Mon - Wed 30 Jun 2025 - 2 Jul 2025Past

By WiNoDa, NFDI4ING, NFDI4Objects & DKZ.2R: DataLad Workshop and Hackathon

Event Aachen

This event takes place in English

Organizing decentrally stored data requires more than just a good overview and discipline. The right tool plays a crucial role in successful data management and productive collaboration in research teams. One such tool is DataLad, whose powerful features make it much easier to manage, version and distribute large amounts of data and promote the reproducibility of research processes. To help researchers use DataLad efficiently and deepen their knowledge, the data competence centers DKZ.2R, WiNoDa and the NFDI consortia NFDI4ING and NFDI4Objects are organizing a three-day workshop. From June 30 to July 2, there will be many opportunities to try out practice-oriented content and intensive collaboration with DataLad at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University.

The first day of the workshop is dedicated to the basics and an introduction to the subject matter. Starting with a compact introduction to Git, the basic concepts and functions of DataLad will then be explained. On the second day, the focus will be on practice: in a “hackathon” session, participants will work in teams on their own projects or use cases. At the end of the workshop, the teams will present their results, providing a comprehensive overview of the various application areas of datalad and stimulating valuable discussions.

The workshop is aimed specifically at FDM experts who want to expand their skills in the field of data management and act as contact persons (“multipliers”) for DataLad in their teams and institutions in the future. Basic knowledge of Git is helpful, but not a prerequisite for participation.

If you are interested, please contact info@dkz2r.de.
The participation for this event is free of charge. Up to 5 people from each organizing institution can take part in the workshop.

Related Posts

FDM-Werkstatt - Into the RDM-Toolbox!

FDM-Werkstatt - Into the RDM-Toolbox!

The Center of Data Litercacy (German: “Zentrum für Datenkompetenz”) DKZ.2R was officially launched mid November 2023. Already a month later we joined forces with fdm.nrw to organise the very first DKZ.2R-event (find the call for participation here). The “FDM-Werkstatt – Into the RDM-Toolbox” took place from March 18 to 20, 2024 at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University. In total, 50 participants from all over Germany took part in the workshops. Many of them brought their own topics of interest with them and presented it in one of the 12 sessions. The contents of the sessions ranged from low-level introductions and RDM-basics to elaborate and in-detail coding sessions. For three days we worked together, discussed use cases and new RDM tools. But we also enjoyed the social program such as a tour of the AiX Cave and the server room of the ITC’s High Performance Computing Center. There was a good balance between cognitively demanding workshop sessions and more relaxing social events and lunch breaks which hopefully resulted in an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all participants. On the very last day of the workshop we offered a session to especially discuss ideas and directions for the DKZ.2R. The feedback we got in this session will help us in moving forward with the DKZ.2R and making a lasting impact for future researchers.

Read More
Announcement - Call for participation

Announcement - Call for participation

Update (June 24, 2024)

The call for participation is now open! Read more

Upcoming!

The Data Literacy Center Rhine-Rhur is issuing a call for participation in its “rent-an-expert” project! This is a great opportunity for PhD students and early postdocs who are working on research projects that involve data science, artificial intelligence, high performance computing and simulation, to get free support from our expert consultants.

Support can take the form of short- or long-term consulting, depending on the needs of the project. More info will be available shortly!

Read More
Comments on Collaboration - My Experience with the DKZ.2R Rent-an-Expert Program

Comments on Collaboration - My Experience with the DKZ.2R Rent-an-Expert Program

Comments on Collaboration - My Experience with the DKZ.2R Rent-an-Expert Program

At the beginning of this year (2025), I received an email regarding the DKZ.2R “Rent an expert” program. I was very interested in this initiative and therefore applied for support from the scientific consulting team at the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) for assistance with my data analysis.

I obtained my master’s degree in Plant Nutrition from the China Agricultural University and pursued my PhD study at the University of Hohenheim. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, Crop Functional Genomics, at the University of Bonn.
My research expertise includes plant culturing, molecule cloning, biochemical analysis and limited data analysis experience on large-scale NGS datasets.
Since the beginning of April 2025, two DKZ.2R consultants were assigned to me: Tarek Iraki, who is proficient in programming languages such as Python, and Lennard Maßmann, who specializes in working with R. Together, we collaboratively worked on my Postdoctoral project, which focuses on the molecular and genomic dissection of lateral root development in maize.

Read More