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DESCRIPTION:The Impact of Research Software in Reproducible Neuroimaging  
 \n\nPresented by keynote speaker\, Dr. Tristan Glatard\, Scientific Direct
 or of the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics. \n\nContext: We at the Facu
 lty of Science's Computational and Data Systems Initiative (CDSI) have bee
 n spending some time talking with various individuals and groups on campus
  with interests in Research Software Development. This includes faculty re
 searchers\, research software engineering staff on campus\, and those invo
 lved with some of ɬÀï·¬'s software engineering education programs.    \n
 \nWhat is beginning to emerge\, to our eyes\, is a sense of potential syne
 rgy among these various groups. This mirrors\, in turn\, what seems to be 
 an increasingly prevalent tendency worldwide on university campuses to try
  to create more of a critical mass around the research software developmen
 t space\, in contrast to the somewhat diaspora-like state that that commun
 ity has typically had to date (e.g.\, witness the recent creation of the S
 ociety for Research Software Engineers).  \n\nThe Research Software Develo
 pment Networking Symposium is intended as an initial gathering of ɬÀï·¬'s
  professional research software development community\, and related RSD/RS
 E-interested groups\, to begin providing a sense of cross-campus community
  and to define mechanisms for continuing to develop and support that commu
 nity going forward. Planned for 3hrs in length\, the event will include a 
 keynote\, followed by a mix of lightning talks for group representatives t
 o present the who/what/where/why/how of what they do and structured roundt
 able discussions. Food and drinks will be provided. \n\nPlease note that t
 his event is primarily intended for staff in research software development
  roles on campus.\n\nRegister Here\n\n\nKeynote Presentation\n\nTitle: The
  impact of research software in reproducible neuroimaging \n\nAbstract: Th
 is talk first explores the impact of research software on neuroimaging ana
 lyses\, focusing on the influence of hardware architectures\, software dep
 endencies\, and software versions. It includes case studies on both tradit
 ional neuroimaging techniques and deep learning\, with applications to MRI
  measures of Parkinson's disease. In the second part\, we will highlight o
 pportunities arising from software variability in scientific computing\, s
 uch as the development of software tests\, the use of ensemble models acro
 ss different software environments\, and potential for faster computations
 . Finally\, we will discuss solutions to mitigate software variability\, s
 pecifically through containerization frameworks and reproducible evaluatio
 n platforms. \n\nKeynote speaker bio: Tristan Glatard is the Scientific Di
 rector of the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics and a Senior Scientist a
 t the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. He is also
  a Professor (status-only) in the Department of Psychiatry and an Associat
 e Professor (status-only) in the Department of Computer Science at the Uni
 versity of Toronto (UoT). Additionally\, Tristan holds an ongoing appointm
 ent as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engi
 neering at Concordia University in Montreal\, where he held a Tier II Cana
 da Research Chair in Big Data for Neuroinformatics. He has also served as 
 a Visiting Scholar at ɬÀï·¬\, a Research Scientist at the Fren
 ch National Centre for Scientific Research\, and completed a Postdoctoral 
 Fellowship at the University of Amsterdam. Tristan earned an Engineering d
 egree from École Centrale de Lyon in France in 2004\, followed by a Master
  of Science in Images and Systems from the same institution\, and a PhD in
  Computer Science from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in 2007. In
  2022\, he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Schol
 ars. \n\n\nEvent Details\n\nEvent Date: Thursday\, April 10th 2025\n\nLoca
 tion:  McIntyre Medical Building\, room 325. See maps here.\n\nSchedule: 
 \n\n2:30 PM – 2:40 PM: Welcome Address & Event Overview  \n\n2:40 PM – 3:5
 0 PM: Keynote Speaker & Q&A – Prof. Tristan Glatard \n\n3:50 PM – 4:00 PM:
  Break  \n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Lightning Talks  \n\n5:00 PM – 5:20 PM: Lig
 htning Brainstorm Session \n\n5:20 PM – 5:30 PM: Conclusion\, Q&A \n\n5:30
  PM – 6:30 PM: Networking Reception \n\n\nLightning Talk Proposals\n\nIf y
 ou are interested in presenting a 5-minute lightning talk\, please provide
  us with a brief summary of your talk in the registration form below or se
 nd us your proposal by email at cdsi.science [at] mcgill.ca . Please note 
 that only selected proposals will be contacted for further discussion. \n
 \nTopical themes for Lightning Talks presentations include:\n\n\n	Cybersecu
 rity \n	Research Data Management\n	Policies and Regulations \n	Research Data 
 Storage Technologies (Hardware and Software) \n	Machine Learning and Scient
 ific Reproducibility \n	Cross-domain mentorship\, Training and Collaboratio
 n \n\n
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LOCATION:McIntyre Medical Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 1Y6\, 3655 pr
 omenade Sir William Osler
SUMMARY:Research Software Development Networking Symposium
URL:/cdsi/channels/event/research-software-development
 -networking-symposium-364882
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