Applicability Study of the PRIMAD Model to LIGO Gravitational Wave Search Workflows

Abstract

The PRIMAD model with its six components (i.e., Platform, Research Objective, Implementation, Methods, Actors, and Data) provides an abstract taxonomy to represent computational experiments and promote reproducibility by design. In this paper, we employ a post-hoc assessment of the model applicability to a set of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) workflows from literature sources (i.e., published papers). Our work outlines potential advantages and limitations of the model in terms of its levels of abstraction and means of application.