Early Workflow Design: From Collaborative Scientific Problem-Solving to DAW Specifications (C02*)

• Subject Area: Software Engineering and Programming Languages ; Data Management, Data-Intensive Systems, Computer Science Methods in Business Informatics
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 414984028

This subproject addresses challenges in the early phases of the workflow life cycle, specifically focusing on the conception of data analysis workflows (DAWs). During this phase, scientists col-laborate to transition from a scientific question to an abstract workflow. Currently, the early work-flow concept is often implicit and only becomes explicit through the implementation of concrete DAWs. Despite proposed abstract workflow representations, dedicated methods and support for the conception phase are lacking. This gap poses a risk to the scientific quality of workflows, as scientists tend to adopt "next best" workflows instead of a systematic design approach. The sub-project aims to understand experts' principles and processes during the workflow conception phase and develop new methods and support techniques for DAW conception based on this un-derstanding.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1404: FONDA - Foundations of Workflows for Large-Scale Scientific Data Analysis
• Applicant Institution: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Anna-Lena Lamprecht; Professor Dr. Jan Mendling; Professor Dr. Matthias Weidlich