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300 Nodes in a Closet from 2022-08-04T08:30
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
ListenSC22 Mini-series: ECP Past Participants from 2022-07-14T04:30
Six past Early Career Program participants tell us about their experiences in the program and why others should apply as part of Supercomputing 2022.
ListenJoys and Challenges with Big Research Data from 2022-07-07T08:30
Data engineering is an increasingly important part of research software engineering, and Ana tells us why.
ListenSC22 Mini-series: Early Career Program from 2022-06-23T04:30
Marina Kraeva of Iowa State University leads the planning of the Early Career Program this year at Supercomputing 2022.
ListenStatistical Engineering from 2022-06-02T00:00
Daniel's story tells us about research software engineering in biotech.
ListenSC22 Mini-series: Inclusivity Committee from 2022-05-26T08:30
Jay Lofstead of Sandia National Laboratories has some big plans for the Inclusivity Committee at Supercomputing 2022.
ListenThe Really Cool Pen from 2022-05-05T08:30
Megan Phinney brings excitement and energy to the HPC community, and her story started with a cool pen.
ListenThe Master Connector from 2022-04-07T08:30
Rowland has insights about opportunity and inclusion that have potential to change how you think.
ListenThe Podcast Experiment from 2022-03-03T08:30
Peter was one of the original voices of RSE Stories as a host, and now we've flipped the mic to hear his story!
ListenI'm invisible, but I can see the differences from 2022-02-03T08:30
In this 70th episode, Computational Scientist Peter Vaillancourt shares what he's learned about diversity and reflects on the challenges our community faces.
ListenNo Shortage of Ideas from 2022-01-06T08:30
Chase Million saw a world of work that he wanted to do, but not via a traditional academic route.
ListenFor the Love of Learning from 2021-12-02T08:30
Tim Haines is a quintessential passionate learner, and will tell you all about astrophysics, compilers, and systems.
ListenOpen Source Halloween from 2021-10-28T07:00
Lou was excited for his favorite holiday, Halloween, but he couldn't have predicted how an Open Source Halloween would change his life.
ListenFollowed by Servers from 2021-10-07T08:00
Alec Scott is always building things, and takes his servers with him from home to college.
ListenMaking You Effective from 2021-09-02T08:30
Michael Heroux of Sandia National Laboratories has a rich history with development and leadership for scientific software.
ListenWhen I Couldn't Go to Work from 2021-08-05T08:00
Robin Wilson is an academic freelancer that tells us a story of strength, and humor.
ListenA Life of Its Own from 2021-07-08T08:30
Kalina is a research software engineer that specializes in Scientific Visualization, and combines science, the arts, and technology to make stunning cinematic performances.
ListenGoing in with enthusiasm from 2021-06-17T08:30
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.
ListenCareer Structures for RSEs from 2021-05-20T08:30
Meet Mark Abraham from the EuroCC National Competence Centre Sweden and one of the guardians of the Gromacs open source library.
ListenDreaming Spires from 2021-05-06T05:30
Edd Salkield is a research software engineer and founder of Dreaming Spires, a research software consultancy bringing together developers and researchers.
ListenIt's a process from 2021-04-22T08:30
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.
ListenAre You Interested in Riddles? from 2021-04-01T08:30
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 fund...
ListenFrom Engineer to Manager from 2021-03-25T08:30
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.
ListenThe Software Engineering Challenge from 2021-03-04T08:30
Ron is passionate about software engineering, teaching, and supporting the research community.
ListenWorking with you rather than for you from 2021-02-25T08:30
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...
ListenSustaining People from 2021-02-18T08:30
Dan Katz is well-known in the research software engineering world for his leadership, and consistent work on policy and community.
ListenWe are here for a purpose from 2021-01-28T08:30
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.
ListenFor the Long Haul from 2021-01-21T08:30
What does Research Software Engineering mean at a National Lab, and how is rock climbing like programming?
ListenTeach People How to Code from 2021-01-14T08:30
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.
ListenThe Purple Pythonista from 2021-01-07T08:30
Tania Allard is much more than a research software engineer, fostering community growth, and excitement for open source.
ListenAll things R from 2020-12-17T08:30
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, in...
ListenFounding Fathers from 2020-12-10T08:30
In this episode, we hear a story of how research software engineering came to be.
ListenEqual Footing from 2020-12-03T08:30
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...
ListenGive me Security, Give me Hope from 2020-11-19T08:30
A journey of discovering a desire to be a research software engineer, finding a niche, and then fighting to keep it.
ListenKey is your value set from 2020-11-12T08:30
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 universiti...
ListenOpen Science is Critical from 2020-11-05T08:30
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 ...
ListenThe Interview from 2020-10-29T08:30
For our second annual Halloween special, we join Leo for the ultimate tech interview.
ListenBrown Dog, Arcgis or Pizza? from 2020-10-22T08:30
What does it mean to create a sustainable, resilient community?
ListenI learnt how I should have done things from 2020-10-15T08:30
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...
ListenThe Fortran Maestro from 2020-10-08T08:30
Where do object oriented design, Fortran, and innovation in designing your role collide? Listen to the episode this week to find out!
ListenPushing the bubble from 2020-10-01T08:30
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 es...
ListenEstablish or Perish from 2020-09-24T08:30
If you need to publish or perish as an academic researcher, then as a research software engineer you need to establish or perish.
ListenR for Reproducibility from 2020-09-17T08:30
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 ...
ListenThe Wisdom of the Systems Engineer from 2020-09-10T08:30
Diversity of background, perspective, and taking care of yourself and your team are only a few of the ingredients for resilient teams and tools.
ListenPublish Without Perish from 2020-09-03T08:30
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 b...
ListenThe Code Curious Biologist from 2020-08-27T08:30
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.
ListenHow to make beer better from 2020-08-20T08:30
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 be...
ListenScience Gateways from 2020-08-13T07:30
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...
ListenOpening Eyes and Turning Lights On from 2020-08-06T08:30
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 col...
ListenA Lifelong Learner from 2020-07-30T08:30
Crafting computational narratives and answering questions in the real world with grace and Python.
ListenAugmenting reality for blind people from 2020-07-23T08:30
Ever wondered how AR can help blind and low vision people? Meet Camilla Longden, RSE at Microsoft, who uses AI and machine learning technologies to help improve their lives.
ListenWe've been around a while! from 2020-07-16T08:00
How far back does research software engineering go?
ListenLanguage shapes reality from 2020-07-09T08:30
Meet Stephan Druskat, RSE at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Listen to Stephan explain his exciting work for research in linguistics and his contributions to making software citable.
ListenThe Research Software Engineer CEO from 2020-07-02T08:30
What prompts a research software engineer to become a CEO?
ListenSoftware is the backbone from 2020-06-25T08:30
For about 10 years the Software Sustainability Institute in the UK has been the backbone of research software engineering. But how did their work fare during the coronavirus pandemic? And how will ...
ListenGet the bugs! from 2020-06-11T08:30
Today from across the pond: How research software engineers help fighting infectious diseases like the coronavirus. What challenges do they face?
ListenSoftware as a Garden from 2020-06-04T08:30
Have you ever thought about what makes good software and communities? Hint: it's a lot of the same as would be needed to tend a garden.
ListenSpack Attack! from 2020-05-21T08:30
Package management, or Spack Attack? Listen and decide for yourself!
ListenComing Home from 2020-05-07T08:30
Sometimes becoming an RSE is greater than the job description. It's about finding a place where you belong.
ListenThe Cloud Engineer from 2020-04-23T08:30
Bob Killen talks about a new kind of research software engineer, one that focuses on message based workflows on container clusters.
ListenSoftware on the Farm from 2020-04-09T09:30
How do software and agriculture collide? Christoph gives us a first hand look at what it means to work on and develop for a farm.
ListenPackage Management? That's Easy. from 2020-03-26T09:30
Kenneth Hoste is a passionate HPC admin and RSE that maintains the EasyBuild project.
ListenThe Monkey Flowers from 2020-03-12T09:30
How surprising interests can lead us to being an RSE
ListenOpen Source Biology: a democratic future from 2020-02-13T09:30
Designing DNA... only a teardrop away!
ListenChasing Simulations and the Sun from 2020-02-02T03:30
A story of learning, and following both passions for science and the sunshine.
ListenHPC and Samoan Fire Knife Dancing, What Could Go Wrong? from 2020-01-16T08:30
Ben Glick shares a rich undergraduate experience that ranges from building an HPC system to dancing with fire.
ListenHidden Layers of Data from 2020-01-02T08:30
The beautiful intersection between digital humanities and computer science.
ListenSpace Software from 2019-12-19T08:30
Code for the moon, and even if you stay on the ground, you'll land among the stars.
ListenOpen up, Neuroscience! Here comes NeuroDebian from 2019-12-05T08:30
Research software engineering for open source neuroscience
ListenThe Lab Without A Couch from 2019-11-21T08:30
Ross thought he might want snacks and nap-pods, but found happiness in The Lab Without A Couch
ListenA Coding Center in a Box from 2019-11-07T08:30
Research software engineering education at a small liberal arts school
ListenThe Ghost in the Container from 2019-10-31T08:30
It's good to follow best practices for container building. Otherwise, you might lose yourself.
ListenImpact from Colombia, A Story of Coffee and HPC from 2019-10-24T08:30
Eduardo is a PhD student, HPC assistant admin, and a software engineer for Sylabs.
ListenDeveloping Software in Graduate School from 2019-10-10T08:30
For the second episode of RSE Stories, we interview graduate student Chris Dembia from Stanford University.
ListenResearch Software Engineer Stories: Hello World! from 2019-09-26T04:50
For the first episode of RSE Stories, we interview Ian Cosden from Princeton.
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