ISMRM21 - Software Engineering for MRI: Open-Source Software

Software Engineering for MRI: Open-Source Software

Sunrise Session

ORGANIZERS: Michael Lustig, Daniel Gallichan

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Concurrent 7

17:00 - 18:00

Moderators: Michael Lustig & Daniel Gallichan

Skill Level: Basic to Intermediate

Session Number: T-21

Parent Session: Software Engineering for MRI: Open-Source Software

Session Number: T-21

Overview
Over the past years, there have been huge advances in concepts and tools for creating, managing, and executing software. These include large project collaborative management, distributed version control, cloud resources, development environments, libraries, and more. These tools, fueled by open source, are extremely powerful and enable anyone to create new packages and participate in large development projects, as well as allow easy execution of massive computation inexpensively.

The purpose of this course is to expose and provide basic knowledge of these concepts and tools that are useful for researchers and clinicians in the field of MR.

Target Audience
Anyone who is interested in learning about basic software engineering concepts and tools. It is likely to be of most benefit to those familiar with basic coding concepts and those who would like to know and leverage the recent advances in software development.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the concept behind open-source and free software and its history;
- Identify the different software licenses and their (huge) impact on your work; and
- Choose which parts of their own research are suitable for being made open-source, including an appropriate license for them.

			The Concept & History of Open-Source & Free Software Maria Eugenia Caligiuri
			Open-Source Licenses & Their Implications on Your Work Watch the Video Kevin Johnson This educational exhibit will provide an overview of software protections, and how these may implicate code development and use in open source projects. The exhibit will first discuss copyright of code. Subsequently, we will overview the multiple means to allow sharing of copyrighted coding including unlicensing, proprietary software agreements, and most importantly, open source licensing models. The exhibit will compare copyleft vs. permissive licensing, patent granting vs. patent silent licenses, and also provide recommendations for how to choose an open source license.