EOSC in Practice
den Heijer, Cornelis; Janmaat, Ivar
- Publisher
- Zenodo
- Language
- en
Abstract
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is Europe’s flagship initiative to accelerate open science. By enabling seamless access to research data, software, services, and digital environments across disciplines and borders, EOSC supports more effective, reproducible, and collaborative research. This session places EOSC in context — why it matters now, and how it strengthens the European research ecosystem. With the EOSC EU Node, the vision becomes tangible: a first step in the federation of services and resources, addressing growing demands for FAIR data, reproducibility, cross-border collaboration, team science, and digital sovereignty. We will explore the current state of EOSC, upcoming developments such as national node integration and service onboarding, and highlight the SURF EOSC Pilot Node as an example of how organizations in the Netherlands can contribute and benefit. In this interactive session, you will learn how to: Access and use the EOSC EU Node Discover and work with available services Experience the EOSC Federation in practice Contribute ideas for the SURF EOSC Pilot Node Whether researcher, policymaker, research software engineer, or support staff, join us for a concrete introduction to EOSC today — and a look at its near future.
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Kees den Heijer – National Liaison DCC Implementation Network Ivar Janmaat – SURF Research Cloud and SURF EOSC NL node manager 25 November 2025, National Research Software Day 2025 Title slide EOSC in Practice European Open Science Cloud
TITLE ONLY WHY — The Purpose of EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) •Research today is fragmented and siloed. •Data and tools are scattered across disciplines and countries. •Collaboration and reuse are often difficult. → EOSC exists to: Enable open and trusted science across Europe — so knowledge flows freely and benefits society.
TITLE ONLY HOW — The Federative Approach •Connects existing infrastructures instead of replacing them. •Builds trust, standards, and interoperability. •Uses federated login, common policies, and shared governance. •Supports autonomy of national and institutional services. → EOSC is not one big system — it’s a network of trusted systems working together.
TITLE ONLY The Library Analogy — Understanding Federation Imagine each node as a separate library: •Each has its own catalogue, rules, and membership cards. •A researcher can only borrow books locally. A federative infrastructure is like an agreement that allows: •Searching across all library catalogues from one place. •Borrowing books with your own card in any library. •Each library keeps control of its own collection and policies. → Federation connects existing systems without centralizing them.
TITLE ONLY WHAT —The European Open Science Cloud in Practice •Researchers can find, access, and reuse data, software and services across Europe. •The EOSC Portal integrates thousands of resources. •Common rules of participation and FAIR principles guide all services. → EOSC makes open and reproducible science work — across borders, disciplines, and systems.
TITLE ONLY Example use case As a researcher I want to use a Jupyter notebook environment (VRE) so that I can collaborate with fellow researchers in The Netherlands and Europe Part 1 (EOSC EU node) Part 2 (SURF HPC cloud) Affiliated with Dutch RPO SURF Research Cloud credits EOSC EU node credits (by default for European RPOs)
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) Demo EOSC EU node Access Jupyter notebook Create Jupyter VRE 2 Create Jupyter VRE 1 SURF Research Cloud Search SURF services In resources hub EOSC node | SURF The Netherlands Seamlessly redirected EOSC EU node As cloud provider SURF HPC Cloud As cloud provider Start analysis
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) Current status •The EOSC EU node is available (incl. credits): https://open-science-cloud.ec.europa.eu/ •The demo showcase will be released into the production environment by the EOSC EU node •Examples of scientific usecases, with involvement of SURF: •Distributed compute •Image analysis with galaxy •Handling sensitive health data
TEXT SLIDE (100%)TEXT SLIDE (100%) Text + Image (2x) Outlook Development of •national and thematic nodes during the build-up phase https://eosc.eu/building-the-eosc-federation/ •scientific usecases Suggestions about your scientific usecases? Let us know and/or come to our SURF booth
