, the barriers and benefits of adopting semantic technologies, and directions for the future.
was written by Vikki Cantrill, Anne de Baas, Otello Roscioni, and Gerhard Goldbeck.
To view the report, click here.
A version of record of this work is available here.
To read more about the events and presentations from the day click here, or click here to see photos from this event.
Acknowledgement: This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862136 (OntoTrans)
On 30 April at 1–2 pm (BST), Gerhard will be presenting this month’s webinar hosted by Materials Square.
The presentation, entitled “How is materials modeling working for the industry?”, will discuss the role of and challenges for materials modeling in supporting the industry in its quest to respond to complex challenges, such as increased sustainability and digitalization.
Although materials modeling combines well with powerful data-driven techniques, its full potential is not always understood throughout organisations. So, the focus will be on market trends and the need for integration of materials modeling in digitalisation initiatives.
The Materials Square webinar series is free to attend – Register here to reserve your place
Materials Square is a web-based materials simulation platform for research and development managed by Virtual Lab Inc. based in Seoul, South Korea.
The inaugural Semantic Materials Workshop meeting took place at the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) on 17 April 2024, organised in conjunction with the partners from the OntoTrans project.
The IOM3 provided a great, yet quirky, venue for our full day of presentations and discussions ranging from industrial requirements to implementations of semantic data management systems.
We were joined by industrial delegates from Johnson Matthey, Michelin, P&G and BASF; ontology developments and applications in materials from Univ Bologna, SINTEF and Fraunhofer ISC; and solutions from SciBite, Semantic Partners and metaphacts, alongside many others.
OntoTrans partners discussed their ideas to offer consulting services based on Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO) ontologies and proposed a collaborative, industrial consortium to help usher in the era of “active metadata”.
Thank you to all of our speakers and panellists. To see more photos from this event click here. Photo credits to Vikki Cantrill.
Some of our speakers have kindly shared their presentations as a reminder of the day, which may also be of interest to others, see:
Gerhard Goldbeck – Introduction to the Semantic Materials Workshop
Gerhard Goldbeck – Semantic Materials for Industry
Jesper Friis – Semantic Data and Knowledge Management for Chemicals and Materials-based Industries
Russell Smart – Knowledge Generation and Knowledge Modelling
Simon Stier – BIG-MAP, BattINFO & OpenSemanticLab.
Gerhard Goldbeck giving an introductory presentation
Credit: Vikki Cantrill, GCL
Networking after the meeting
Credit: Vikki Cantrill, GCL
Acknowledgement: This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862136 (OntoTrans)
The success of digital transformation projects towards semantic data management requires a range of skills and partners all working together. At this expert meeting, partners from the OntoTrans project would like to discuss potential collaborations with a wide range of solution providers and interested parties from chemical and materials industries.
This workshop will include a full day of presentations and discussions ranging from industrial requirements to implementations of semantic data management systems.
Attendees will hear about industrial challenges and directions from Johnson Matthey, Michelin and BASF; ontology developments and applications in materials, including batteries from Univ Bologna, SINTEF and Fraunhofer ISC; and solutions from SciBite, Semantic Partners and metaphacts.
OntoTrans partners plan to offer consulting services to build and implement Elementary Multiperspective Material Ontology (EMMO)-based ontologies that enable materials- and chemistry-based industries to reap the benefits of semantic knowledge management at the enterprise level and enter the era of “active metadata”.
Data management has evolved considerably over the last 30 years. Semantics and semantic technologies enable us to carry out unified analyses of data from different data sources and offer augmented analyses, recommendations and AI orchestration.
Knowledge management systems reflect and maintain enterprise knowledge that can be integrated with knowledge and data beyond the enterprise, which supports open and co-innovation.
Ontologies are used successfully in finance (FIBO ontology), oil and gas production (ISO15926), and bioinformatics (Gene ontology), along with chemistry domain ontologies. However, semantics in the area of materials science and manufacturing is underexploited.
A number of EU projects have contributed to an ontology framework that incorporates fundamental principles and concepts from physics, chemistry and materials science: the EMMO.
The OntoTrans project has built a semantic knowledge system based on EMMO that enables users to represent innovation challenges and connect them to a range of data sources, including data from modelling and simulation.
To make the most of the day, attendance in-person is recommended. Online participation will be limited to presentations only. In-person registration closes Wednesday 3 April 2024.
For further information, or if you are interested in attending this event, please email us.
Click here to see the draft agenda for this event. Note that this agenda and timings are subject to change.
The IOM3 is based in central London. Click here for directions.
Acknowledgement: This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862136 (OntoTrans)
Outcomes from two current EU-funded projects that Goldbeck Consulting are involved in — NanoMECommons and OntoTrans — have been presented and discussed with attendees as part of a joint NMBP-35 workshop in Madrid.
The NMBP-35 workshop, combined under the umbrella of the European Materials Characterisation Council (EMCC) and European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC), formed part of a broader, 3-day meeting that incorporated a general assembly and a project review meeting for NanoMECommons.
There was significant interest from the community in improved data and knowledge management, harmonising materials modelling and characterisation.
With numerous projects, both old and new, actively using the characterisation data standard for materials, CHADA, and the template for the standardised description of materials modelling, MODA, we look forward to continued strong collaborations in the context of EMCC and EMMC.
Supported by the NanoMECommons project, we will work together to shape a new CEN Workshop Agreement for updating CHADA and MODA based on recent ontology developments.
A wide range of stakeholders in Europe are elaborating a roadmap for “a strong European Materials ecosystem driving the green and digital transition”. We are pleased to have contributed together with EMMC to Part I – Advanced materials – from vision to mission and action and the cross-cutting challenges. In particular, the roadmap proposes future actions to accelerate digitalisation of materials and product innovation highlighting three priorities:
1) Generating new data and knowledge: Develop digital and innovative methodologies for generating materials data and knowledge, including modelling, characterisation, production and testing technologies
2) Documenting data and knowledge: Develop and disseminate a common (standardized) language (ontology) for data exchange and knowledge management
3) Accessing and interogating data and knowledge: Provide reliable and easy access to and interrogation of generated data/information/knowledge
for all stakeholders.
Goldbeck Consulting is involved in a range of projects supporting these actions, in particular in the areas of modelling, characterisation and ontologies.