file type of the data. While widely used in many disciplines (e.g. in medical
science, environmental science, biology, etc.), metadata do not play a central
role in the research context of MOS-QUITO. Within this project, metadata can
appear for example in the form of headers attached to dataset files produced
by experiments or numerical calculations. Such headers typically contain
information about experimental conditions and/or input parameters. In order to
make sure that all the relevant information complementing experimental and
numerical results is properly stored and easily retrievable, every partner in
MOS-QUITO will take maximal care in the organization of this type of metadata.
All wafers, dies, and devices produced during the project will have unique
identifiers. This allows us to trace successful samples back to the original
fabrication files.

#  ETHICS

Before sharing or disseminating data, each partner is responsible for
assessing their intellectual property and, when necessary, for obtaining
permission from partners coowning the data. Access to data generated in the
project and project-related information will be available to the partners for
research purposes. Such access will be provided through the project web site.
Materials generated under the project will be disseminated in accordance with
the policy of each partner. All publicly accessible data are available for re-
use without restriction. It is expected that other researchers may find the
data useful for their own studies. When the research data are accessible
through publications, attention will be paid to the fact that they are
properly cited in accordance with an officially recognized citation format.

#  TYPOLOGY OF DATA AND RELATED POLICY

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MOS-QUITO will generate a variety of data with different nature and different
level of diffusion. We provide here a list of the main types of data with the
respective handling policies:

  1. _Experimental data issued from experiments and data files resulting from numerical calculations:_

     * Each partner stores these types of data on its computer network (at laboratory level) as well as on local secured servers provided by the host organization. 

  

     * The data are not intended for public-domain access but they could be made available upon request (e.g. from the Commission, from scientific publishers, from other partners). 

  

  

  2. _Mask designs for optical lithography:_

     * These data have the form of gds files generated using CAD-like software (gds is the standard format for lithography machines). 

  

     * The gds-type files are not shared, they are owned by the partner performing device fabrication (CEA, VTT, UCPH, or UCL) and intended for the mask manufacturer. 

  

  

  3. _Pattern designs for electron-beam lithography:_

     * Preliminarily generated in ppt or pdf format for easy sharing within the consortium, they eventually consist of gds-type files. 

  

     * They can be exchanged among partners (e.g. e-beam lithography steps performed at VTT can be performed using gds files delivered by other partners in the consortium). 

  

  

  

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  4. _Databases for transistor modeling:_

     * The measurement of devices is required for extracting the compact model parameters, which are then used for circuit design. The measurements can be shared among partners to this purpose. The compact model parameters (often called a model card) for a given technology for the BSIM6 and UTSOI compact models have to be shared with the circuit designers. 

  

     * CEA owns a license for the UTSOI model, which is adapted for 28-nm FDSOI technology. EPFL has been given access to this model through a license agreement with CEA. 

  

  

  5. _Measurement programs:_

     * Each experimental partner develops, owns, and uses its own measurement programs. 

  

     * Different software platforms are currently adopted by the different partners (Labview, Igor, Python, etc.). UCPH, together with partners outside this consortium (e.g. Qutech at Delft and Microsoft), is undertaking a major effort to develop an open-source, Python-based measurement software platform that could be used for a wide range of experiments including those related to qubits. This software platform, while still under development, is already available at https://github.com/QCoDeS/Qcodes. 

  

  

  6. _Modelling programs:_

     * Partner carrying out modeling tasks develop, own, and use their own modeling programs. In addition some partners (e.g. CNR) use also commercial software (Matlab, COMSOL) to perform simulations. 

  

     * Programs rely on a variety of theoretical models, they are based on different types software platforms, and they are run either locally or on high-power computers located at different computational servers. 

  

  

  

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  7. _Ppt presentations, poster presentations, images, pictures, internal reports, data sheets:_

     * This type of digital data will be available to all the partners in MOS-QUITO through the intranet of the project website. 

  

     * All material on the intranet should be treated as confidential and for internal use. Partner could use material taken from the intranet for their public presentation provided they obtain permission from the partner who generated the material itself. 

  

  

  8. _Scientific articles (publications, preprints) and press communications:_

     * In order to favor the communication of useful information within the consortium, preprints can be shared among partners prior to publication. Shared documents will be treated as confidential in this case. 

  

  

  9. _Patents:_

     * This type information is shared only among the partners involved with the patent. 

  

  

  

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