A FAIR workflow platform for biodiversity digital twins

This FAIR workflow platform is developed as a solution for executing and sharing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reuseable) workflows across research domains. It allows to execute and reuse machine-actionable workflows and resulting data, encapsulated in Research Object Crates (RO-Crates) and advertised via FAIR Signposting.

More infos on the use case: https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.134479

Features

• Login via ORCID
• Workflow Execution Integrates with Argo Workflows for workflow execution.
• RO-Crate compatibility: End-To-End integration of RO-Crates
• Digital Object Management: Workflows and datasets are stored as Digital Objects using Cordra
• FAIR Signposting on the frontend allows for integration of results into the semantic web.

Architecture Overview

The workflow platform employs a microservice architecture allowing components to be extended or replaced for flexibility.

• Frontend: User-facing interface for submitting workflows and viewing datasets.
• Digital Object Repository: Cordra-based system for storing and managing datasets as FAIR Digital Objects
• Submission Service: Handles orchestration between frontend, digital object repository and the workflow service.
• Workflow Service: A workflow execution engine for executing workflows.

Detailed architecture information including data flows and interaction diagrams is available in the Architecture Documentation

Modules

• Frontend: Django-based frontend
• Cordra schema: Schemas and metadata models for the digital object Repository
• Argo Workflow Connector: An implementation of the Submission service that orchestrates workflows in Argo
• Crop wild relatives Workflow RO-Crate: Sapmle RO-Crate with a workflow that runs the Crop Wild Relatives prototype Digital Twin. See here for details.

Deployment at DestinE

A version of the platform is currently deployed to the Destination Earth Platform and can be accessed here: Crop Wild Relatives.

Deployment diagram

License

Licensed under the MIT license.

References

If you want to cite this project, here are some references you can use:

• Dataspace Integration for Agrobiodiversity Digital Twins with RO-Crate https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.8.134479
• FAIR dataspace integration for Agrobiodiversity Digital Twins (Poster) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13928654

Funding

• EUMETSAT: Agriculture and Climate Change DEDL Use Case
• The European Commission: BioDT – Biodiversity Digital Twin for Advanced Modelling, Simulation and Prediction Capabilities
• The DFG as Part of FAIRagro