Task Group Research Software
Goals of the Task Group
The Task Group Research Software of the Helmholtz Association's Open Science Working Group is dedicated to the topic of Open Research Software and addresses the following aspects, among others:
- Incentives and metrics
- Software development and documentation practices
- Accessibility, publication and transfer strategies
- Infrastructures
- Archiving
- Quality assurance
- Licensing and other legal issues
- Education and training
- Guidelines and directives
Duration
Ongoing since April 2016.
Products of the Task Group
- Model Policy on Sustainable Software at the Helmholtz Centers
- Recommendations for the Implementation of Guidelines and Policies on Research Software Management at the Helmholtz Centers
- Dealing with research software: Recommendations for best practices
- Position Paper: Access to and Reuse of Research Software
Members of the Task Group
- Rene Caspart, KIT
- Michael Denker, FZJ
- Ants Finke, HZB
- Bernadette Fritzsch, AWI
- Ronny Gey, UFZ
- Matthias Heinig, HMGU
- Uwe Konrad, HZDR
- Yvonne Leifels & Andrew Mistry, GSI
- Christian Meeßen, GFZ
- Christoph Möhl, DZNE
- Marco Nolden, DKFZ
- Markus Scheinert, GEOMAR
- Tobias Schlauch, DLR
- Dirk Steglich, HEREON