Linkedin Groups for scientifc/research software devs
Gorissen D.
During the conference there was a discussion as to what to call our new species and what professional organizations existed (if any).
There seem to be some relevant linkedin groups:
* Scientific Software Development and Management
In some research environments, software development has a crucial role. Specific problems and patterns can only be tackled by skilled programmers with a strong scientific background. The group welcomes everyone involved in development and management of scientific projects.
http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?itemaction=mclk&anetid=90488&impid=&pgkey=anet_search_results&actpref=anetsrch_name&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=%2Egdr_1332521058018_1
* Computational Science
Computational science (or scientific computing) is the field of study concerned with constructing mathematical models and numerical solution techniques and using computers to analyse and solve scientific, social scientific and engineering problems. In practical use, it is typically the application of computer simulation and other forms of computation to problems in various scientific disciplines.
The field is distinct from computer science (the mathematical study of computation, computers and information processing). It is also different from theory and experiment which are the traditional forms of science and engineering. The scientific computing approach is to gain understanding, mainly through the analysis of mathematical models implemented on computers.
Scientists and engineers develop computer programs, application software, that model systems being studied and run these programs with various sets of input parameters. Typically, these models require massive amounts of calculations (usually floating-point) and are often executed on supercomputers or distributed computing platforms.
Numerical analysis is an important underpinning for techniques used in computational science
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1510257&trk=anet_ug_hm
* Computational Scientists and Engineers
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=112393&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Eanb_1510257_*2_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1
Cheers
Dirk
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Dr. Dirk Gorissen
Systems Architect and Research Fellow
Computational Engineering and Design Research Group
Room 2041, Building 25, Highfield Campus
School of Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton
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