1st Research Software Day Berlin/Brandenburg June 3rd 2026

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Welcome

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The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) and de-RSE e.V. Society for Research Software in Germany jointly organize the first Research Software Day in Berlin & Brandenburg.

The goal is to organize

• hands-on training for local researchers,
• discussing overarching topics like training institutionalisation and governance as well as
• giving a space and visibility to various initiatives to present themselves and network for potential joint activities.

This is a prototype event.

Target Audience

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Aiming for 50–80 people

• researchers who write code
• professors, PIs of projects in which research software questions may arise
• computer scientists interested in research software
• RDM teams, data stewards and librarians who get questions about software management
• research managers & funding referents confronted with questions on research software
• transfer offices and initiatives in charge of informing about software patenting

Schedule (tbc)

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9:00–12:00 Hands-on Sessions

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• Legal Aspects of Research Software + Q & A (Dr. Till Kreutzer) Room: ZL
• Introduction to NHR@ZIB
• Code Review in Digital Humanities and CodeCheck for Publication Workflows
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12:00–14:45 Lunchbreak

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• Catering
• Grußwort (Prof. Manfred Hauswirth – Weizenbaum Institut)
• Keynote (Prof. Anna-Lena Lamprecht – Universitaet Potsdam)
• Networking
• Visit the booths!
  • FuturRSI
  • National High Performance Computing Center in Berlin NHR@ZIB
  • Research Software Award
  • Digital Humanities in Berlin
  • Wikimedia & Research Software Discovery

14:45–15:45 Workshop Sessions I

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• Research Software Engineering & Management at Helmholtz Association
• Data Science & NFDI
• RSE Training Initiatives
• Computational Reproducibility (Jochen Knaus)

15:45–16:00 Coffee Break

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• get your caffeine fix

16:00–17:00 Workshop Sessions II

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• AI services at Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin (Malte Dreyer CMS HU)
• AI governance BoF meeting (Carolin Odebrecht IZD2M)
• tbd
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more details coming soon

Location

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Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity Sophienstr. 22a, 10178 Berlin

• Open Street Map or Google Maps
• in the 2nd backyard turn right and use the elevator or stairs to the 2nd floor and turn right into our central lab
• Nearby public transport: U8 Weinmeisterstraße, S Hackescher Markt, Tram M1 Weinmeisterstraße/Gipsstraße, train station Alexanderplatz
• parking spots for bicycles only (2nd backyard)

  

Funding

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The BUA and their programs CORe and Open Science Ambassadors aim to cover the costs for the RS Day and have staff assigned to the event organization.

The event is greatly supported by the de-RSE association.

We gladly acknowledge local support from the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity.