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In March 2026, we hosted the first FAIRDOM Collaboration Fest (CoFest) online. Users, developers, leaders and advocates from nine institutions in six countries created an opportunity to collaborate, discuss and progress a range of matters and features which will be of benefit to the wider FAIRDOM-SEEK community. We also welcomed those interested in learning more about FAIRDOM-SEEK and how it could benefit their work.

The mini CoFest format allowed us to discuss and plan upcoming work, without needing to commit any code immediately. We presented two topics, covering a range of concepts and teams.

  • A summary of FAIRDOM-SEEK features released in the last 12 months, thanks in part to your contributions at the FAIRDOM Mini Hackathon in February 2025.
  • Topic 1: Knowledge Graph and Linked Data. A discussion about querying the public knowledge graph of a FAIRDOM-SEEEK instance, through writing SPARQL queries, using Triple Stores and Extended Metadata.
  • Topic 2: Visualization and LLM Enabling. A presentation about how Neo4J, visualization tools, and Large Language Models (LLM) have been combined in NextSEEK to vastly reduce the time bioinformaticians spend filling out GEO forms.

To read a report of the event, please visit Knowledge exchange at FAIRDOM CoFest 2026.