Introduction to Research Software Development with MATLAB

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With this workshop you get a running start at pragmatic and collaborative development of maintainable research software with MATLAB.

Note: The course will be held in a hybrid format. This page only allows registration for in-person participation at the data center. If you instead prefer to attend online, please make sure to use the registration link on the following page: https://academy.gwdg.de/p/event.xhtml?id=66ed40e95d441669671bc35c

On-site, we will be using the participants' computers, so please bring your own laptop. If you do not have one, please let us know in advance (via e-mail: support@gwdg.de)

About the Presenters:
Dr. Thomas Künzel is a member of the Academic Customer Success Team at The MathWorks. He supports the successful application of MATLAB/Simulink in basic research. Thomas studied biology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and worked in auditory neuroscience research as a post-doc and group leader in Rotterdam and Aachen. He holds a PhD in zoology and animal physiology.

Dr. Franziska Albers is part of the Academic Customer Success team at MathWorks, which helps academics integrate MATLAB and Simulink in their teaching and research. She studied physics in Heidelberg and Münster and holds a PhD in neuroimaging from University Hospital Münster. Her research background is in MR physics and medical imaging.

Learning goal

• Learn how to write Clean Code and use modern MATLAB language and IDE features to achieve it.
• Learn about the concept of writing tests for your code and how you can implement them with MATLAB.
• Understand how to use git for local source control of your MATLAB code and why it is important for maintaining code quality

Information about the event

Max. participants

18

Requirements

This workshop is for researchers who are somewhat familiar with MATLAB and want to write more sustainable code. The workshop will be held in English. If you need a MATLAB refresher, please complete the online course MATLAB Onramp (2 hours). You will need a MathWorks account to log into the online workshop environment. No software installations are necessary but if you want to work on your local machine, please install MATLAB R2023b or newer (no toolboxes needed).

Speakers

Dr. Franziska Albers

Dr. Thomas Künzel