Individuals, organisations and initiatives have been invited to the EOSC Symposium 2025 to showcase ideas and solutions demonstrating how EOSC can advance research in Europe.
Through a rigorous peer-review process, 12 lightning talks and demos were selected by the Programme Committee to be featured on day 2 of the EOSC Symposium 2025.
The impressive response of 49 applications to the call highlights the community’s strong engagement and commitment to advancing EOSC. Below, you will find the selected lightning talks and demos, presented in alphabetical order along with the names of the presenters and their institutions.
Lightning talks
- National catalogue of repositories: A Czech pilot for EOSC | Alexandr Kuchynka, National Library of Technology, Czech Republic
- OSCARS FIESTA: FAIR image analysis across science | Anne Fouilloux, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
- BERD@NFDI and Galaxy infrastructures for land use planning | Felicitas Sommer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
- ELIXIR on cloud: Standardising federated analysis in EOSC | Ivar Janmaat, SURF, Netherlands
- Digital Twin Ocean in the EOSC Federation: From data to impact | Pasquale Pagano, Blue-Cloud / CNR, Italy
- An overview of the CLIMATE-ADAPT4EOSC project | Thanasis Sfetsos, NCSR Demokritos, Greece
Demos
- From national resources to EOSC: The EOSC-PL gateway | Aneta Pazik-Aybar, National Science Centre Poland, Poland
- Creating trust with FAIR open data: The RKI in the pandemic | Hannes Wünsche, Rober Koch Institute, Germany
- FAIR Wizard: Lowering barriers to FAIR adoption through EOSC | Jakub Jirka, Codevence solutions, Czech Republic
- From plume to bloom: Data Terra RI × EOSC Federation | Jérôme Detoc, Ifremer, France
- An intelligent system for discoverability and collaboration | Nafis Tanveer Islam, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands
- Making research assessment resources easier to discover | Thanasis Vergoulis, ATHENA RC, Greece
Guidelines and criteria
The call for lightning talks and demos was open from 01 July – 17 September 2025.
Applications were evaluated by the EOSC Symposium Programme Committee through a peer-review process. The Programme Committee aimed to select a pool of lightning talks that guarantee inclusivity and broad representation of the EOSC community in terms of geography, gender, discipline and topical balance.
All selected applicants are guaranteed priority registration for the Symposium, however the participation fees will not be waived.
The format
- Total time available for showcasing your ideas: 5 minutes.
- Formats allowed: presentation (max 3 uncluttered slides) or video with live commentary (max 4 minutes pre-recorded video + commentary).
- Lightning talks must be given in-person at the EOSC Symposium 2025 in Brussels (one speaker only, remote participants are not eligible). In total 10 lightning talks will be featured. Please note that participation in the EOSC Symposium includes a registration fee that will not be waived for the selected lightning talk presenters, though presenters will be granted priority registration.
- Only lightning talks showcasing the added value of EOSC will be eligible.
- The presentation or video must address before/after scenarios to showcase how EOSC has contributed to solving or advancing the solution to a research challenge.
- Demos (video + live commentary) will be given preference over talks.
Topics in scope
- How the EOSC Federation (i.e., the EOSC EU Node and the 13 candidate EOSC Nodes) can advance research, empower researchers and open new opportunities for users in Europe.
- How implementation of the FAIR principles for cross-disciplinary research has contributed to addressing societal, economic, scientific and environmental challenges.
- How sharing and reusing FAIR data outside traditional disciplines has enabled scientific discoveries and innovation.
How to apply
Applicants are asked to submit a short proposal including:
- Information about the applicant.
- Title (max 60 characters): to be used as title of the lightning talk in the EOSC Symposium programme, if selected.
- Abstract (max 400 words): describe the focus of the lightning talk/demo. Applications that do not describe the added value for EOSC according to the above guidelines will be rejected.
- Format: presentation or video with live commentary.
- Confirmation of the applicant’s availability to participate in-person between 03-05 November 2025, and consent to be photographed and video-recorded during the event.
All submitted applications will be peer-reviewed by members of the EOSC Symposium Programme Committee.
Deadlines
| 07 September 2025 | Application submission deadline |
| 22 September 2025 | Notification of acceptance or rejection |
| 03-05 November 2025 | EOSC Symposium dates |
Evaluation criteria
Relevance
Applications need to match one of the four topics-in-scope described above.
Impact
Applications need to clearly communicate the added value for EOSC (before/after scenario).
Power of showcasing
Demos (video + live commentary) will be given preference over talks.
