Software Engineering

7 articles · Latest August 27, 2026

Carsten Schnober·Aug 27, 2026

Research Software Engineers: Between Academia and Industry

What is exactly a Research Software Engineer? A Representative Survey The definition of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) is, according to the website of the international RSE com...

Lourens Veen·Jul 18, 2024

What Research Software Engineers can learn from Taylor Swift

14 It’s Friday night, 5 July 2024. After some out-of-this-world pizza and a couple of drinks with colleagues, I’m on my way to catching a late train home. I get to the station just...

Pablo Rodríguez-Sánchez·Jan 26, 2023

An applied mathematician meets software engineering

How software engineering practices helped me bridge the gap between mathematics and other fields Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash From industry to academia Let’s go backward to 2015...

Pablo Rodríguez-Sánchez·Oct 12, 2022

Mathematics and biology: a symbiosis?

Lessons learned, from a mathematician among biologists. Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash Preamble In the period 2015–2019, I was hired as a mathematician by a biology d...

Florian Huber·Jun 24, 2019

derse 2019 first conference for research software engineers in germany

written by Carlos Martinez-Ortiz and Florian Huber Facts What: First Conference for Research Software Engineers (RSE) in Germany When: 4-6 June 2019 Where: Albert Einstein Science...

eScience Editorial Team·Dec 17, 2018

using agile methods in scientific software development

Photo: www.unsplash.com Software plays an increasingly important role in all aspects of the modern scientific enterprise. The practice of developing scientific software, however,...

eScience Editorial Team·Dec 17, 2018

using agile methods in scientific software development 1

Photo: www.unsplash.com Software plays an increasingly important role in all aspects of the modern scientific enterprise. The practice of developing scientific software, however,...