Open Pulse Mini Hackathon
Event details
| Date | 25.11.2025 |
| Hour | 09:00 › 15:00 |
| Location |
EPFL, Lausanne
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
In today's era of Big Data, scientific progress increasingly relies on collaboration and shared resources. Open science makes a wide range of research outputs—publications, research data, software, hardware, models, tools, biobanks, and more—accessible and reusable, enabling researchers to build on each other’s work efficiently and transparently. Yet, current measures of progress in open science remain largely focused on open access publications, overlooking the many other contributions that sustain research communities and drive scientific impact.
Open Pulse is here to change that.
What is Open Pulse, and why does it matter?
Open Pulse is an open research data toolset developed by EPFL Open Science and the SDSC. It automates the discovery and monitoring of open-source software outputs and their impact, laying the groundwork for making these contributions visible, measurable, and valued within research institutions. Unlike traditional metrics that focus on volume—such as downloads or citations—Open Pulse emphasizes community engagement and collaboration as the true measures of impact. By introducing meaningful quality metrics, it reveals which open-source software projects thrive, how communities interact, and the level of FAIRness, offering a clearer picture of open-source software contributions’ true value.
What you'll do:
During a focused half-day sprint, you will join an interdisciplinary team of 3–4 participants to dive into the Open Pulse interface and tackle themed challenges—or pursue your own project idea related to open-source software. For example, you might:
Who should participate?
We welcome researchers, software developers, science administrators, data scientists, research software engineers, IT & library professionals, and anyone involved or interested in producing, maintaining, or assessing open-source software in research.
No coding expertise is required. Conceptual, strategic, and community insights are just as valuable as technical skills. If you care about how open-source software is recognized, evaluated, or sustained in academia, this is your chance to shape the future of open science.
Spots are limited. Register now and be part of the Open Pulse launch!
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Open Pulse is here to change that.
What is Open Pulse, and why does it matter?
Open Pulse is an open research data toolset developed by EPFL Open Science and the SDSC. It automates the discovery and monitoring of open-source software outputs and their impact, laying the groundwork for making these contributions visible, measurable, and valued within research institutions. Unlike traditional metrics that focus on volume—such as downloads or citations—Open Pulse emphasizes community engagement and collaboration as the true measures of impact. By introducing meaningful quality metrics, it reveals which open-source software projects thrive, how communities interact, and the level of FAIRness, offering a clearer picture of open-source software contributions’ true value.
What you'll do:
During a focused half-day sprint, you will join an interdisciplinary team of 3–4 participants to dive into the Open Pulse interface and tackle themed challenges—or pursue your own project idea related to open-source software. For example, you might:
- Identify the most active open-source software communities at EPFL and uncover what drives them.
- Explore how license choices shape open-source software contributions.
- Evaluate which open-source software metrics best reflect the values and dynamics of your scientific community.
Who should participate?
We welcome researchers, software developers, science administrators, data scientists, research software engineers, IT & library professionals, and anyone involved or interested in producing, maintaining, or assessing open-source software in research.
No coding expertise is required. Conceptual, strategic, and community insights are just as valuable as technical skills. If you care about how open-source software is recognized, evaluated, or sustained in academia, this is your chance to shape the future of open science.
Spots are limited. Register now and be part of the Open Pulse launch!
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
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- A joint project led by: EPFL Open Science and SDSC