FAIR Digital Objects Forum Conference
Conference Update November 2025
Program Chairs: Andreas Rauber (TU Wien), Sven Bingert (GWDG Göttingen)
Abstract Submissions & Reviews
We received 51 abstract submissions, primarily concerning ongoing implementation projects. This is more than we had at previous FDO conferences. As with the Berlin conference, there will be 18 slots for paper presentations,10 slots for lightning talks and various posters. The review process will now begin, with three reviewers per abstract, and we intend to inform authors of the outcome by 15 December 2025.
Registration
Registration is expected to open in the first two weeks of December. Along with the registration information, we will provide details of fees and social events.
Program Update
The programme for the 3rd FDO Conference on 24-27 March 2026 at TU Wien (TUW) is taking shape and we would like to provide an update on the state of preparations. So, let’s go through the general layout of the conference. On 24 March 2026, we will organise tutorials and a newcomer session.
| 24 March | 25 March | 26 March | 27 March |
| Tutorials Newcomer session |
Welcome session: Keynotes and sessions on the dimensions of trust, the state of their implementation and plans for action, with audience interaction. |
FDO-related sessions with a keynote from Sanzio Bassini, Director of SuperComputing Applications and Innovation Department at CINECA, paper presentations, and panels (Motivation for FDOs, Interoperability for FDOs). |
FDO-related sessions with paper presentations, lightning talks, panel on FDO and security, summary and audience interaction. |
First Day
The first day will start with a welcome session kicked off by J. Schneider (Rector of TUW) and C. Kirkpatrick (co-chair of the FDO Forum), followed by two keynotes from T. Hahn (President BDVA) and C. Stöver (CCO GEANT) on their views on the state of data exchange and reuse.
Then, in three sessions, we will focus on the following:
- views on specific trust dimensions, such as data sovereignty, transparency, traceability, accountability and persistence;
- the state of architectures to overcome trust and rights barriers with the help of dataspace technologies and FDOs;
- possibilities for concrete actions.
The speakers on the first day are the Austrian minister E. Holzleitner (BMFWF), J. Schneider (rector of TU Wien), C. Kirkpatrick (SDSC, FDOF), S. Hanslik (BMFWF), T. Hahn (BDVA), C. Stöver (GEANT), L. Biven (Jefferson Lab), D. Sangion (UniCredit), T. Motshegwa (AOSP), E. Pentz (Crossref, DONA), M. Spiekermann (IDSA, Huawei), D. Rohrmus (Factory X), S. Bingert (GWDG, FDOF), P. Koen (IDSA, Microsoft), E. Schultes (GOFAIR, FDOF), M. Manda (Dirisa, SA), Xihui Zheng, Cheng Chi (China), TBA (Japan).
Second and Third Day
On the second day, we will begin with a keynote from the CINECA director. We will then focus on the current state of FDO specification applications and other FDO-related topics. Most contributions will take the form of presentations, lightning talks and posters. We will organise three panels:
- “Why motivation for FDOs?” organised by L. Biven (Jefferson Lab);
- “FDO Interoperability” organised by R. Hanisch (former NIST);
- “Security and FDOs” organised by C. Blanchi (DONA) and P. Wittenburg (FDOF).
As with the FDO conferences in Leiden and Berlin, there will be ample opportunity for interaction.
Training and Newcomer Session
We will organise training courses and a special session on 24 March 2026 for newcomers. Here, we will report on FDO specifications, FDO-related services, and FDO implementations (internet-based, web-based and nano-publication-based). More details will be published soon.
Organisers
TU Wien
FAIR Digital Objects Forum
Partners
BDVA, BMFWF, CLARIN ERIC, CODATA, DIN, DISSCO, DOI Foundation,
DONA Foundation, DKRZ, EPOS ERIC, FDO One, GO FAIR, GWDG, IndiScale,
KIT, Naturalis, NIST, ORKG, RDA, SDSC, TIB, ZBMED Köln
Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Andreas Rauber (TUW), Dr. Sven Bingert (FDOF, GWDG)
Contact: secretariat@fairdo.org