Presenters-0710
From CSDMS
CSDMS 2026: Modeling Landscapes in Motion
Introducing VICTOR, a new cyberinfrastructure for volcanology
Abstract
The volcanology community faces a need for centralized and modern cyberinfrastructure and computational tools. As the community prepares for future volcanic eruptions and their potential global impacts, the availability and accessibility of reliable and sophisticated models is particularly important. The Volcanology Infrastructure for Computational Tools and Resources, VICTOR, answers this need.
The presentation will introduce VICTOR, a cloud-based cyberinfrastructure designed to modernize computational workflows and data access in volcanology. Built around a scalable JupyterHub environment, VICTOR provides users with an array of pre-installed modeling tools, remote sensing data access workflows, geochemical calculators, and the pyVICTOR utility library for geospatial and visualization tasks. The platform drives educational efforts through courses, modular teaching materials, and multilingual documentation.
VICTOR promotes open science by making tools findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible (FAIR) and enables innovative workflows including multi-model intercomparisons and inversion schemes. We describe its architecture, current tool suite, community engagement activities, and plans for model coupling, machine learning integration, and expanded observatory support. Similarly to CSDMS, VICTOR exemplifies a community-driven approach to infrastructure that empowers researchers, educators, and stakeholders in volcanic hazard science.
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