[kepler-users] Questions and Research on Scientific Workflows

[Richard Littauer]

Dear colleagues,

As part of the Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE 
<http://www.dataone.org <http://www.dataone.org/>>), we are researching 
workflow systems and workflow complexity. In this project, we are 
examining a large number of the scientific workflows that have been 
constructed, in order to develop a way of categorizing workflows based 
on their complexity, types of processing steps employed, and 
other factors. Most of this work is being done by examining workflows on 
repositories such as myExperiment <http://www.myexperiment.org 
<http://www.myexperiment.org/>>; however, it is possible that the 
workflows loaded onto such repositories are not representative of 
workflows being used on a daily basis by scientists doing their work. 
For more information, please consult our open notebook at 
http://notebooks.dataone.org/workflows 
<http://notebooks.dataone.org/workflows>

Please get in contact with richard [dot] littauer [at] gmail [dot] com 
if you:

    * have any relevant information on workflow usage or research in the
      scientific community, particularly involving natural language
      descriptions and workflow repositories
    * know of any science publications that mention how the authors have
      used scientific workflows in conducting their science
    * are aware of any faults between workflow systems, in the
      categorisation of workflows, or of inadequacies in the natural
      language description of workflows
    * or know of any open repositories of workflows that you or your
      colleagues may use to upload their workflows (besides myExperiment)

As this is a development list, most of the users on here should be able 
to help in some capacity. Bearing that in mind, any help would be 
accepted gratefully. As well, instead of suggesting the same articles 
repeatedly, it might be best to join theMendeley group on Workflows 
<http://www.mendeley.com/groups/1189721/scientific-workflows-and-workflow-systems/>and 
add them there, if that's easier for you.

[Apologies for any cross posting]

Thank you very much for your time!

Richard Littauer
DataONE Intern
http://notebooks.dataone.org/workflows 
<http://notebooks.dataone.org/workflows>

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