RSE Meetup

Thursday 20 Jun 2024, 15:00 → 16:00 Europe/Berlin

201 (New Building 270)

Thomas Foerster (HZDR)

Do you deal with software for science? -- Let's talk about it!

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This event is the beginning of a series of events to come together and exchange ideas and transfer knowledge regarding software development and everything related to it.

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We aim to foster connections and ignite discussions among our community. Do you have a burning topic that you're eager to share with us? Here's your chance! 

We're offering 3-5 slots for 5-minute pitch talks to pique everyone's interest. Afterward, we'll break into smaller groups for more in-depth discussions. Submit your topic now and let's spark engaging conversations! Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Interesting Features in the World of Software Engineering
• Unraveling Your Toughest SE Challenges
• Sharing Your Brilliant Solutions to SE Conundrums
• Exploring Any SE-Related Topics

 

Your input is invaluable to us! Feel free to contribute your topic via an issue right here. We've even provided slide templates in the repository to help you along the way.

Our ultimate goal is to create a framework that welcomes both experts and beginners who share an interest in software-related topics. Join us as we cultivate meaningful connections and knowledge-sharing within our community.

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Links:

• Link to the event overview presentation (not active)
• Videoconf Link (not active)

15:00 → 15:10 Welcome

Speaker: Tobias Huste (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

15:10 → 15:25 Talks

15:10 Reproducible explorative studies

Striving for reproducibility in my numerical research, I've tried a few things and was quite pleased with the capabilities of workflow managers for handling parameter scans and other well-organised, pre-planned setups reproducibly. But a lot of my workflow consists of trial-and-error probing runs, failed attempts, etc. that are irregular and usually don't make it into the final paper but are still extremely important for the process and thus reproducibility and explanability of the results. I mainly just wanted to ask around if anyone has any experience with tools or other means for such a scenario.

Speaker: Julian Lenz

15:15 SBOM - What the heck is that?

In this short talk I will present what SBOM means, why it is important and who should care about it.

Challenges

• Do we need a common approach?
• What tools are already available to fullfill the requirements?
• When does it become relevant?

Speaker: Jörn Dreyer

15:20 Using Apptainer for intra- and inter-node simulations on Hemera

Our goal is to create a portable installation of OpenFOAM that can be used industry and academia partners locally as well as on the cluster. For this we rely on (Docker and) Apptainer. The latter needs to replicate the correct network software stack in order to allow for efficient inter-process communication within a node and accross nodes (fully containerized MPI). We have some success with that now reaching the same speed as for a local installation and we'd like to communicate and discuss our findings.

Speaker: Ronald Lehnigk

15:25 → 15:55 Talks: Group Discussion

15:25 Discussion: Reproducible explorative studies

15:25 Discussion: SBOM - What the heck is that?

15:25 Discussion: Using Apptainer for intra- and inter-node simulations on Hemera

15:55 → 16:00 Summary and Closing

Speaker: Tobias Huste (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)