About this workshop#
Are you looking to simplify your code and boost development efficiency? Would you like your codebase to be easier and safer to enhance?
This workshop showed participants how to minimise the effort required to build and maintain complex software systems. Led by internationally recognised experts, it covered how to optimise code for maintainability, reduce software system complexity, and build applications that are modular and modifiable based on core software engineering principles and practices.
Open to postgraduate students and researchers who develop software for science and engineering, the workshop offered practical skills that are in high demand and contributed to the global movement toward sustainable software systems engineering.
Workshop details#
| Dates | Thursday 17 – Friday 18 July 2025 |
| Times | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Venue | South African National Bioinformatics Institute, 5th floor, Life Sciences Building, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town |
| Format | Hands-on, in-person |
| Participants | Maximum 30 |
| Cost | Free (morning/afternoon refreshments and a light lunch included) |
Trainers#
| Name | Role | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Colin C. Venters | Associate Professor | University of Limerick, Ireland and CERN |
| Prof. Birgit Penzenstadler | Associate Professor | Chalmers University of Technology, University of Gothenburg |
Organisers and partners#
The workshop was a collaboration between the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of the Western Cape, the UCT eResearch Centre, RSSE Africa, Talarify, and Research Software Engineering Ireland.
Funded by Erasmus+ and the University of the Western Cape.