Materials Data Science: Current Status and Future Outlook
10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-020844
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Abstract

The field of materials science and engineering is on the cusp of a digital data revolution. After reviewing the nature of data science and Big Data, we discuss the features of materials data that distinguish them from data in other fields. We introduce the concept of process-structure-property (PSP) linkages and illustrate how the determination of PSPs is one of the main objectives of materials data science. Then we review a selection of materials databases, as well as important aspects of materials data management, such as storage hardware, archiving strategies, and data access strategies. We introduce the emerging field of materials data analytics, which focuses on data-driven approaches to extract and curate materials knowledge from available data sets. The critical need for materials e-collaboration platforms is highlighted, and we conclude the article with a number of suggestions regarding the near-term future of the materials data science field.

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Kalidindi, S. R., & De Graef, M. (2015). Materials Data Science: Current Status and Future Outlook. Annual Review of Materials Research, 45(1), 171–193.

Authors 2
  1. Surya R. Kalidindi (first)
  2. Marc De Graef (additional)
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@article{Kalidindi_2015, title={Materials Data Science: Current Status and Future Outlook}, volume={45}, ISSN={1545-4118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-020844}, DOI={10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-020844}, number={1}, journal={Annual Review of Materials Research}, publisher={Annual Reviews}, author={Kalidindi, Surya R. and De Graef, Marc}, year={2015}, month=jul, pages={171–193} }