Recognising research software in academia
Date: 29 October 2021, Friday
Time: 4pm AEDT
Speaker: Dr Nicholas Tierney (Telethon Kids Institute)
Abstract:
We need software to do our research. Many researchers write software which implements new methodologies, statistical models, or graphics. Without software, research would not have nearly the same impact or utility. Despite the obvious impact of software, we are still working out how to adequately acknowledge research software in academia, and how to provide rewarding career paths for those who want to write research software as academic output. The relatively new field of research software engineering can help address this. A research software engineer combines professional software expertise with an understanding of research. I work as a research software engineer in academia, and I wanted to explain how this role fits into academia. Specifically, I'll discuss why we need to consider software as academic output, what a research software engineer does, how I work in a team of researchers, and some of the practices I have put in place to maintain reproducibility.
Link: https://au.bbcollab.com/guest/7e475d7ca5184d2b8bdee9b4aaee4761
Date: 29 October 2021, Friday
Time: 4pm AEDT
Speaker: Dr Nicholas Tierney (Telethon Kids Institute)
Abstract:
We need software to do our research. Many researchers write software which implements new methodologies, statistical models, or graphics. Without software, research would not have nearly the same impact or utility. Despite the obvious impact of software, we are still working out how to adequately acknowledge research software in academia, and how to provide rewarding career paths for those who want to write research software as academic output. The relatively new field of research software engineering can help address this. A research software engineer combines professional software expertise with an understanding of research. I work as a research software engineer in academia, and I wanted to explain how this role fits into academia. Specifically, I'll discuss why we need to consider software as academic output, what a research software engineer does, how I work in a team of researchers, and some of the practices I have put in place to maintain reproducibility.
Link: https://au.bbcollab.com/guest/7e475d7ca5184d2b8bdee9b4aaee4761
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