Open Science in Action: Services, Strategies, Success!

We invite you to the second Open Science Day by and for researchers at TU Wien on 13 May 2026.

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TU Wien Bibliothek cordially invites you to the second Open Science Day — an event organized by and for researchers. The event will take place on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 in the library.

This year’s theme is “Open Science in Action: Services, Strategies, Success!” and covers a wide range of topics from open access, open data, open source code, and citizen science to federated infrastructures, artificial intelligence, and knowledge valorization.

When and where?

Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Time: 09:00-16:45
Location: TU Wien Bibliothek, 5th floor, lecture room
Language: German, English

Why attend?

  • Discover open science best practice examples from colleagues
  • Learn more about specific research methods at TU Wien
  • Discuss challenges and needs openly
  • Co-shape open science infrastructures and services in interactive workshops
  • Discover services and tools that simplify your daily routine
  • Network with other researchers in an informal setting

Register now

Questions? Contact us at workshop_bibliothek@tuwien.ac.at

We look forward to seeing you there!

Programme, speakers and abstracts

Programme

09:00-09:30 | Welcome coffee

09:30-09:45 | Opening by library director Beate Guba and programme overview by moderator Philipp Steger

09:45-10:30 | Keynote: “From secrets and data chaos to open science — our (open‑ended) quest to publish data meaningfully” - Katharina Ehrmann (Faculty of Technical Chemistry)

10:30-12:00 | Session I: Citizen science – Good practices and challenges

  • Research meets activism: The case of ‚Wir machen Wien‘ and citizen initiatives for sustainable public space - Barbara Laa (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
  • Mikroklimatische Freiraumuntersuchungen und co-kreative Entwicklung von Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Klimaresilienz österreichischer Schulen - Erich Streit (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
  • Images are more than points on a map: Enhancing citizen science with photogrammetry - Sebastian Mikolka-Flöry (Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation)

12:00-12:15 | Pitch session: Services for open science @ TU Wien

  • Open access publishing, journal hosting, recognising predatory publishing, ORCID service, TU Wien Academic Press, Davis as an open infrastructure, TU Wien research data repository

12:15-13:00 | Lunch & Networking

13:00-14:15 | Session II: Open science in action - Two parallel workshops

  • Workshop A: Janeway - Run your own journal or proceedings - David Krassnig and Tanja North
  • Workshop B: How can open science, intellectual property strategies, and AI serve to better increase the impact of your research? - Sarah Krassnig und Christoph Hornung (IP4OS)

14:15–14:30 | Coffee break

14:30–16:30 | Session III: EOSC - Shaping science between policy and industry

  • EOSC, EOSC nodes and service: What are they and how might they impact (help) us when doing our research? - Andreas Rauber (Faculty of Informatics)
  • Open science, open source, open society - Peter Purgathofer (Faculty of Informatics)
  • From research to community: Ergo4All, an open-source AI app for ergonomics prevention - David Kostolani (Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)
  • How open is open? Data practices in human-centered mobility research - Negar Alinaghi (Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation)

16:30 | Closing remarks