KonsortSWD – NFDI4Society is looking for multidisciplinary use cases to develop sustainable solutions for challenges in research data management!

Why participate?

Interdisciplinary research data often come with complex challenges - from documentation to archiving and interoperability. The goal of the Call for Use Cases is to develop practical, transferable solutions that can be applied across different research areas.

Who can participate?

This call is aimed at researchers who document, process, publish, and share data—especially those dealing with interdisciplinary datasets where no established workflows or solutions exist.

As NFDI4Energy, we already have good collaborations with KonsortSWD. We see potential for multidisciplinary use cases in the area of social science & energy-related data, e.g., for acceptance research in the energy transition or technical data for social science research in Smart Grids. Therefore, we encourage all researcher working in the area of social science and energy research who face research data management challenges to apply!

How to apply?

Find more details about the submission process and participation requirements on the KonsortSWD - NFDI4Society Website.

Astrid Nieße, spokesperson of NFDI4Energy, has been elected spokesperson of the strategy committee of the  NFDI consortium assembly. In this new role, she will focus on the implementation of the NFDI strategy adopted by the Scientific Senate. The Strategy Committee of the Consortium Assembly will set the course for the further development of the NFDI.

As part of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), we are pleased to share that the 2nd Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI) will take place from August 26-28, 2025, at RWTH Aachen University. This conference serves as a key platform for national and international stakeholders to exchange ideas and advance research data management (RDM) under this year’s theme: “RDM in Action.”

The Call for Contributions is still open! Researchers and practitioners working on RDM solutions are invited to submit their work by April 17, 2025, via EasyChair. Contributions should highlight experiences, innovations, and best practices in RDM and its infrastructure.

We encourage our community to participate and look forward to engaging discussions in Aachen!

Over the past three months, numerous events have accompanied and provided support for our work, allowing for inspiring discussions and valuable insights. To maintain a concise overview, we’ve compiled key highlights and provided links to detailed event pages and LinkedIn reports for further reading. We invite you to explore these updates and stay connected via our LinkedIn channel to follow the work of the consortium.

NFDI4Energy was present at and contributed to the following events:

Lecture Series „Transformation des Energiesystems“

• Details: January 22, 2025, Hanover, Germany.

• Describtion: The 14th lecture series “Transformation of the Energy System” features interdisciplinary talks from academia, industry, and politics on key energy transition topics.

• NFDI4Energy Contribution: Keynote by our Spokesperson Astrid Nieße titled "Meine Daten, mein Modell, …? NFDI4Energy - Paradigmenwechsel in der Energieforschung."

• Further readings: Event Website. 

E-world

• Details: February 11-13, 2025, Essen, Germany.

• Describtion: E-world energy & water is the leading European energy industry meeting point, bringing together international decision-makers in Essen each year as a key information platform for the sector.

• NFDI4Energy Contribution: Over three days NFDI4Energy representatives provided insides at their stand into NFDI4Energy and discussed concrete solutions for sharing industrial data.

• Further readings: Event Website and LinkedIn Report  

deRSE25 - Conference for Research Software Engineering in Germany

• Details: February 25-27, 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany.

• Describtion: deRSE (German Research Software Engineering Conference) is a conference focused on the role of software in research across disciplines. It brings together researchers, software engineers, and infrastructure providers to discuss best practices, challenges, and innovations in research software development, maintenance, and sustainability. The event emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, open science, and the importance of software as a key enabler of modern research.

• NFDI4Energy Contribution: The NFDI4Energy-team had the opportunity to 
  engage with the research software engineering community, exchange ideas, 
  and discuss how open, FAIR, and sustainable software can drive innovation.

• Further readings: Event Website and LinkedIn Report 

Many thanks to our representatives for their time and engagement that allowed NFDI4Energy to contribute to and be represented at these events!

Upcoming Events

If you want to get in touch with NFDI4Energy representatives, you can find them at the following upcoming events:

2nd NFDI4Energy Conference: March 24-25, 2025 - Karlsruhe, Germany

ABM4Energy: March 31 -  April 1, 2025 - Copenhagen, Danemark

Jahrestreffen des Forschungsnetzwerks Energiesystemanalyse: Mai 6, 2025 - Berlin, Germany

DigiSect: May 14-15, 2025 - Oldenburg, Germany

3rd Bremen Research Data Day: June 11, 2025 - Bremen, Germany

16th IEEE PowerTech: June 29, 2025 - Kiel, Germany

CoRDI 2025: August 26-28, 2025 - Aachen, Germany

We look forward to meeting you there!