NFDIxCS Soiree #9: Creating a Reusable Execution Environment for WiKoDa

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Creating a Reusable Execution Environment for Research Software
Speaker: Christoph Benjamin Blessing
Time: 17.30 bis 18.00 CEST

We invite you to the next NFDIxCS soiree on April 28, featuring Christoph Benjamin Blessing, who will present a case study on building a Reusable Execution Environment (REE) for the WiKoDa dashboard—a research tool focused on science communication.

The talk will explore challenges related to the long-term usability of research software and introduce an approach that combines Docker and Guix to preserve functionality and ensure reproducibility. A central element of the case study is REEuse, a tool developed to automate the creation and execution of reproducible environments based on a manifest file.

This session will offer insights into the benefits and limitations of REEs, and discuss how this workflow might be adapted for broader research contexts.