Robert Haines University of Manchester • Computer Science • Software Engineering • Research Software Engineering – Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute – EPSRC RSE Network Co-I – UKRSE executive • I am not a researcher – But I do research to inform my day job • SE, sustainability, quality, &c This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Supporting Research Software • Research Software Engineering Manager – Team of Research Software Engineers – Work on research projects across whole University • Pre-award and post-award funding model • Different levels of engagement – “Go away and build this for me” ( common in e.g. Humanities) – “Let’s build this together” – “Give me a software engineer and leave me alone” (legacy) – Software engineering consultancy • Grants, interview panels, prototype exploration, &c – Research Applications Support – Training
Challenges for Research Software • Supporting all researchers – “I just use my computer for email, but I want to do more” – “I’m part of a large computing infrastructure project” • Estimating effort required to write software – General SE problem – Exacerbated in academia due to: • Engaged late in the project – Days/hours before grant submission – Often after funding secured • Fluid nature of research can make it difficult to – Plan sufficiently far in advance – Retain focus of development • Funding landscape – Software linked to time limited research projects – Software Engineering time cut, rather than Research Associate time
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