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300 Nodes in a Closet

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 43:47


Fernanda isn't sure if it was genetics or fate that led her to high performance computing, but she's come a long way, and is grateful for the journey

SC22 Mini-series: ECP Past Participants

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 47:09


Six past Early Career Program participants tell us about their experiences in the program and why others should apply as part of Supercomputing 2022.

Joys and Challenges with Big Research Data

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 34:01


Data engineering is an increasingly important part of research software engineering, and Ana tells us why.

SC22 Mini-series: Early Career Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 12:40


Marina Kraeva of Iowa State University leads the planning of the Early Career Program this year at Supercomputing 2022.

Statistical Engineering

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 31:11


Daniel's story tells us about research software engineering in biotech.

SC22 Mini-series: Inclusivity Committee

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 18:47


Jay Lofstead of Sandia National Laboratories has some big plans for the Inclusivity Committee at Supercomputing 2022.

The Really Cool Pen

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 21:34


Megan Phinney brings excitement and energy to the HPC community, and her story started with a cool pen.

The Master Connector

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 43:25


Rowland has insights about opportunity and inclusion that have potential to change how you think.

The Podcast Experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 35:37


Peter was one of the original voices of RSE Stories as a host, and now we've flipped the mic to hear his story!

I'm invisible, but I can see the differences

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 34:32


In this 70th episode, Computational Scientist Peter Vaillancourt shares what he's learned about diversity and reflects on the challenges our community faces.

No Shortage of Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 37:25


Chase Million saw a world of work that he wanted to do, but not via a traditional academic route.

For the Love of Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 41:17


Tim Haines is a quintessential passionate learner, and will tell you all about astrophysics, compilers, and systems.

Open Source Halloween

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 48:52


Lou was excited for his favorite holiday, Halloween, but he couldn't have predicted how an Open Source Halloween would change his life.

Followed by Servers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 43:40


Alec Scott is always building things, and takes his servers with him from home to college.

Making You Effective

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 29:08


Michael Heroux of Sandia National Laboratories has a rich history with development and leadership for scientific software.

When I Couldn't Go to Work

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 34:48


Robin Wilson is an academic freelancer that tells us a story of strength, and humor.

A Life of Its Own

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 27:18


Kalina is a research software engineer that specializes in Scientific Visualization, and combines science, the arts, and technology to make stunning cinematic performances.

Going in with enthusiasm

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 23:23


Kate Court made the exciting journey from Arts and Humanities to computer science. On the way she enthusiastically helps communities build confidence in digital technologies.

Dinosaur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 33:02


The story of the RSE Stories podcast host, a passionate developer, and avocado loving dinosaur.

Career Structures for RSEs

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 27:12


Meet Mark Abraham from the EuroCC National Competence Centre Sweden and one of the guardians of the Gromacs open source library.

Dreaming Spires

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 31:47


Edd Salkield is a research software engineer and founder of Dreaming Spires, a research software consultancy bringing together developers and researchers.

It's a process

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 29:59


Frank Loeffler is one of the founding members of the German RSE association. In this episode he takes us through the process to build a community more or less from scratch.

Are You Interested in Riddles?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 36:34


Daniel Nüst is a research software engineer with interest and expertise ranging from reproducibility to geoinformatics. His journey has taken him from industry, to graduate training, to asking fundamental questions about how we do research, and how the process could be changed for the better.

From Engineer to Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:52


Meet Mark Turner, Head of the RSE team at Newcastle University in the UK. In this episode we discuss the transition from engineer to manager and how to build effective RSE teams.

The Software Engineering Challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 26:02


Ron is passionate about software engineering, teaching, and supporting the research community.

Working with you rather than for you

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 29:30


Paul Richmond has stepped up to be the new president of the Society for Research Software Engineering in the UK. After years of masquerading as researcher he was finally able to move into a role as RSE. Oh, and watch out for what's hidden in his garden.

Sustaining People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 43:18


Dan Katz is well-known in the research software engineering world for his leadership, and consistent work on policy and community.

The Shop

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 20:07


Research Software Engineers work with hardware too, and we should grow community around it.

We are here for a purpose

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 29:22


As former president of the Society of Research Software Engineering Alys Brett has a unique insight into the RSE movement and where it's heading.

For the Long Haul

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 30:10


What does Research Software Engineering mean at a National Lab, and how is rock climbing like programming?

Teach People How to Code

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 23:53


Olivia Guest is a computational cognitive modeler. She is also a prolific publisher and blogger. In this episode we discuss, amongst other things, two of her catchy blog posts.

The Purple Pythonista

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 24:37


Tania Allard is much more than a research software engineer, fostering community growth, and excitement for open source.

All things R

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 25:59


Maëlle is well known in the R community: from being an associate editor at rOpenSci, the rWeekly blog or community initiatives such as rLadies. She has also an interesting portfolio of projects, including a project to monitor the impact of environmental factors on cardiac disease in India.

Founding Fathers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 21:20


In this episode, we hear a story of how research software engineering came to be.

Equal Footing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 26:27


Let's put RSEs on equal footing with academics and professionals and get them recognised and formal roles, says Nooriyah Lohani from NESI in New Zealand. That requires to reach decision makers. And for that you need to build and foster a strong community first.

Give me Security, Give me Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 27:32


A journey of discovering a desire to be a research software engineer, finding a niche, and then fighting to keep it.

Key is your value set

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 28:27


Meet Brian Hills, Deputy CEO and Head of Service Design at the Data Lab in Scotland. After years in the private sector Brian joined Datalab to help bridge the gap in data science between universities and the private sector. Ethics in data plays an important part and success strongly depends on your value set, says Brian.

Open Science is Critical

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 29:02


As director of the research software alliance Michelle takes us through the necessary changes we need to cope with the scientific challenges of the future. This includes digital skill sets as well as providing for reliable and safe handling of digital data and assets. In all these endeavours, open science is critical, says Michelle.

The Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 25:55


For our second annual Halloween special, we join Leo for the ultimate tech interview.

Brown Dog, Arcgis or Pizza?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 25:43


What does it mean to create a sustainable, resilient community?

I learnt how I should have done things

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 19:30


When Nick left the private sector and went back to university to get his degree in computer science he found that he 'learnt how he should've done things' all along. Being back in academia Nick got himself involved in building the RSE community in Australia and New Zealand.

The Fortran Maestro

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 25:40


Where do object oriented design, Fortran, and innovation in designing your role collide? Listen to the episode this week to find out!

Pushing the bubble

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 25:39


From assessing snow fall in Britain to livestock movements, Mike has provided his expertise in data science to policy makers and influencers. So testing the data and underlying assumptions is an essential step. For this it is sometimes necessary to move outside our comfort zone.

Establish or Perish

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 23:07


If you need to publish or perish as an academic researcher, then as a research software engineer you need to establish or perish.

R for Reproducibility

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 25:23


What do plankton surveys, R and reproducibility have in common? In this episode, Anna Krystalli from the University of Sheffield (UK) shares her vast experience and covers areas from macro biology to R programming, community building to making software more open and reproducible.

The Wisdom of the Systems Engineer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 24:37


Diversity of background, perspective, and taking care of yourself and your team are only a few of the ingredients for resilient teams and tools.

Publish Without Perish

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 27:06


How can we move beyond publish or perish in science? Meet Emmy Tsang who is passionate about changing and improving the way we communicate science and make scientific discovery faster, fairer and better.

The Code Curious Biologist

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 20:42


Success for a research team happens at the intersection between system admins, research software engineers, and researchers. No one knows this better than Blake Joyce.

How to make beer better

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 20:59


Have you ever wondered how AI can improve the taste of beer? Look no further than the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), where James Collier and Alexander Botzki are working hard to help beer lovers enjoy their drinks even more.

Science Gateways

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 25:02


Successful and reproducible science is not just about writing software, but creating interfaces and interactions that are comfortable for researchers to use. In this episode, Sandra Gesing tells us about the importance of science gateways.

Opening Eyes and Turning Lights On

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 37:43


Meet Radovan from Tromsø in Northern Norway, who is building exciting software and teaching students how to be good engineers. He is also busy building and growing the Nordic RSE community with colleagues from Sweden, Finland and other countries.

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