Meeting the challenge of Open Science in KM3NeT

TL;DR

This paper discusses KM3NeT's efforts to implement Open Science principles by providing accessible data, open-source software, and collaborative analysis tools to enhance scientific research across multiple disciplines.

Contribution

It introduces ongoing projects that facilitate open data exchange, simulation, and integrated computing environments for KM3NeT, advancing open science practices.

Findings

Development of high-level data exchange protocols

Implementation of open-source analysis tools

Creation of an integrated computing environment

Abstract

In the upcoming decades, the KM3NeT detectors will produce valuable data that can be used in various scientific contexts from astro- and particle physics to environmental and Earth and Sea science. Based on the Open Science policy established by the KM3NeT Collaboration, several efforts to offer science-ready data, foster common analysis approaches and publish open source software are currently pursued. In this contribution, ongoing projects focusing on the exchange of high-level data and simulation derivatives, production of particle event simulations and establishment of an integrated computing environment supporting an open-science focused workflow will be discussed.