The HUPO-PSI defines the widely used community standards (including data formats, controlled vocabularies, and minimal reporting requirements) for the field, and this to improve reproducibility, interoperability, and exchange of MS and proteomics data (Deutsch et al., J. Proteome Res. 2023). I have, for example, co-developed mzSpecLib, a new file format for spectral libraries, ProForma 2.0, a standardized notation for modified peptides or proteins (LeDuc et al., J. Proteome Res. 2022), and the Universal Spectrum Identifier, a multi-part identifier to support important MS identifications in manuscripts by unambiguously and directly linking out to the specific spectrum in online repositories (Deutsch et al., Nat. Methods 2021). 

The European Bioinformatics Community for mass spectrometry (EuBIC-MS) is the EuPA initiative for mass spectrometry (MS)-related bioinformatics. EuBIC-MS is an inclusive and diverse community for computational mass spectrometry that connects users with developers, and academics with industrial researchers. We encourage and aim to maximize the development of high-quality, sustainable and accessible bioinformatic solutions in computational mass spectrometry. We achieve this by providing online community platforms dedicated to computational mass spectrometry, by organizing international meetings and educational workshops, and by coordinating and participating in community-driven projects.