The SUE

SUE is a physics-guided, smart, and cloud-based platform that combines a Data Laboratory and an Interface Hub with our Machinery of Discovery. We envision the Data Laboratory to provide workflows, software infrastructure, data analytics tools, and access to modern compute hardware. The Interface Hub grants full access to heterogeneous data, (ML/ AI-based) algorithmic developments, and research results for the astrophysical community (expert mode), teachers (education mode), and the public (public outreach mode). It allows combining observations with laboratory astrophysics data and state-of-the-art simulations. Additionally, while linking to existing platforms such as the Virtual Observatory (VO) for observational data, the SUE goes beyond a pure database; the SUE ultimately serves as a machinery of discovery. It can be queried to return the physical conditions in a specific region of interest in the observed Universe, thereby guiding the user through the physical processes that shaped this region.