#16: Karelle Rheault joins Arfon and Abby to discuss the development of goFlux, a user-friendly software designed to calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes. The conversation covers Karelle's programming journey, challenges faced, and the role of open-source practices in advancing research.

Karelle is a PhD student and the creator of goFlux.

You can follow Karelle on X/Twitter @KarelleRheault and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karelle-rheault-063842105/

• • [02:03] - Karelle's Journey to Creating goFlux
  • [02:56] - Understanding Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
  • [05:19] - Measurement Techniques and Tools
  • [09:30] - Challenges and Advantages of goFlux
  • [20:20] - Open Source Contributions and Community Support
  • [23:57] - Karelle's Experience with JOSS
  • [27:00] - Future Plans and Contributions
  • [28:59] - Organizing the Community and Setting Standards
  • [31:27] - Conclusion and Farewell

• • JOSS paper: https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06393
  • goFlux repository: https://github.com/Qepanna/goFlux
  • goFlux webpage: https://qepanna.quarto.pub/goflux/
  • Karelle on X/Twitter https://x.com/KarelleRheault, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karelle-rheault-063842105/, email: karh [at] ign.ku.dk
  • The Journal of Open Source Software (Twitter/X, blog)
  • @arfon on (fosstodon, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
  • @abbycabs on (Twitter/X, hachyderm, bsky, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
  • Donate to JOSS

Supercharge your research with the latest scientific software showcased in the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS). Hear directly from authors on their work, their motivations, and new ways open source software can accelerate your work.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Arfon Smith and founding editor Abby Cabunoc Mayes, each episode features an interview with different authors of published papers in JOSS. Tune in to learn about the latest developments in research software engineering and open science, and how they are changing the way research is conducted.

New episodes every other Thursday.

#15: Herminio Vazquez & Virginie Grosboillot join Arfon and Abby to discuss cuallee, their Python package designed for data quality checks across multiple data framed APIs. The discussion covers the importance of data quality, the passion behind the project, and the intersection of open-source software in both academia and industry.

Herminio is the Director Data Strategy and Analytics at Copado. Virginie is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ljubljana.

You can follow them both on LinkedIn: Hermino, Virginie

Episode highlights:

• [02:02] - The Story Behind cuallee
• [03:32] - Guest Backgrounds and Expertise
• [05:08] - Applications in Bioinformatics
• [09:27] - Industry Applications and Inspirations
• [11:21] - Comparing cuallee with Other Tools
• [23:26] - Open Source Contributions and Community
• [27:12] - Challenges in Building cuallee
• [32:17] - Conclusion and How to Get Involved

Links:

• JOSS paper: https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06684
• cuallee repository: https://github.com/canimus/cuallee
• Herminio on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herminio-vazquez-701bb0/
• Virginie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginie-grosboillot-7a7b8b23a/
• The Journal of Open Source Software (Twitter/X, blog)
• @arfon on (fosstodon, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
• @abbycabs on (Twitter/X, hachyderm, bsky, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
• Donate to JOSS

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Supercharge your research with the latest scientific software showcased in the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS). Hear directly from authors on their work, their motivations, and new ways open source software can accelerate your work.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Arfon Smith and founding editor Abby Cabunoc Mayes, each episode features an interview with different authors of published papers in JOSS. Tune in to learn about the latest developments in research software engineering and open science, and how they are changing the way research is conducted.

New episodes every other Thursday.

#14: James Kerns joins Arfon and Abby to discuss how Pylinac automates quality assurance for radiotherapy, running an open source project while teaching yourself to code, and the growing open source ecosystem for medical physics.

James is a technical lead at Radformation, focusing on image analysis.

You can follow James on LinkedIn and GitHub.

Episode highlights:

• [00:37] - The Importance of Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy
• [05:19] - James's Journey into Coding
• [07:48] - How Pylinac Works
• [09:56] - Community and Support
• [16:43] - Commercial Use and Collaboration
• [19:53] - Transitioning from MATLAB to Python
• [21:27] - Maintaining Pylinac Over the Years
• [23:21] - Challenges in Software Development
• [26:34] - The Importance of Documentation
• [29:01] - Publishing in JOSS
• [35:23] - Future of Pylinac and New Projects

Links:

• JOSS paper: https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06001
• Pylinac repository: https://github.com/jrkerns/pylinac
• Awesome Medical Physics: https://github.com/jrkerns/awesome-medphys
• quacc: https://github.com/jrkerns/quaac
• Radformation: https://www.radformation.com/
• James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kerns/, GitHub: https://github.com/jrkerns
• The Journal of Open Source Software (Twitter/X, blog)
• @arfon on (fosstodon, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
• @abbycabs on (Twitter/X, hachyderm, bsky, Linkedin, GitHub, website)
• Donate to JOSS

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Supercharge your research with the latest scientific software showcased in the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS). Hear directly from authors on their work, their motivations, and new ways open source software can accelerate your work.

Hosted by editor-in-chief Arfon Smith and founding editor Abby Cabunoc Mayes, each episode features an interview with different authors of published papers in JOSS. Tune in to learn about the latest developments in research software engineering and open science, and how they are changing the way research is conducted.

New episodes every other Thursday.