Xiaoran Zhou
AI-driven Plant Data Infrastructure Scientist
Bioinformatics, IBG-4
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Turning experimental plant data into reusable, model-ready, fundable digital assets
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.
- 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
DMP-EVA
AI-Based DMP Evaluation Tool
A tool that assesses data management plans and provides feedback on compliance and completeness.
- 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
elab2arc
AI-Powered Protocol Standardization Tool
Converts free-text experimental protocols from lab notebooks into standardized ARC-compliant Excel files.
- 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
Work Areas
Main areas of focus
AI Tools
Building applications that integrate language models for research data management workflows.
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Developing web applications with modular architecture and API integration.
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Creating interactive visualizations for biological and computational models.
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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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