WSSSPE 2013 - First Workshop on Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences (WSSSPE)

Progress in scientific research is dependent on the quality and accessibility of software at all levels and it is now critical to address many new challenges related to the development, deployment, and maintenance of reusable software. In addition, it is essential that scientists, researchers, and students are able to learn and adopt a new set of software-related skills and methodologies. Established researchers are already acquiring some of these skills, and in particular a specialized class of software developers is emerging in academic environments who are an integral and embedded part of successful research teams. This workshop will provide a forum for discussion of the challenges, including both positions and experiences. The short papers and discussion will be archived as a basis for continued discussion, and we intend the workshop to feed into the collaborative writing of one or more journal publications.
This workshop is organized by Gabrielle Allen from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Neil Chue Hong, Software Sustainability Institute, University of Edinburgh, Daniel S. Katz, University of Chicago, Manish Parashar, Rutgers University, and David Proctor from the National Science Foundation.
For details, please see: http://wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk