Breakout Session Themes

Grand Challenges

BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Data Lifecycle to Support a Sustainable Cyber-Toolbox
Session 1 Leaders: Jim Hutchison, Raul Cachau, Mark Tuominen and Michele Ostraat

What does the IDEAL data lifecycle look like?
Comparison with our CURRENT lifecycle.
What are the data gaps?
What are the barriers to move from current to ideal?

Session Outputs: recommendation on IDEAL data lifecycle; identification of data gaps and barriers to sustainable nanoinformatics

BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Use of Nanoinformatics for Predictive Modeling
Session 2 Leaders: Nathan Baker, Yoram Cohen, Sharon Gaheen and Andre Nel

What outputs are expected from predictive toxicology and mechanistic models?
What level of nanomaterial representation/description is required to parameterize these models?
What examples can be used to illustrate NI as a 'model' for the Materials Genome Initiative?

Session Outputs: recommendation on nanomaterial description requirements for predictive modeling; examples to illustrate utility of NI approach

BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Nanoinformatics Integration
Session 3 Leaders: Jeff Steevens, Stacey Harper, Sally Tinkle and Mark Hoover

How will the data and the predictive models be used to make decisions (in context of the value chain: materials development > manufacturing > use > post-use)?
How can the different nanoinformatics needs throughout the value chain and lifecycle be coordinated, integrated and balanced between sectors, technologies, designer/manufacturer/user-based informatics?
How do existing grassroots efforts in nanoinformatics (additional informatics efforts not focused on nanomaterials) fit into an integrated framework for informatics infrastructure?
Which bits of informatics need to be unified/standardized, which just need to be functionally linked and what is missing?

Session Outputs: recommendation on standards to catalyze nanoscience and support nanoinformatics approaches and modeling; plan for data sharing and informatics integration; identification of informatics gaps