Posts about new Renku features, platform design, reproducibility in data science, solutions to engineering challenges, and Renku use-cases.
This month has been jam packed with new Renku features! Here are the highlights of the ones we're most excited about to help you collaborate in research and teaching.
Need a specific set of packages in your Renku session? Now you can customize exactly what's
installed in your session with Renku-built environments. Simply connect a code repository containing
a file with your project dependencies (e.g. an environment.yml), and let Renku build your session
environment (aka docker image) for you!
The wait is over! After a year of dedicated work and six months of testing in beta, Renku 2.0 is now open for Early Access. This means our entire user community is invited to explore the new and improved version of our open-source collaborative computing platform. Whether you're a seasoned Renku user or new to the platform, Renku 2.0 offers exciting possibilities for your research and teaching.
Are you a seasoned Renku user who is curious to know the key differences between Renku 1.0 and 2.0? Here's a summary of what's new.
We’ve been busy behind the scenes, and now it’s time to share some of the exciting updates we’ve rolled out over our last few releases. These features are part of the Renku 2.0 beta, designed to to empower collaboration and make it easier to connect and share data, code, and compute resources. Here’s a quick tour of what’s new.
Renku has evolved considerably over the past several years; from our strong initial focus on computational reproducibility to our current goals of building connections within and across communities. As we engaged with various research communities, we understood that one of the main struggles researchers face in collaborative projects is consolidating a scattered collection of resources across various providers, tools, and technologies.
Join us in Bern to meet other Renku users and learn how they leverage Renku for data science, research, and teaching. We will share updates about the upcoming new version of Renku, Renku 2.0, and the features prioritised for the second half of 2024. In addition, we will discuss the open Call for Collaborative Projects and describe how you can get involved. You are also invited to voice your challenges in an open discussion about collaborative open research, and to bring your suggestions for new Renku features.
When: June 27th from 13:00 CET until 17:00 CET
Where: University of Bern and Zoom
13:00-13:15 Welcome and Introduction
13:15-14:00 Renku 2.0 Update: Milestones, Demo & Roadmap, Call for collaborative projects
14:00-14:15 Break
14:15-15:15 Renku in the Wild: User Presentations from Research & Teaching
Reproducible Data Acquisition and Processing in X-ray Imaging Research
Michał Rawlik, Scientist at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at ETH Zürich
How Renku can help us to detect natural hazards: A case study from environmental seismology
Patrick Paitz, Postdoc at Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
Teaching with Renku: A Co-Evolution
Noe Leon Thalheim, Tech Lead, "Grundkurs Programmieren" at Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
Renku in astronomy
Volodymyr Savchenko, Senior Data Scientist & Lecturer at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
15:15-15:30 Break
15:30-16:30 Open Discussion: Challenges in Collaborative Open Research projects
16:30-17:00 Networking and Refreshments