Diversity and inclusion in research software: Insights from an international workshop
Eric A. Jensen and Daniel S. Katz • October 26, 2023
The IEEE eScience conference in October 2023 served as the backdrop for an international participatory workshop convened by the URSSI Charting the Course project. This workshop in Cyprus facilitated a focused discussion about how to advance the field of research software. A previous blog article presented the part of this discussion that focused on career paths. Here, we delve into the second part of the discussion, which centered on diversity and inclusion in the research software field.
What we learned about research software careers from a recent international workshop
Eric A. Jensen and Daniel S. Katz • October 24, 2023
The URSSI Charting the Course project convened a focused participatory workshop at the IEEE eScience conference in October 2023 in Cyprus to gather international perspectives on key challenges in the research software field. At this workshop, a nuanced, in-depth discussion unfolded around the metrics and incentives that shape careers in research software internationally. This helped to clarify key issues and potential solutions that have been explored in different countries. Participating in this workshop were professionals involved in research software at different levels, including two individuals who manage large teams of research software engineers (RSEs) in different countries.
Elevate Research Software: Co-creating a Digital Roadmap
Eric A. Jensen and Daniel S. Katz • October 4, 2023
As algorithms become the new lab assistants in contemporary research, software is no longer a sidebar—it’s the headline. The need to recognize and support software contributions has become imperative. How do we measure and extend the impact of research software? How do we integrate it into academic evaluations? One lens in which to view these types of questions is policy, which can be thought of as involving, research, organizing, and advocacy.
Introducing 'Charting the Course: Policy and Planning for Sustainable Research Software'
Eric A. Jensen • June 22, 2023
Hello research software community! In this blog post, I am going to introduce myself and the research software policy project I am working on with Professor Daniel S. Katz at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (and Principal Investigator of the project). I am a social scientist with 20+ years of professional experience working on social, policy and institutional aspects of science and technology.
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