# General Info

**Location:** University of Utrecht, [Daltonlaan 500](https://www.uu.nl/en/daltonlaan-500), room 2.19
**Date:** Monday October 14th
**Time**: 09:30 to 17:00
**Organizers**: Raoul Schram (UUtrecht) and Yasel Quintero (TUDelft)

# Meetup Agenda

09:30 - 10:00  Welcome mixer
10:00 - 11:00  Session 1: Who we are and what we do
11:00 - 11:10  Break
11:10 - 12:10  Session 2: Research Support
12:10 - 13:00  Lunch
13:00 - 13:30  Technical Presentation: Workflows 
13:30 - 14:15  Technical Presentation: Co-developing software tests with researchers: experiences and takeaways
14:15 - 14:30  Break
14:30 - 15:15  Technical Presentation: Animal Sounds Project
15:15 - 17:00  Unconference

## 9:30 - 10:00 Welcome Mixer
Grab a coffee and chat with a fellow RSE or Data Manager!

## 10:00 - 11:00 Who we are and what we do
**Presentation and Open Discussion**
*A short (5-10 minute) presentation from each team followed by an open discussion.*

This session will explore various aspects such as team structure, a summary of our activities, the different career paths available within our teams, and our areas of specialization.

## 11:10 - 12:10 Research Support
**Presentation and Open Discussion**
*A short (5-10 minute) presentation from each team followed by an open discussion.*

This session will focus on how we support researchers, with an emphasis on short consultations and project collaboration.

## 12:10 - 13:00 Lunch
Vegetarian options available.

## 13:00 - 13:30 Workflows
**Technical presentation by UUtrecht RSEs**

A presentation on commonly used workflow tools like SnakeMake.

This session requires SnakeMake to be installed in a clean conda environment. See the [SnakeMake documentation](https://snakemake.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started/installation.html) for instructions on how to do this.

## 13:30 - 14:15 Co-developing software tests with researchers: experiences and takeaways
**Technical presentation by Niket Agrawal (TUDelft)**

The DCC focuses on co-developing software and data solutions with active involvement of researchers to ensure they acquire the necessary skills to maintain these solutions independently over the long term. Depending on the technical topics encountered in the projects, we come up with relevant co-development strategies that facilitate knowledge transfer to researchers.

In this session, we will share our experiences and insights from helping researchers, who are new to software testing, develop testing skills. The session will cover:

- Methods we have used to introduce researchers to test design and implementation.
- Findings from developing software tests for a commonly encountered use case.
- An opportunity to seek feedback and tips from the audience based on their own experiences.

This session will be more about sharing the approaches we have used to engage researchers in software testing via teaching by practice, rather than the technical details of a particular software library. It also offers an opportunity to discuss common challenges in this area.

## 14:30 - 15:15 Animal Sounds Project
**Technical presentation by Parisa Zahedi (UUtrecht)**

The aim of the animal sounds project is to classify chimpanzee vocalizations in audio recordings from the tropical rainforests of Africa. The software processes raw audio data, extracts features, and applies Support Vector Machines and Deep Learning methods for classification. The pipeline is reusable for other settings, species, or vocalization types, provided that a sufficient amount of labeled data is available.

## 15:15 - 17:00 Unconference
**Group discussions on participant-driven topics**

In this session, participants are encouraged to shape the conversation by proposing topics of interest. Throughout the day, feel free to write down your ideas and topics on the provided space. Once we have a list of topics, we'll organize into groups to explore and discuss each one.