RSE Day 2025

Wednesday 16 Jul 2025, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Berlin

AER Atrium (Science City Bahrenfeld)

Katrin Schöning-Stierand (Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS))

The Hub of Computing and Data Science will hold an RSE day in the Science City Bahrenfeld. The event is tailored to scientists and software developers working in Research Software Engineering and people interested in the field. It aims to strengthen our community in Hamburg, share experiences, and showcase our work. As the requirements for sustainable research software increase, we see the potential to build a community of practice that meets regularly and tries to leverage synergies in the metropolitan area.

Research Software Engineers (RSEs) specialize in developing and maintaining software that supports scientific research. They combine software engineering expertise with a deep understanding of research methods and domain knowledge in specific scientific fields. They create tools, applications, and computational models that facilitate data analysis, simulations, and visualizations for their own research or that of collaborating researchers.

That means RSEs are crucial in bridging the gap between advanced computing and scientific inquiry, ensuring that software solutions are robust, efficient, and tailored to researchers' needs.

If you feel you belong to this community, you are invited to submit an abstract for a poster showing your work and complementary lightning talks.

This event will provide a platform for lively discussions with lightning talks and community engagement during the poster sessions. Two keynote presentations will round out the program by providing insights into successfully implemented RSE. Hopefully, it will generate new ideas and help find collaboration options.

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome

Conveners: Chris Biemann (House of Computing & Data Science), Dr Katrin Schöning-Stierand (Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS)), Dr Martin Semmann (House of Computing and Data Science, Universität Hamburg)

09:15 → 10:00 Keynote 1: tba

Convener: Dr Alexander Struck (Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

10:00 → 12:30 Morning Poster Session

Convener: Dr Katrin Schöning-Stierand (Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS))

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 → 14:15 Keynote 2: tba

Convener: Prof. Hans Fangohr (Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter)

14:15 → 16:45 Afternoon Poster Session

Convener: Dr Katrin Schöning-Stierand (Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS))

16:45 → 17:00 Closing

Conveners: Chris Biemann (House of Computing & Data Science), Dr Katrin Schöning-Stierand (Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS)), Dr Martin Semmann (House of Computing and Data Science, Universität Hamburg)