Collaborative Platform
Many of the research tools offered by EBRAINS are interoperable. They can be used not only in isolation but also combined within complex research workflows. This is made possible by our Collaborative Platform, which consists of technologies and experts that ensure seamless integration, making data and tools compatible and enabling new interfaces between the services. The Collaborative Platform runs quietly in the background and ensures a smooth user experience.
The EBRAINS Collaboratory
The EBRAINS Collaboratory is an integrated digital workspace designed to accelerate scientific collaboration. Researchers can collaboratively analyse data, share workflows and produce interactive publications. The Collaboratory unifies essential services for research and development: secure identity and team management, version-controlled file storage, a dedicated JupyterLab environment, collaborative documentation through an intuitive Wiki as well as tools for co-editing and instant communication. It is also a valuable platform for developers to make their tools accessible to the community and for educators to develop courses with shared materials and interactive notebooks.
EBRAINS Lab
The EBRAINS Lab offers a modern, cloud-based JupyterLab environment designed for interactive programming, data analysis and collaboration. With official EBRAINS tools pre-installed and tightly integrated with the Collaboratory’s storage and data services, the Lab provides a workspace for developing, testing and sharing scientific workflows. Its integration with cloud resources and high-performance computing ensures that projects can move effortlessly from initial exploration to large-scale analysis.
EBRAINS Software Distribution (ESD)
The EBRAINS Software Distribution offers a unified software ecosystem designed to simplify development of scientific workflows and ensure reproducibility. It includes over 70 EBRAINS tools and hundreds of dependencies, from simulators, analysis frameworks and visualisation tools to EBRAINS-specific interfaces to the Knowledge Graph and neuromorphic systems, all tested for interoperability and optimised for both interactive use and high-performance computing. By providing a curated set of tools in consistent versions across laptops, cloud environments and supercomputers, the ESD reduces technical overhead and time spent on software management.
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