Software for Science with Adriënne Mendrik

About this episode

Adriënne Mendrik discusses her journey in software development for scientific research and the role of open source in advancing research practices.

In this episode, Tom Emery speaks with Adriënne Mendrik, CEO and Co-founder of Eyra, an open-source software services company specialising in solutions for scientific research. Adriënne shares her journey from computer science and medical imaging to building software that supports sustainable and transparent research practices. She also discusses Eyra’s work in benchmarking and data donation initiatives, the role of open source in research software, and how her team helps shape advancements in social science infrastructure. Affiliations: Adriënne Mendrik, CEO and Co-founder of Eyra Tom Emery – Executive Director of ODISSEI, the Dutch National Infrastructure for Social Science; Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Sociology of Erasmus University, Rotterdam Useful links: https://www.eyra.co/

People in this episode

Host: Tom Emery

Guest: Adriënne Mendrik

Topics covered

• software
• science
• open-source
• research
• social science

Keywords

• Eyra
• benchmarking
• data donation
• sustainable research
• transparent research

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Eyra

Places: Rotterdam

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