Managing Chaos: Bridging the cultural divide between engineers and scientists working within the life sciences

Within the rather chaotic atmosphere of scientific research the adoption of a software process, and the structured development of software, can be out of place. It is important to realize that the advancement of science is paramount, and so a balance must always be drawn between the cost and the ben...

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Published in:Computing in science & engineering p. 1
Main Authors: Killcoyne, Sarah, Boyle, John
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019
Subjects:
C.0.e System architectures
C.1.2.g Parallel processors
Chaos
Cultural differences
D.0 General
E.1.d Graphs and networks
Engineering management
F.2.2.b Computations on discrete structures
F.2.2.c Geometrical problems and computations
G.1.0.g Parallel algorithms
G.2.2.a Graph algorithms
G.2.2.d Network problems
Industrial training
Informatics
integration and modeling
Isolation technology
Life sciences research
Programming
Software design
Software development process
Software standards
Standards development
Systems biology
ISSN:1521-9615, 1558-366X
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Summary:Within the rather chaotic atmosphere of scientific research the adoption of a software process, and the structured development of software, can be out of place. It is important to realize that the advancement of science is paramount, and so a balance must always be drawn between the cost and the benefit of the introduction of process into a research environment. This necessity presents a unique set of challenges to software development within the life sciences. These unique challenges are due to the cultural disconnect between life science research and software engineering. This paper outlines these challenges, and also discusses the software process used by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) to address them.
ISSN:1521-9615
1558-366X
DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2009.155