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National Research Data Infrastructure for and with Computer Science (NFDI×CS)

NFDI×CS promotes the implementation of the FAIR Data Principles for computer science (CS) research data and software artifacts.
Therefore, NFDI×CS will establish an organizational, technical, collaborative, and interoperable infrastructure to join the available forces of relevant services and actors from and for computer science. 

Objectives


  • Promoting the implementation of FAIR Data Principles for informatics research data and software artifacts 

  • Simplifying the citation of software and computer science data

  • Modernizing the publication processes and culture of computer science and its applications 

  • Supporting the application of computer science methods in collaboration with other scientific disciplines 

  • Sharing experiences and knowledge of the informatics community on system architectures, processes and standards

Measures


  • Identification, definition and deployment of services for storing complex domain-specific data objects across the breadth of computer science disciplines

  • Encapsulating interconnected research 
    artefacts within the Research Data Management Container (RDMC)

  • Targeted community development to drive cultural change, support the next generation of researchers, negotiate practices and norms and develop the skills to handle research data responsibly

News

NFDIxCS graphic announcing “DFG publishes paper on the digital transformation of research,” alongside the cover of “The Digital Turn in the Sciences and Humanities” and the NFDIxCS logo.
How are digital technologies changing research and what conditions are needed to support this transformation? The German Research Foundation (DFG)…
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Gruppenbild der Teilnehmenden des Hackathons in einem Institutsgebäude der Universität Dresden
The NFDIxCS RDMC hackathon brought service developers together to explore connections and identify concrete opportunities for integration.
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Ein gefüllter Sitzungsraum des Plenarys in Dresden.
How can NFDIxCS further develop its services for the computer science community? This question brought the consortium together for the 8th NFDIxCS…
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Von links nach rechts sitzen Daniel Krupka, Lea Schönberger, Lars Bernard, Martin Wolf und Florian Tschorsch auf der Bühne. Lars Bernard spricht in ein Mikrofon, während die anderen zuhören. Im Hintergrund stehen violette Banner mit dem Festival-Logo und dem Schriftzug „Digital Resilience“.
At the INFORMATIK Festival 2026 in Dresden, TU Dresden Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Lars Bernard highlighted the importance of the National Research Data…
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Participants at the 4th NFDIxCS Symposium in Dresden sit at tables in a seminar room, facing a speaker holding a microphone. Behind her, a projected slide titled “Thank you and take-aways” summarises findings on FAIR-oriented empirical research in computer science.
A successful symposium in Dresden brought together international researchers and infrastructure experts to discuss the future of sustainable research…
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Bildcollage von Patrick Brunner und Neelam Vishen
Patrick Brunner from NFDIxCS has been elected as the new spokesperson of the NFDI Section Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects (ELSA). Neelam Vishen from…
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Gereon Rahnfeld next to a robot on a sofa at DFKI
From research data management to robotics: NFDIxCS joined KI2026 in Bremen to connect with the AI community and share insights into current work at…
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Grafik zur 11. NFDIxCS Soirée mit dem Titel „A strong research data community: In conversation with DKZ.2R and QUADRIGA“. Auf dunkelblauem Hintergrund sind das NFDIxCS-Logo, zwei Sprechblasen sowie der Schriftzug „Soiree #11“ mit einem Personen-Symbol zu sehen.
Technical infrastructure alone is not enough for sustainable research data management. At the 11th NFDIxCS Soiree, representatives from the data…
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Sharepic zum Positionspapier der DFG mit dem Cover und dem Titel auf grau-weiß
The Executive Board of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has published a new position paper on the future of the National Research Data…
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How can we further scale the existing architecture to provide services for the computer science community? This question was a focal point of the 7th…
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