All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
In-person location: America’s Center Convention Complex, room 267
Sunday, November 16, 2025
- 9:00 am - Session 1
- 5 min: Welcome and overview of day/
- 55 min: Featured talks 1
- SWEBOK: the software engineering body of knowledge, Hironori Washizaki, Waseda University
- Thriving with AI: Why Research Needs RSEs More Than Ever, Sandra Gesing, US Research Software Engineer Association
- 10:00 am - Break
- 10:30 am - Session 2
- 40 min: Contributed talks 1
- RSEs and the Future of HPC Architecture through Open, Scalable Chip Design, Kazutomo Yoshii, Argonne National Laboratory
- Empowering AI/ML Innovation through Research Software Engineering, Ahmed Bello, Illinois State University
- 5 min: Mini-break and panel setup
- 75 min: Panel: Skills and training for RSEs
- Ian Cosden, Princeton University
- Weronika Filinger, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
- Sheri Voelz, National Center for Atmospheric Research
- 40 min: Contributed talks 1
- 12:30 pm - Lunch
- 2:00 pm - Session 3
- 60 min: Featured talks 2
- The State of Software Development for Quantum Computers, Scott Pakin, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Scientific Software Stewardship in DOE: A Personal Perspective, David Bernholdt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 60 min: Featured talks 2
- 3:00 pm - Break
- 3:30 pm - Session 4
- 40 min: Contributed talks 2
- Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Research Community (By a Beginner), Brett Eiffert, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- To Join or Not to Join - RSE Feedback on the Perceived Value of Joining an Open Source Software Foundation, Gregory Watson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 5 min: Mini-break and panel setup
- 70 min: Panel: RSEs and Research Culture
- Dave Brownell, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Neil Chue Hong, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
- Elaine Raybourn, Sandia National Laboratories
- 5 min: Wrap-up/
- 40 min: Contributed talks 2