Building a CMMI Data Infrastructure February 6-7, 2017 Surya R. Kalidindi Professor Georgia Tech Materials Data Sciences and Informatics; High Throughput Measurements of Multiscale Mechanical Responses of Materials; Multiscale Materials Design My group hosts the several data and code repositories as well as e-collaboration platforms. Examples include: PyMKS http://pymks.org/ Project Pages https://projectpages.github.io/ MATIN https://matin.gatech.edu/ Class Projects https://matin.gatech.edu/groups/materials_informatics_course_fall_2016/wiki MOOC https://www.coursera.org/learn/material-informatics Major Challenges to building a shared CMMI Data Repository Represents a significant culture shift Availability/accessibility of easy to use cyberinfrastructure Lack of proven incentives or benefits Lack of training to quickly learn how to use the emergent materials data infrastructure and toolsets What you hope to get from this Workshop Familiarity with other ongoing efforts in the community Learn of the best practices/success stories Identify collaborators and partners interested in nucleating and sustaining an emergent community in materials data sciences and cyberinfrastructure Develop and implement action plans towards the goals identified above