The Open Science Awards ceremony, presented in France for achievements in open science, took place at Paris-Saclay University. The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research presented awards in three categories: open source software, open data, and dissertations demonstrating open science principles. A total of eight open data laureates, three open source projects, and eight dissertations were recognized. Each laureate project received a €5000 prize, while the dissertations laureates received €2500 and a commemorative prize.
Open Source Category Winners:
- GNU MPFR (Multiple Precision Floating-Point Reliable) is a library implementing 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 licensed under the GPLv3 license.
- Qumin (QUantitative Modeling of INflection) is a language morphology modeling package that allows linguists to analyze patterns of declension and conjugation in various languages. The project won an award in the Science and Technology category for its quantitative modeling of inflectional morphology. The code is licensed under the GPLv3 license.
- SMASH (Spatially Distributed Modeling and ASimilation for Hydrology) is a library for numerical modeling of hydrological phenomena. The project combines conceptual, physical, and artificial intelligence approaches, enabling its application to complex multi-basin systems. The project won the Jury's Choice Award. The code is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
- NeuRon Virtualizer is a Python framework for modeling the nervous system. It simulates the electrical behavior of peripheral nerves, allowing for interactive exploration of their response to various electrical stimuli. The project won an award in the Documentation category. The code is distributed under the CeCILL-C license.
Open Data Category Winners:
- Corpus les Vocaux is a collection of voice messages in French representing spontaneous, uncontrolled oral speech.
- Subwork is a database of information on the structure, geography, and social characteristics of workers in France, facilitating social research at the intersection of sociology, geography, and urban studies.
- e-NDP updates knowledge about Notre-Dame de Paris through a digital edition of 26 medieval registers. The app uses handwriting recognition (HTR) and provides access to all produced resources with detailed documentation.
- The Panel de Caen is a sociological project that has been tracking the life trajectories and evolution of social connections of 87 people since 1995.
- ArchiMed is a platform that provides medical images from over 100 university hospital centers for research projects. It complies with requirements for handling highly sensitive personal data.
- Seatizen collects and provides image data of coral ecosystems for biodiversity monitoring.
- Rivages Normands collects data on coastal groundwater, supplemented by water risk models. The data supports research on the Earth system, biodiversity, and climate impacts, helping local authorities make decisions.
Winners in the Dissertations category:
- In the field of digital archaeology, the winner was a dissertation on the rationalization of digital practices in archaeology using the example of the Bibracte excavations (University of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 2023). The paper explored 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 winning paper was on reactions to violations of gender norms in adolescents using a multi-paradigm approach (University of Paris Cité, 2024).
- In the field of urban studies, the winning study was on the potential of local urban plans to integrate stormwater management, using the example of the metropolitan area of Nantes (University of Technology of Compiègne, 2024).
Source: opennet.ru
