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Daniel S. Katz

@danielskatz.org

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Chief Scientist @ NCSA, Res. Prof. @ CS & iSchool, @ U Illinois Urbana-Champaign He/him Works on: computational & data science: software opensource systems tools policy practices scholcomm FAIR RSE more active on: @[email protected]

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NCSA @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social · 1d

What began as a student project in 2023 will now serve the whole University of Illinois.

Illinois Chat, an official AI software tool of the university, has launched for the Fall 2025 semester and is available for anyone on campus. Read the story!

ncsa.illinois.edu/illinois-cha...

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 1d

I’m hoping the #USRSE25 dinner doesn’t turn into “a three hour tour”

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 2d

Get involved with the new ReSA & @curiossorg.bsky.social task force on Succession Planning for Research Software. It builds on 10 quick tips for making your software outlive your job: arxiv.org/abs/2505.06484.

📅 First meeting: 20 October

Learn more & sign up: www.researchsoft.org/tf-successio...

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 2d

I found one brief mention of software on page 17 of the 29-page PDF that's the English version

"Openness of research methods is promoted in various ways across disciplines, for example by sharing methods such as open-source software on platforms commonly used in the field."

Marin Dacos @marind.bsky.social · 2d

Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding avointiede.fi/en/news/finl...

Finland Now Has a National Roadmap for Open Science and Research Funding

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 4d

I'm waiting at the airport for my flight to Philadelphia for #USRSE25 - looking forward to seeing lots of folks and learning new things and new uses of old things

US Research Software Engineer Association (US-RSE) @us-rse.bsky.social · 8d

🚀 Countdown mode: T-minus 6 days until research software engineers land in Philadelphia!

🔗 Check out the full program at us-rse.org/usrse25/prog...

#usrse25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #OpenScience #MachineLearning #AI #ResearchComputing #HPC

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 6d

Conoce y debate sobre colaboraciones exitosas, lecciones aprendidas, soluciones innovadoras y retos abiertos.
Envía tu resumen de dos páginas antes del 20 de octubre de 2025.

Detalles: conf.researchr.org/home/icse-20...
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SERS 2026 - ICSE 2026

1st International Workshop onSoftware Engineering and Research Software (SERS 2026) Tuesday, 14 April 2026 Software enables critical research in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. Ye...

conf.researchr.org

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 6d

¡Participa en la primera jornada internacional sobre ingeniería de software y software de investigación (SERS 2026) en ICSE 2026, el 14 de abril de 2026, en Río de Janeiro!

Esta jornada interactiva reúne a las comunidades de ingeniería de software y software de investigación / RSE.
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SERS 2026 - ICSE 2026

1st International Workshop onSoftware Engineering and Research Software (SERS 2026) Tuesday, 14 April 2026 Software enables critical research in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. Ye...

conf.researchr.org

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 6d

Aprenda e discuta colaborações bem-sucedidas, lições aprendidas, soluções inovadoras e desafios em aberto. Envie resumos de 2 páginas até 20 de outubro de 2025.

Mais detalhes: conf.researchr.org/home/icse-20...
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SERS 2026 - ICSE 2026

1st International Workshop onSoftware Engineering and Research Software (SERS 2026) Tuesday, 14 April 2026 Software enables critical research in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. Ye...

conf.researchr.org

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 6d

Venha participar do 1º Workshop Internacional sobre Engenharia de Software e Pesquisa em Software (SERS 2026) no ICSE 2026, em 14 de abril de 2026, no Rio de Janeiro!

Este workshop interativo busca reunir as comunidades de engenharia de software e pesquisa em software / RSE.
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Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 6d

Join us at 1st Intl. Workshop on Software Engineering & Research Software, 14 April 2026 at ICSE 2026 in Rio!

Interactive workshop bringing software engineering & research software communities together

Submit short abstracts by 20 Oct. Details: conf.researchr.org/home/icse-20....

SERS 2026 - ICSE 2026

1st International Workshop onSoftware Engineering and Research Software (SERS 2026) Tuesday, 14 April 2026 Software enables critical research in a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. Ye...

conf.researchr.org

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 7d

www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

www.wheresyoured.at

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

What a historic day for Chicago and Illinois.

We're breaking ground on the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronic Park — and it begins with the construction of PsiQuantum's facility, where they’ll build a first-of-its-kind quantum computer.

Governor Pritzker speaks behind the podium.

Governor Pritzker attends the groundbreaking of the IQMP.

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 7d

This reminds me of charity races like a "5K for cancer"

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 8d

Ignore the Hinton prediction headline - lots of this is interesting on the subject of lab testing vs real-world environments

Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 8d

In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer.

www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...

AI isn't replacing radiologists

Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.

www.understandingai.org

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US Research Software Engineer Association (US-RSE) @us-rse.bsky.social · 8d

🚀 Countdown mode: T-minus 6 days until research software engineers land in Philadelphia!

🔗 Check out the full program at us-rse.org/usrse25/prog...

#usrse25 #ResearchSoftware #RSE #OpenScience #MachineLearning #AI #ResearchComputing #HPC

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 8d

In a discussion with publishers this morning, we were reminded of this Springer Nature data showing that 19% - 66% of paper authors develop new software as part of their research, where the 19% is more or less for all fields, and the 66% is for computational science.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 9d

Every time I want to leave a Slack workspace, I have to re-find the 7-step magical incantation process - www.guidingtech.com/how-to-leave...

How to Leave a Slack Workspace on Desktop or Mobile

If you are involved in many Slack workspaces and channels and find it cluttered, here's how to leave a Slack workspace or channel.

www.guidingtech.com

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Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 9d

#SciX is created by the #ADS team & operates out of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under a NASA Cooperative Agreement. Created and developed by scientists, for scientists, SciX builds on decades of open research infrastructure and collaboration: https://bit.ly/CfASciXNews

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 10d

Today's birds at Sangamon River Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA (2/2): Magnolia Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Black-and-white Warbler, Scarlet Tanager

#Birds #BirdPhotography

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 10d

Today's birds at Sangamon River Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA (1/2): American Redstart, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Downy Woodpecker

#Birds #BirdPhotography

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 11d

Black-throated Green Warbler at Homer Lake Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA. I understand black-throated, but I can't figure out how green got in the name. Other warblers today were Nashville, Bay-breasted, Tennessee, Yellow-rumped, and American Redstart.

#Birds #BirdPhotography

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 14d

I have a feeling more events I go to that would have been in the US but that bring in people internationally are going to be in Canada for a while.

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 14d

ReSA’s latest newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes:
- News from @futursi.bsky.social & funding opps from
@simonsfoundation.org @esciencecenter.bsky.social
- International Research Software Conference (IRSC): www.researchsoft.org/irsc/
- Community events, resources, & more!

ReSA News | September 2025

preview.mailerlite.io

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 17d

Yesterday's sightings at Sangamon River Forest Preserve, Champaign County, IL, USA: Tennessee Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, DeKay's Brownsnake

#Birds #BirdPhotography

Daniel S. Katz @danielskatz.org · 18d

One of my photos was used in a nature article: www.cambridgeday.com/2025/09/20/i... (but it’s not the first one shown here)

Is it the tools? The dust? A contest of surprising traits in green herons winds up neck and neck - Cambridge Day

Green herons are here – but not for much longer, as they will soon migrate south. There’s a lot of peculiar traits to appreciated in the meantime.

www.cambridgeday.com