[SORSE] On evaluating research software, the R package QGameTheory, and a reproducible PhD

Session

Lightning Talks

Mar 16, 2021, 2:30 PM

Virtual (Zoom)

1. QGameTheory: An R package for teaching quantum computing and quantum game theory to students

Indranil Ghosh (Massey University)

3/16/21, 2:30 PM

This is a package that has been written in the R programming language. As we know, R is an open-source software that is being widely used by statisticians and scientists all over the world. The purpose of this package is to build a very simple open-source project that will teach the basics of quantum computing and quantum game theory to interested students starting in this field. Available in...

3. Four pillars of a reproducible PhD

Jamie Quinn (UCL)

3/16/21, 2:40 PM

Reproducibility and sustainability of research and associated software are increasingly viewed as priorities by publishers, funders and the academic community. The process of writing a thesis can be a playground where modern PhD students can explore new tools and techniques for improving the reproducibility and sustainability of their research, however the number of possible tools is vast and...