Computational notebooks have become a critical tool of scientific discovery, by wrapping together code, results, and visualization into a common package. However, moving complex notebooks between different facilities is not so easy: complex workflows require precise software stacks, access to large data, and large backend computational resources. The Floability project aims to connect these two worlds, making it possible to specify, share, and execute computational workflows through the familiar notebook interface. This talk will introduce the Floability concept of a workflow “backpack” and demonstrate applications in high energy physics, machine learning, and geosciences.

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