ENAC-IT4R

Our team of software, data engineers and data scientists collaborate with researchers to help them make the best use of their data and build effective and reproducible data pipelines.

We serve as a Data Help Desk, providing or connecting to resources for data management, data science and scientific valorization in addition to ENAC-IT’s Support. Plus, we offer Advanced services tailored to labs’ needs, to support throughout data lifecycle, e.g., from building data acquisition pipelines to deploying custom data visualization interfaces (Advanced services are eligible through SNSF funding; our costs follow the U1 tarification system)

Data & Code Help Desk

Through our Help Desk, we tackle a myriad of data or code challenges, spanning from database management to troubleshooting code issues and everything in between throughout your research data lifecycle. Contact us :

Open Software Pilot Projects 2024

2024 is the last year of ORD Funding from ETH Domain / Swissuniversities, and we’d like to support researchers applying to these (and to bigger ones too! Our services can also be integrated in standard SNSF projects or any other research fundings). So we offer to conduct small pilot projects (for free). Our aim is to bolster open science practices within the ENAC research community, while supporting researchers with their funding proposals.

Researchers are encouraged to propose small pilot projects, which can take the form of:

an open-source software or research scripts for packaging and distribution, or
Dataset valorization through tailored visualization.

You may request ENAC-IT4R’s data help desk support for:

Coding optimization
Scripts migration (e.g., Fortran to Python. Python 2 to Python 3…)
Dependencies handling
Version control set-up (code storage, collaborative practices etc.)
Publication pipeline set-up (tests, CI/CD, packaging)
Documentation review and automation
Coding good practices enforcement (coding conventions, static analysis…)
GUI (User interface) development
Dissemination plan (user support, website, open software publication etc.)

ENAC-IT4R’s software engineers will be supporting some pilot projects based on the following criteria :

Tech stack corresponds to the expertise of ENAC-IT4R’s team (else we may re-direct to other research support services).
Feasibility of an open-source deliverable within a few weeks of an ENAC-IT4R developer’s work.
Solid maintenance plan and future steps (opportunities for external funding for the researcher)

Advanced Services

Data stewardship

Data acquisition pipelines
Data pre-processing and curation
Access to new data streams

Coding support

Code optimization & refactoring
Code migration and adaptation (e.g., for HPC/GPU)
Research scripts packaging

Infrastructure

Database management, advanced storage
Server management, containers deployment
Advising on infrastructure choices and data governance structures

Data visualization

Custom data visualisation development
Interactive web tools dev. and deployment

Software development

Full-stack web development of tailored applications
Research scripts packaging

Data analysis & science

Collaborative data projects shaping and set-up, students co-supervision
Consulting and support on data analysis/science: tools and methods

Featured projects

Urban Traffic Data Visualization (with Efficient Data Processing!)

29-07-2024

Introduction to pNEUMA The pNEUMA Visualization Project, an initiative from EPFL’s Laboratory of Urban Transport Systems (LUTS), leverages advanced drone technology to capture and analyze urban traffic patterns in Athens. This project stands out for its focus on transforming extensive traffic data into accessible and actionable insights through a refined data processing pipeline. Objective and Scope of (…)

Monash Flood Portal

15-01-2024

Screenshot of the Monash Flood Portal, ENAC-IT4R Floods are one of the most common natural disasters globally, mainly caused by atmospheric conditions that lead to heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, or storm surge. When the surface runoff exceeds the capacity of the drainage network and surface water cannot enter the sewerage system, the drainage network overflows, resulting (…)

CCFatigue Data Platform

06-02-2023

Composite materials fatigue database and life prediction – open research platformThe CCFatigue platform offers a standardized and interoperable database for sharing, accessing and analyzing material testing datasets. It is composed of(1) A database, with composite material fatigue and fracture test data and(2) A suite of calculation modules allowing users to experiment with their own data.ENAC-IT4R (…)

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