GA4GH Connect - Key takeaways and next action items - Integrating GA4GH APIs
Reggan Thomas
Hi all,
Thank you for joining us for the "Integrating GA4GH APIs " session at the GA4GH April Connect meeting 2026!
We've updated the agenda document with the following key takeaways and next action items from the session.
Key takeaways:
An artifact documenting some key integration points/fixes that need to be done, who needs them, and when do they need them by? Share with the Work Streams and Driver Projects
Key accomplishments from the Federated Learning hackathon, especially as it relates to facilitating the broader topic of API integration
Next steps:
API Integration & WES Development
Lead WES-TES-DRS integration efforts with passport delegation
Implement GIF (GA4GH In Focus) project for WES-TES-DRS integration testing
Develop Google Summer of Code project on WES/TES log parsing and self-healing workflows
Logging & Standardization
Investigate OpenTelemetry integration for standardized WES and TES logging
Synchronize WES and TES logging schemas
Service Info & Metadata
Expand Service Info with structured capability descriptions (GPU/CPU specs, geolocation)
Migrate Service Info repository under GA4GH organization
Federated Learning & Policy
Establish monthly Policy Working Group meetings for federated learning governance Document integration pain points and API improvement ideas in shared notes Community Feedback
Collect and prioritize API integration feedback from participants for Cloud Workstream
If you missed out on the Connect sessions, don't worry! You can catch up by watching the meeting recording here (passcode: Ia4G.7HQ)and reviewing the notes here. And if you have any further questions or want to continue the discussion, feel free to hop onto the slack channel #cloud_ws
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Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Looking forward to staying connected!
On behalf of Brian and Venkat