The Open Science Awards ceremony took place at the University of Paris-Saclay, honoring achievements in open science in France. The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research awarded prizes in three categories: free software, open data, and theses demonstrating the principles of open science. A total of 8 winners were recognized in the open data category, 3 projects for free software, and 8 theses. Each winning project received a prize of 5000 euros, while the winners in the thesis category received 2500 euros and a commemorative award.
Winners in the 'Open Software' category:
- GNU MPFR (Multiple Precision Floating-Point Reliable) is a library that implements arbitrary precision floating-point arithmetic with correct rounding based on the IEEE 754 standard. The code is distributed under the LGPLv3 license.
- HyperSpy is a Python library for analyzing and visualizing complex multidimensional data in materials science. The code is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
- Qumin (QUantitative Modelling of INflection) is a package for modeling the morphology of languages, allowing linguists to analyze patterns of inflection and conjugation in various languages. The project received an award in the 'Science and Technology' category for quantitative modeling of the inflectional morphology of languages. The code is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
- SMASH (Spatially distributed Modeling and ASsimilation for Hydrology) is a library for the numerical modeling of hydrological phenomena. The project combines conceptual and physical approaches with artificial intelligence methods, making it applicable to complex multi-basin systems. The project received the 'Jury's Choice' award. The code is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
- NeuRon Virtualizer is a Python framework for simulating the nervous system. It models the electrical behavior of peripheral nerves, allowing interactive exploration of their response to various electrical stimuli. The project was awarded in the 'Documentation' category. The code is distributed under the CeCILL-C license.
Winners in the 'Open Data' category:
- Corpus les Vocaux is a set of voice messages in French, representing spontaneous uncontrolled spoken language.
- Subwork — a database containing information on the structure, geography, and social characteristics of workers in France, facilitating social research intersecting sociology, geography, and urban studies.
- e-NDP — updates knowledge about Notre-Dame-de-Paris through a digital publication of 26 medieval registers. The application uses handwritten text recognition (HTR) and provides access to all produced resources with detailed documentation.
- Panel de Caen — data from a sociological project that has tracked the life trajectories and evolution of social connections of 87 individuals since 1995.
- ArchiMed — a platform providing medical images for research projects from over 100 university hospital centers. It complies with requirements for handling extremely confidential personal data.
- Seatizen — collects and provides data on images of coral ecosystems for biodiversity monitoring.
- Rivages normands — collects data on groundwater in coastal areas, supplemented by water risk models. The data supports research on Earth systems, biodiversity, and climate effects, aiding local authorities in decision-making.
Winners in the Dissertation category:
- In the field of digital archaeology, the award went to a dissertation on streamlining digital practices in archaeology using the example of the Bibracte excavations (University of Burgundy - Franche-Comté, 2023). The work investigated the transition to digital and open archaeology based on open-source software that produces transparent, structured data in open formats.
- In the field of social psychology, the winner was a study on adolescents' reactions to violations of gender norms using a multi-paradigmatic approach (Paris-Saclay University, 2024).
- In the field of urban studies, the winner was a study on the potential of local urban planning to integrate stormwater management, using the Nantes metropolitan area as an example (Compiegne University of Technology, 2024).
Source: opennet.ru
