The Einstein Telescope Analysis Portal
A sustainable computing platform for Gravitational Wave Open Science
Work has started on creating the Einstein Telescope Analysis Portal (ETAP), an open science analysis platform built on the ESCAPE Virtual Research Environment. Funded by the OSCARS project, ETAP is a cutting-edge platform developed to address the growing demand for open access to gravitational wave (GW) data, following the historic discovery of GWs in 2015 from the collision of black holes. As Europe prepares for the next-generation Einstein Telescope (ET), the ETAP project will provide researchers and citizen scientists with an innovative platform and advanced tools to access and analyse the complex data expected from future GW detections, fostering collaborative multi-messenger research and promoting sustainability in scientific computing.
ETAP will empower researchers and citizen scientists to conduct cutting-edge research in GW and multi-messenger science, leveraging the vast potential of the Einstein Telescope. The platform’s ability to handle and integrate data from multiple Research Infrastructures (RIs) will enhance the scientific impact of GW data analysis and ensure that metadata adheres to FAIR principles. Moreover, by integrating a new service to monitor the environmental and financial costs of computational workflows, ETAP not only meets the future computational demands but also addresses sustainability challenges, contributing to the long-term success of Open Science in GW research.
OSCARS is a four-year Horizon Europe project that will foster the uptake of Open Science in Europe by consolidating the achievements of world-class European RIs in the ESFRI roadmap and beyond into lasting interdisciplinary FAIR data services and working practices across scientific disciplines and communities.
Contact
Dr Paul Laycock: paul.laycock@unige.ch
Links
ETAP Project page: https://oscars-project.eu/projects/etap-einstein-telescope-analysis-portal
OSCARS: https://oscars-project.eu/
Einstein Telescope: https://www.et-gw.eu/
ESCAPE Virtual Research Environment: https://vre-hub.github.io/
FAIR principles: https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/
