Building Scientific Hardware

[ UUID ] c6282f29-21a3-434e-9365-4d6ef3289933

[ Session Name ] Building Scientific Hardware [ Primary Space ] Openness [ Secondary Space ] Decentralisation

[ Submitter's Name ] Andre Maia Chagas [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] University of Sussex, Trend in Africa, Open Neuroscience [ Submitter's GitHub ] @amchagas

What will happen in your session?

In this session, participants will use basic electronic components and code to prototype OS scientific Hardware. Their projects can be inspired by requests/necessities of the scientific community (coming from an online survey that will run previously) or be suggested/created by the participants themselves. Once they have established what they want to build, they will start an online repository and document their progress on the go (if not familiar with online repositories, they will receive a short intro and "learn as they go" - and guided as necessary). We will also discuss particularities in building open hardware and more specifically of hardware for science (calibration, reliability, trust from the community).

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The goal of this session is to kickstart collaborative projects related to Open Science hardware, demystifying the idea that building hardware is very complicated and to spark the discussion about hardware being one important barrier in making science truly open. A fantastic outcome would be to have groups willing to keep working collaboratively on their projects after the festival is done

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

1 Projector, 10 power sockets (one plus extensions should work fine), 2 white boards and appropriate markers.

Time needed

All weekend, as an installation, exhibit or drop-in session