Description
Title:
The Reality of Reproducibility of Computational Science
Speaker: Carole Goble
Event: IEEE e-Science 2012
Event URL:
http://www.ci.uchicago.edu/escience2012/
Location: Chicago, US
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Formats: .ppt
Abstract:
Reproducibility in principle underpins the scientific method. For an experimental finding to be reproducible its materials must be available and its methods clear, accurate and transparent. In this talk I will explore the reality of reproducibility in computational science, focusing on methods that use workflows. I will discuss what we mean by reproducibility; differentiate between the preservation and conservation of workflows; sketch the role provenance has to play; and point to a growing number of initiatives that aim to make in silico science reproducible, including our own first steps towards a reproducibility framework based on Research Objects. Although technical infrastructure helps towards the utopian ideal of truly reproducible science it is social factors that define the reality.
Website for the 8th IEEE International Conference on eScience (eScience 2012)