Key Performance Indicators for Research Software Engineering Output

CW22 - 2022-04-04 Collaborative Ideas session group: F-Fern Participants Stephan Druskat, German Aerospace Center (DLR), stephan.druskat@dlr.de Daniel S. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, d.katz@ieee.org Heather Turner, University of Warwick, h.turner.1@warwick.ac.uk Vashti Galpin, University of Edinburgh, Vashti.Galpin@ed.ac.uk Amal Alghamdi, DTU, amaal@dtu.dk Jannetta Steyn, Newcastle University, jannetta.steyn@newcastle.ac.uk Group photo Collaborative Idea Title Key Performance Indicators for Research Software Engineering Output Context / Research Domain Software Sustainability Problem (Stephan) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are used in research evaluation to determine the grade of success of a researcher, research project, research group, or research process....

4 min · 647 words · Stephan Druskat, Daniel S. Katz, Heather Turner, Vashti Galpin, Amal Alghamdi, Jannetta Steyn, Daniel S. Katz, James Baker, Martin Donnelly, Melodee Beals, Richard Adams, Stephen Dowsland

RESPIRATOR (Research Software Performance Indicators Really Acknowledging The Objective Reality)

CW22 - 2022-04-04 Hack Day Idea proposer Stephan Druskat Hack Day Idea title (provisional) RESPIRATOR (Research Software Performance Indicators Really Acknowledging The Objective Reality) - Breathing life into key performance indicators for research software engineering work that evaluators can understand Context and/or research domain This applies to all domains, institutions, managers, funders, etc. who still rely on outdated metrics and KPIs that don’t reflect the reality of computer-based research. Problem The Objective Reality is that research software plays a crucial role in research today....

4 min · 667 words · Stephan Druskat