Speaker
Description
Research at the Sadewasser Research Group focuses on sustainable energy materials for applications in photovoltaics and batteries. These research activities involve a broad range of deposition techniques, wet and dry laboratory processes, and advanced characterization methods, generating heterogeneous datasets that must be organized in a consistent and traceable manner.
This presentation describes the development of a custom NOMAD Oasis plugin created to support the organization of experimental activities within our group. The plugin was designed to reflect the structure of our laboratory practices and to facilitate the integration of data and metadata associated with thin-film fabrication, processing, and advanced characterization across different research lines and applications.
The talk will discuss the practical process of translating laboratory procedures and experimental relationships into NOMAD schemas and plugin components, including approaches for metadata organization, representation of experimental processes, and adaptation of the Oasis environment to the day-to-day needs of experimental research.
In addition, the presentation will explore the use of AI-assisted programming tools during the implementation of the plugin. By integrating large language model–based coding assistants into the development process, it became possible to quickly extend custom NOMAD functionality with a relatively small development effort. A short live demonstration will illustrate how AI-assisted development can support the customization of NOMAD Oasis environments for specific experimental contexts.