Xiaoran Zhou

AI-driven Plant Data Infrastructure Scientist

Bioinformatics, IBG-4
Forschungszentrum Jülich

Turning experimental plant data into reusable, model-ready, fundable digital assets

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AI Tools

Tools for research data management

DataPLAN

LLM-assisted Data Management Plan Generator

A web tool that uses language models to generate data management plans. It helps create structured DMPs with appropriate metadata standards.

LLM Integration Workflow Automation ISA Framework Research Data Management
Benefits by Role
  • Reduces proposal preparation time with auto-generated DMPs
  • Ensures funder compliance with FAIR & metadata standards
  • Improves institutional competitiveness through strong planning
  • Quickly produces accurate, structured DMP text — no templates to struggle with
  • Reuses previous metadata, reducing repetitive typing
  • Keeps projects aligned with standard formats from day one
  • Demonstrates credible Open Science compliance
  • Reduces inconsistencies and missing metadata
  • Shows proactive research data stewardship at proposal stage
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DMP-EVA

AI-Based DMP Evaluation Tool

A tool that assesses data management plans and provides feedback on compliance and completeness.

AI Evaluation Automated Feedback Compliance Checking Gap Analysis
Benefits by Role
  • Automated quality check before submission — catch weaknesses early
  • Reduces revision cycles from reviewer feedback
  • Enhances perception of professional project management
  • Gives immediate actionable scoring and improvement suggestions
  • Ensures DMPs meet institutional and policy guidelines
  • Easy self-service — no waiting for internal review
  • Standardized assessment against best practices
  • Makes compliance visible and objectively measurable
  • Reduces subjective evaluation noise between reviewers
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elab2arc

AI-Powered Protocol Standardization Tool

Converts free-text experimental protocols from lab notebooks into standardized ARC-compliant Excel files.

NLP LLM Parsing ARC Specification Data Standardization
Benefits by Role
  • Turns local lab know-how into reusable institutional assets
  • Saves personnel hours on formatting and metadata curation
  • Improves long-term data traceability for publications and audits
  • Upload ELN protocols → instantly get ARC-compatible Excel
  • No more manual copy-paste or metadata lookup
  • Fewer missing links → fewer late-stage project headaches
  • Evidence of reproducible and machine-readable experimental design
  • Supports FAIR implementation — "Findable & Interoperable" by default
  • Strong alignment with modern research data governance requirements
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Work Areas

Main areas of focus

AI Tools

Building applications that integrate language models for research data management workflows.

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Software Development

Developing web applications with modular architecture and API integration.

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Visualization

Creating interactive visualizations for biological and computational models.

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Data Management

Working with research data standards, metadata, and FAIR principles.

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Technical Skills

Technologies and tools

AI & Machine Learning

Large Language Models (GPT, Claude) Natural Language Processing LLM Workflow Integration Prompt Engineering AI-Assisted Evaluation

Integration & Protocols

Model Context Protocol (MCP) API Development Workflow Automation Server Development Claude AI Integration

Research Data Management

ISA Framework ARC Specification Data Management Plans Metadata Standards FAIR Principles Data Standardization

Development & Tools

Python JavaScript WebAssembly Git/GitHub Bootstrap RESTful APIs

Publications

Research publications

GitHub Repositories

Open source projects

DataPLAN

Web-based data management plan generator for plant sciences with LLM integration

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DMP-EVA

AI-assisted front-end data management plan evaluation tool

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elab2arc

AI-powered converter from electronic lab notebook protocols to ARC format

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