A new era is emerging at scientific user facilities.

Journal: IUCrJ
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Abstract

Global scientific exchange has been profoundly perturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic, altering user travel behaviours and accelerating the use of remote access. Combined with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), these trends together can change how large-scale user scientific facilities are used by the community and managed by operators.

Authors

  • Dimitri Argyriou
    Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8229, USA.