Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·1 day agoSpotlight: Distributed-Something–Run Encapsulated Docker Containers in AWSWelcome to our new Spotlight Series, where we get to know science-focused open-source software projects in order to better understand the opportunities for Open-Source Science (OSSci) to add value and help accelerate scientific research and discovery through better, stronger open source in science. Welcome to OSSci Spotlight! Who are you? What do you do? And what brings you to open-source software in science?Open Source6 min readOpen Source6 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Sep 21Spotlight: MDAnalysis–Python Library to Analyze Molecular Dynamics SimulationsWelcome to our new Spotlight Series, where we get to know science-focused open-source software projects in order to better understand the opportunities for Open-Source Science (OSSci) to add value and help accelerate scientific research and discovery through better, stronger open source in science. We’re particularly happy to kick things off…Mdanalysis9 min readMdanalysis9 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Sep 13Meet OSSci at Open Source Summit Europe & LLM Avalanche BilbaoOSSci will be in Bilbao, Spain next week for Open Source Summit Europe. In case you’re going, make sure to stop by our booth and attend our session. On Monday, September 18, join LLM Avalanche Bilbao, colocated with the summit: Generative AI is on the ascendant, and as Linux Foundation…Open Source1 min readOpen Source1 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Sep 8New Spotlight Series: Featuring Open-Source Scientific Software Projects!Happy Friday! Starting this month, the OSSci Medium will feature a new series where we present science-related OSS tools and the people and stories behind them. We want to know how various tools came about, how they are being used, how they are evolving, etc. …Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 31EuChemS CompChem: Mapping OSS in Computational ChemistryThis week, OSSci joined the EuChemS CompChem 2023 conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, a biennial event organized by the European Chemical Society Division of Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (DCTC). Around 300 scientists and students from all across Europe attended. From the website: Computational chemistry has revolutionized the study of molecular processes…Open Source7 min readOpen Source7 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 30Python Ghana RecapWe are very happy to have just had our first opportunity to bring OSSci to West Africa and connect with the local community there. On August 12, Python Ghana (which includes PyData Ghana, PyLadies Ghana, and a couple other initiatives) hosted a four-hour event with networking, lightning talks, and two…Open Source1 min readOpen Source1 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 28Community Update (Week 35/2023)Happy Monday! Missed our Reproducible Science IG kick-off last month? Check the forum for detailed meeting notes. OSSci is attending the EuChemS CompChem conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, this week, where more than 300 computational chemists from across Europe have gathered to discuss their latest findings. We are using this opportunity…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 21Community Update (Week 34/2023)A few quick updates as we start the week: The new OSSci community forum is starting to take shape at community.opensource.science. This is the place where we share detailed notes from our monthly interest group calls and where we encourage discussions in between meetings. Please register and introduce yourself. Our…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 15Join the Reproducible Science IG kick-off, August 17Thanks again to those of you who helped us do a little bit of prep work recently and to everyone who was able to join our orientation call on June 15. We appreciate your patience as we’re starting up this latest OSSci interest group. …Open Source1 min readOpen Source1 min read
Published inOpen-Source Science (OSSci)·Aug 10IEEE SERVICES 2023: Plenary Panel on “Open Source in Science & Enterprise”The inaugural IEEE Symposium on Open Source Science (OSS), which took place last month in Chicago, IL, featured a panel of experts: Dr. Anthony J. Annunziata, Director of Accelerated Discovery platform and ecosystem at IBM Dr. Dean Wampler, Engineering Director for “watsonx.ai” at IBM Research Dr. Paige Martin, Program Scientist…Open Source2 min readOpen Source2 min read
