Add CITATION.cff file

.github/workflows/citation.yml

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+name: Citation File Validation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main", "dev", "hotfix/update-ci" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "dev", "hotfix/update-ci" ]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+    - name: Install Checker
+      run: python3 -m pip install cffconvert
+    - name: Check Citation File
+      run: cffconvert --validate

CITATION.cff

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+# This CITATION.cff file was generated with cffinit.
+# Visit https://bit.ly/cffinit to generate yours today!
+
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+title: Simvue
+message: >-
+  If you use this software, please cite it using the
+  metadata from this file.
+type: software
+authors:
+  - given-names: Andrew
+    family-names: Lahiff
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-4116'
+  - given-names: Aby
+    family-names: Abraham
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+  - given-names: Vignesh
+    family-names: Gopakumar
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-1049'
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+  - given-names: Kristian
+    family-names: Zarebski
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-1049'
+  - given-names: Matthew
+    family-names: Field
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+  - given-names: James
+    family-names: Panayis
+    affiliation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
+repository-code: 'https://github.com/simvue-io/client'
+url: 'https://simvue.io/'
+abstract: >-
+  Collect metadata, metrics and artifacts from simulations,
+  processing and AI/ML training tasks running on any
+  platform, in real time.
+keywords:
+  - tracking
+  - monitoring
+  - metrics
+  - alerting
+  - simulation
+license: Apache-2.0