Introduction to Research Software Development with MATLAB

Content

With this workshop you get a running start at pragmatic and collaborative development of maintainable research software with MATLAB.

About the Presenters:

Dr. Thomas Künzel is a member of the Academic Customer Success Team at The MathWorks. He supports the successful application of MATLAB/Simulink in basic research. Thomas studied biology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and worked in auditory neuroscience research as a post-doc and group leader in Rotterdam and Aachen. He holds a PhD in zoology and animal physiology.

Dr. Franziska Albers is part of the Academic Customer Success team at MathWorks, which helps academics integrate MATLAB and Simulink in their teaching and research. She studied physics in Heidelberg and Münster and holds a PhD in neuroimaging from University Hospital Münster. Her research background is in MR physics and medical imaging.

Requirements

  • This workshop is for researchers who are somewhat familiar with MATLAB and want to write more sustainable code. The workshop will be held in English.
  • You will need a MathWorks account to log into the online workshop environment. No software installations are necessary but if you want to work on your local machine, please install MATLAB R2023b or newer (no toolboxes needed).

Learning goal

  • Learn how to write Clean Code and use modern MATLAB language and IDE features to achieve it.
  • Learn about the concept of writing tests for your code and how you can implement them with MATLAB.
  • Understand how to use git for local source control of your MATLAB code and why it is important for maintaining code quality

Skills

Trainer

  • Dr. Thomas Künzel
  • Dr. Franziska Albers

Next appointment

DateLink
30.10.2024
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