KGI4NFDI - Base4NFDI

KGI4NFDI

Knowledge Graph Infrastructure

Supported by NFDI Section:

Metadata, Terminologies, Provenance

Phase: Initialisation

Service Steward

How to reach us

kgi.services.base4nfdi.de

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What is the Basic Service under development about?

KGI4NFDI advocates for a central and reusable Knowledge Graph Infrastructure (KGI) to enhance interoperability within the research domain and support the NFDI's objectives. It aims to provide essential components including a Knowledge Graph (KG) registry and a service for accessing KGs across NFDI projects. Additionally, the service intends to empower research communities to create decentralised KG instances using standardised approaches, technologies, and expertise. Through surveys, documentation, consulting services, and ontology harmonisation, the proposal seeks to optimise KG creation and foster standardised ontological practices, contributing to the "One NFDI" vision and promoting FAIR data principles. This initiative will complement international efforts, such as those of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), in advancing knowledge graph initiatives.

initialisation phase proposal

The service explained in ~10 minutes

Presentation slides, Q&A document, and more can be found here.

Principal Investigators

Konrad Förstner

ZB MED, NFDI4Microbiota

foerstner[at]zbmed.de

Lozana Rossenova

TIB Hannover, NFDI4Culture

lozana.rossenova[at]tib.eu

Renat Shigapov

Mannheim University Library, BERD@NFDI

renat.shigapov[at]uni-mannheim.de

Moritz Schubotz

FIZ Karlsruhe, MaRDI

moritz.schubotz[at]fiz-karlsruhe.de

Fidan Limani

ZBW Kiel, KonsortSWD

flimani[at]zbw-workspace.eu

Benjamin Zapilko

GESIS, NFDI4DS

Benjamin.Zapilko[at]gesis.org

Goals of the Initialisation phase

The working concept for the Knowledge Graph Infrastructure (KGI) service revolves around two primary goals: providing a service hub for accessing and exploring KGs and supporting efficient KG creation and ontology harmonisation across research fields. To achieve these goals, five objectives have been identified, including building a service hub with a KG registry, capacity building for KG concepts and applications, enabling queries across research fields, and facilitating easier interaction with KGs. The initialisation phase will establish the service hub using pilot knowledge graphs from selected NFDI consortia, provide consulting and documentation, facilitate interoperability with existing standards, and strengthen the community by synthesising requirements for future phases.

Planned duration (current phase)

Initialisation phase: 01.06.2024 - 31.05.2025, cost neutral extension from 01.06.2025 - 31.12.2025

Upcoming Events

Monthly Consulting Hour - every third Wednesday of the month at 3pm, use following zoom meeting (Meeting ID: 624 4966 0255, Passcode: 916089)

Publications, presentations, workshops

Knowledge Graph Functions in NFDI, April 15, 2025.
Base4NFDI NFDI Consortia Integration workshop, March 3rd, 2025, online.
The Knowledge Graph Infrastructure Base Service, NFDI Infra Talks, Feb 17th, 2025, online.
Knowledge Graph Infrastructure, 1st Services Roadshow by Base4NFDI, December 4th, 2024, online.
Facilitating creation, (re)use, and interoperability for Knowledge Graphs in NFDI: the vision behind KGI4NFDI, 1st Base4NFDI User Conference, Nov 20-21st, 2024, Berlin.
The NFDI Knowledge Graph Infrastructure service for FAIR data management. Poster, EOSC Symposium, September 6th, 2024.
Base4NFDI Persona workshop, July 31, 2024, online.
Initialisation Phase Proposal. July 28, 2024.
KGI4NFDI Kick off workshop, July 23-24, 2024, Berlin.
Facilitating creation, (re)use and interoperability of Knowledge Graphs in NFDI: perspectives from NFDI4Culture to Base4NFDI and beyond. Second NFDI Berlin-Brandenburg network meeting: Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs, July 11th, 2024, Berlin.