Merge branch 'main' into 79-hub-and-spoke

Author: mhagdorn

.gitignore

@@ -304,3 +304,6 @@ paper.pdf
 contributors.tex
 
 *.tar.gz
+
+# ignore backup files
+*~

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+all:	plots paper.pdf
+
+clean:
+		latexmk -c
+		rm paper.pdf
+
+paper.pdf:	paper.tex positionpaper.bib contributors.tex
+		latexmk -pdflatex paper.tex
+
+contributors.tex:	contributors.tex.j2 contributors.yml
+		python3 contributors.py
+
+plots::
+	$(MAKE) -C group_composition_plot

contributors.py

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
     if 'affiliations' in author:
         author["affiliations"] = [data["affiliations"][aff] for aff in author["affiliations"]]
 
+# Sort by last name and contribution tier
+data["authors"] = list(sorted(sorted(data["authors"], key=lambda x: x["lastName"]), key=lambda x: x.get("tier", 2)))
+
 env = jinja2.Environment(
    loader=jinja2.FileSystemLoader(os.getcwd()),
    keep_trailing_newline=True,

contributors.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ authors:
     firstName: Leyla Jael
     lastName: Castro
     initials: LC
+    affiliations:
+      - Semantic Technologies team, ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences, Germany
+    orcid: 0000-0003-3986-0510
 
   - author: "Bernd Flemisch"
     firstName: Bernd
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ authors:
     affiliations:
       - Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany
     orcid: 0000-0001-8188-620X
+    tier: 1
 
   - author: "Florian Goth"
     firstName: Florian
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ authors:
       FG acknowledges funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
       (DFG, German Research Foundation) through the SFB 1170 “Tocotronics”,
       project Z03 - project number \href{https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/258499086?language=en}{258499086}.
+    tier: 1
 
   - author: "Jean-Noël Grad"
     firstName: Jean-Noël
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ authors:
     acknowledgements: |
       DK acknowledges support from the Scientific Software Center which is funded as part
       of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments.
+    tier: 0
 
   - author: "Jan Linxweiler"
     firstName: Jan
@@ -81,8 +87,16 @@ authors:
       - Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
     orcid: 0000-0002-2755-5087
     email: [email protected]
+    tier: 1
 
   - author: "Axel Loewe"
+    firstName: Axel
+    lastName: Loewe
+    initials: AL
+    affiliations:
+      - Karlsruhre Institute of Technology (KIT)
+    orcid: 0000-0002-2487-4744
+    email: [email protected]
 
   - author: "Frank Löffler"
     firstName: Frank
@@ -92,6 +106,7 @@ authors:
       - Competence Center Digital Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
     orcid: 0000-0001-6643-6323
     email: [email protected]
+    tier: 1
 
   - author: "Philipp Matthias Schäfer"
     firstName: Philipp Matthias
@@ -101,12 +116,23 @@ authors:
       - Competence Center Digital Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
     orcid: 0000-0003-3931-6670
     email: [email protected]
+    tier: 1
 
   - author: "Philipp S. Sommer"
     firstName: Philipp S.
     lastName: Sommer
     initials: PS
 
+  - author: "Robert Speck"
+    firstName: Robert
+    lastName: Speck
+    initials: RS
+    affiliations:
+      - Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany
+    orcid: 0000-0002-3879-1210
+    email: [email protected]
+    tier: 1
+
   - author: "Alexander Struck"
     firstName: Alexander
     lastName: Struck
@@ -117,4 +143,4 @@ authors:
     email: [email protected]
     acknowledgements: |
       AS acknowledges the support of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy – EXC 2025 – 390648296.
-
+    tier: 1

group_composition_plot/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+GOOD = $(wildcard submissions/good/*.json)
+GOOD_PLOTS = $(patsubst submissions/good/%.json,pdf/%.pdf,$(GOOD))
+
+all:	group_composition_plot_the_fantastic_four.pdf \
+        group_composition_plot_all.pdf \
+	$(GOOD_PLOTS)
+
+group_composition_plot_the_fantastic_four.pdf:	submissions/2023-12-06/Friedrich_Schiller_University_Jena_2023-12-06_10-43-44.json \
+						submissions/2023-12-06/Scientific_Software_Center_2023-12-21_13-13-27.json \
+						submissions/2023-12-06/University_of_Reading_2023-12-11_10-18-14.json \
+						submissions/2023-12-06/Princeton_University_2023-11-29_18-33-21.json
+	./group_composition_plot.py --legend --outfile $@ $^
+
+group_composition_plot_all.pdf:	$(GOOD)
+	./group_composition_plot.py --legend --outfile $@ $^
+
+pdf/%.pdf:	submissions/good/%.json
+		mkdir -p pdf
+		./group_composition_plot.py --outfile $@ $^

paper.tex

@@ -192,11 +192,9 @@ \subsubsection{Existing RSE efforts}
 
 \subsection{External expectations}
 
-The latest DFG grant application templates require discussion of both, data \textbf{and} software management (in line with their GWP guidelines~\autocite{dfg_gsp}).
-%We also see the first grant applications [REF wellcome trust (seems to require an OutputMP that includes software, but only how/when it will be published, not how it will be created/maintained)? or others] requiring Software Management Plans (SMP).
-In addition, as dedicated DMPs have become mandatory in several funding calls \todo{REF}, we expect to see a similar development for Software Management Plans (SMPs) in the future. \todo{REF} There have already been funding calls in the UK that required an SMP.
-% See https://www.forschungsdaten.org/index.php/Data_Management_Pl%C3%A4ne#Anforderungen_von_F%C3%B6rderorganisationen
-% See https://www.researchdata.uni-jena.de/information/datenmanagementplan
+Some of the latest DFG grant application templates (\eg{} the strategy of excellence \autocite{DFG_ExStra130}) require discussion of both, data \textbf{and} software management (in line with their GWP guidelines~\autocite{dfg_gsp}).
+In addition, as dedicated DMPs have become mandatory in several funding calls \autocite{FDM_Info_FDM},
+we expect to see a similar development for Software Management Plans (SMPs) in the future. As of today, they are already recommended \autocite{FDM_Info_SMP}.
 
 Policies for research software management and guidelines involving responsible research practices detailing software handling are the precursors for a research software engineering environment.
 See for example position papers by the Helmholtz Open Science Office~\autocite{Helmholtz2019a,Helmholtz2019b},
@@ -297,13 +295,12 @@ \subsection{Module 2: Consultation Services}%
 The hub is a natural place to provide this central service.
 There exists a number of scenarios where RSE consultation services differ strongly in scale and format.
 We mention a few of these in the following.
-“One Off” consultations on any research software related aspect that are open to researchers of all career levels are
-a great introduction to the hub's RSE services and are offered by almost all RSE units already established [REF].
-%Depending on the demand, these consultations can either be by appointment or in a more structured format where you book an appointment from available dates (\eg{} University of Sheffield's “Code Clinic”\footnote{At time of publication the appointment form could be access from the front page of the RSE unit’s website: \url{https://rse.shef.ac.uk/}} and Friedrich Schiller University’s Digital Research Clinic\footnote{At the time of publication upcoming clinic’s were advertised on the consulting page of the Competence Center For Digital Research’s website: \url{https://www.zedif.uni-jena.de/en/consulting.html}}).
+“Walk-in” consultations on any research software related aspect that are open to researchers of all career levels are
+a great introduction to the hub's RSE services and are offered by almost all RSE units already established (see e.g. data in section~\ref{sec:existing} or \cite{Katz2019}).
 
 A larger scale format for RSE consultation services could be that a research project regularly meets with an RSE in order to coordinate the research software efforts done in the research project.
 This format enables valuable feedback cycles between researchers and RSEs and allows RSEs to guide the project
-towards successful software engineering best practices without overloading the researchers with information at a one-off consultation.
+towards successful software engineering best practices without overloading the researchers with information at a walk-in consultation.
 When an RSE unit carries out many of these project consultations, they will gather valuable experiences in transferring RSE knowledge to practitioners.
 An RSE hub puts these experiences into institutional memory, allowing for better RSE practice in the future.
 
@@ -478,6 +475,7 @@ \subsection{Module 9: Communication and Outreach}%
 It organises the bidirectional exchange between the local and the global community and is the central hub for information coming both ways.
 
 \section{Existing Implementations}
+\label{sec:existing}
 
 \begin{figure}
 \centering

positionpaper.bib

@@ -339,10 +339,34 @@ @Online{Princeton2025
 @INPROCEEDINGS{Katz2019,
   author={Katz, Daniel S. and McHenry, Kenton and Reinking, Caleb and Haines, Robert},
   booktitle={2019 IEEE/ACM 14th International Workshop on Software Engineering for Science (SE4Science)},
-  title={Research Software Development \& Management in Universities: Case Studies from Manchester's RSDS Group, Illinois' NCSA, and Notre Dame's CRC},
+  title={Research Software Development and Management in Universities: Case Studies from Manchester's RSDS Group, Illinois' NCSA, and Notre Dame's CRC},
   year={2019},
   volume={},
   number={},
   pages={17-24},
   keywords={Software;Training;Data science;Software engineering;Organizations;Engineering profession;Data models;Software Engineering;Research Software Engineering;Scientific Software;Research Software;Funding;Careers;Sustainability;Research Culture;Best Practice},
   doi={10.1109/SE4Science.2019.00009}}
+
+@Online{DFG_ExStra130,
+  author =       {{German Research Foundation}},
+  title =        {Clusters of Excellence Funding Line - Proposal template },
+  year =         2023,
+  url =          {https://www.dfg.de/resource/blob/204414/be4b0447d949c674c900fba56c48cfc5/exstra130-en-data.pdf},
+  urldate =      {2025-02-08}
+}
+
+@Online{FDM_Info_FDM,
+  author =       {{Redaktion von forschungsdaten.info}},
+  title =        {Forschungsdatenmanagement und Forschungsförderer},
+  year =         2024,
+  url =          {https://forschungsdaten.info/themen/informieren-und-planen/forschungsdatenmanagement-und-forschungsfoerderer/},
+  urldate =      {2025-02-09}
+}
+
+@Online{FDM_Info_SMP,
+  author =       {{Redaktion von forschungsdaten.info}},
+  title =        {Software Management Plans - Managing of (research) software efficiently},
+  year =         2023,
+  url =          {https://forschungsdaten.info/praxis-kompakt/english-pages/software-management-plans/},
+  urldate =      {2025-02-09}
+}