Practicing
Open Science


William J Schroeder, Kitware, Inc.

Brian Wylie, Sandia National Labs

Marcus Hanwell, Kitware, Inc.
Speakers & Topics

 William Schroeder, President & CEO, Kitware, Inc.
 - The whys and hows of Open Science


 Dr. Marcus Hanwell, R&D Engineer, Kitware, Inc.
 - Building an open-source research program


 Brian Wylie, Sandia National Labs
 - Research collaborations from a government perspective
The Scientific Method



                        • Document

                        • Share
                          • Data
                          • Methodology

                        • Archive

                                          Galileo Galilei 1613
Open Science
                              Ensuring reproducibility
 Open Documents
 - Hypothesis
 - Descriptions                              REPRODUCIBILITY

 - Results
                              Positive Evidence          Negative Evidence

 Open Data
                                Accumulate                   Disproof
                                 Support                    Hypothesis
 Open Methodology
 - Experimental apparatus
 - Software                 If it isn’t reproducible, it isn’t
 - Workflow                               science
 - Parameter Sets
Example: Insight Journal
 Timely publishing of publications, data, and software
 Evaluated automatically; further reviewed by community




                PDF doc
                                     Journal Git
                                     Repository
                  Code


                  Input
   Author         Data


                 Results      Web              Build
                  Data        Site            Machines
Example: OSA Interactive Science Publishing (ISP)
 Augmented PDF
 Contains links to executable viewer
 Downloads data and viewer as necessary to reproduce
  paper images (results)
Benefits of Open Science

 Collaboration                                   “…much of our intelligence and creativity
                                                  results from interactions with tools and
 - Leveraging international communities           artifacts and from collaborating with other
   and expertize                                  individuals.”
                                                                                   -- Shneiderman


 Innovation
 - Facilitate technology mashups
 - Move science to application faster
 - More focus on technology; less on protection


 Business Models
 - Growing the pie, creating new opportunities
 - Customization, software integration
Example: Collaboration
 NIH National Center of Biomedical Computing NA-MIC
 Developing the OS NA-MIC Kit; 3D Slicer application
Example: Innovation (Open Source for Medical Imaging)
Creating VTK (Visualization
Toolkit)




                              Led to the creation of:
                                - ITK
                                - VolView
                                - BioImageXD
                                - Osirix
                                - MedINRIA
                                - VisTrails
                                - NIH / NCI caBIG – XIP
                                - VR-Renderer
                                - IGSTK
                                - ParaView
                                - Etc….
Example: Business Models

 Kitware: Building open source collaboration
  platforms
 - Engaging in collaborative R&D
 - Providing technology integration services
 - Creating custom solutions
                                                CMake




                                                CDash
The Open Technology Highway

 Provide an open infrastructure
 - Support research, teaching, non-profit
   and commercial activities
   - Any (legal) activity can hang off of the highway
 - Spur innovation, create opportunities
 - Get from idea to product faster
   - Do not have to replicate technology
   - Too many toll gates (i.e., closed systems)
     slows everything down
Next Up

 Marcus: Building a research program for chemistry


 Brian: open science and research collaboration from a government perspective

Oscon 2011 schroeder

  • 1.
    Practicing Open Science William JSchroeder, Kitware, Inc. Brian Wylie, Sandia National Labs Marcus Hanwell, Kitware, Inc.
  • 2.
    Speakers & Topics William Schroeder, President & CEO, Kitware, Inc. - The whys and hows of Open Science  Dr. Marcus Hanwell, R&D Engineer, Kitware, Inc. - Building an open-source research program  Brian Wylie, Sandia National Labs - Research collaborations from a government perspective
  • 3.
    The Scientific Method • Document • Share • Data • Methodology • Archive Galileo Galilei 1613
  • 4.
    Open Science Ensuring reproducibility  Open Documents - Hypothesis - Descriptions REPRODUCIBILITY - Results Positive Evidence Negative Evidence  Open Data Accumulate Disproof Support Hypothesis  Open Methodology - Experimental apparatus - Software If it isn’t reproducible, it isn’t - Workflow science - Parameter Sets
  • 5.
    Example: Insight Journal Timely publishing of publications, data, and software  Evaluated automatically; further reviewed by community PDF doc Journal Git Repository Code Input Author Data Results Web Build Data Site Machines
  • 6.
    Example: OSA InteractiveScience Publishing (ISP)  Augmented PDF  Contains links to executable viewer  Downloads data and viewer as necessary to reproduce paper images (results)
  • 7.
    Benefits of OpenScience  Collaboration “…much of our intelligence and creativity results from interactions with tools and - Leveraging international communities artifacts and from collaborating with other and expertize individuals.” -- Shneiderman  Innovation - Facilitate technology mashups - Move science to application faster - More focus on technology; less on protection  Business Models - Growing the pie, creating new opportunities - Customization, software integration
  • 8.
    Example: Collaboration  NIHNational Center of Biomedical Computing NA-MIC  Developing the OS NA-MIC Kit; 3D Slicer application
  • 9.
    Example: Innovation (OpenSource for Medical Imaging) Creating VTK (Visualization Toolkit) Led to the creation of: - ITK - VolView - BioImageXD - Osirix - MedINRIA - VisTrails - NIH / NCI caBIG – XIP - VR-Renderer - IGSTK - ParaView - Etc….
  • 10.
    Example: Business Models Kitware: Building open source collaboration platforms - Engaging in collaborative R&D - Providing technology integration services - Creating custom solutions CMake CDash
  • 11.
    The Open TechnologyHighway  Provide an open infrastructure - Support research, teaching, non-profit and commercial activities - Any (legal) activity can hang off of the highway - Spur innovation, create opportunities - Get from idea to product faster - Do not have to replicate technology - Too many toll gates (i.e., closed systems) slows everything down
  • 12.
    Next Up  Marcus:Building a research program for chemistry  Brian: open science and research collaboration from a government perspective