Software workshops

Develop reliable R workflows for biological and ecological research, from project organization and functional programming to reproducible reporting and collaboration. Hands-on sessions cover tidy evaluation, iteration with purrr, graphics with ggplot2, Quarto reports and GitHub. The final day examines AI coding assistants, context management and agentic workflows, emphasizing critical review and validation of generated code. 2026-10-27–2026-10-30, 13:00–19:00 daily, Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+01:00). Online course; fee €480. Working knowledge of R data structures, functions and plotting, familiarity with RStudio, and experience with R projects are required.

Discuss scientific data management with Rucio, a framework for organizing, accessing and processing large datasets distributed across heterogeneous storage and network resources. The workshop brings developer and user communities together around federation, policy-driven data placement, adaptive replication and failure recovery, and the extension of tools developed for ATLAS to other research communities. Community presentations and technical discussion connect operational experience with future software development. 26 October at 12:00 to 30 October at 13:00; Europe/Zurich (CET, UTC+01:00). Participation is available in person and remotely through Zoom. Register by 14 October; remote participants receive connection information following registration. On-site breaks, lunches and social events are supported by the hosts.