Scientific Workflow Management System
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A Scientific Workflow Management System is a workflow management system to compose and execute a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or workflow, in a scientific application.
- Context:
- It can be based on a Scientific Workflow Platform.
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- Example(s):
- one that uses a Kepler Workflow Platform.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Workflow Specification.
References
2023
- chat
- Q: what is a scientific workflow system, and what are some examples?
- A: A scientific workflow system is a tool that helps researchers automate and manage the execution of complex, data-intensive scientific processes. Scientific workflow systems are commonly used in fields such as genomics, astrophysics, and climate modeling, where large amounts of data need to be analyzed and processed in order to generate insights and answer research questions.
Some examples of scientific workflow systems include:
- Kepler: a open-source scientific workflow system developed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that allows researchers to design, execute, and share reproducible scientific workflows.
- Taverna: an open-source scientific workflow system that allows researchers to design and execute workflows using a graphical user interface.
- Galaxy: a scientific workflow system that provides a web-based platform for researchers to design, execute, and share reproducible scientific workflows.
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_workflow_system Retrieved:2022-12-31.
- A scientific workflow system is a specialized form of a workflow management system designed specifically to compose and execute a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or workflow, in a scientific application.