Center for Open-Source Research Software Stewardship and Advancement (CORSA)
CORSA is a community of practice dedicated to software sustainability for scientific and research software projects. Our mission is to provide a neutral and independent platform where projects can collaborate effectively, fostering excellence and innovation within the scientific and research software communities.
Vision
The Center for Open-Source Research Software Stewardship and Advancement (CORSA) serves as a community of practice that enables pathways for open-source scientific software projects to avail themselves of resources for long-term growth, stewardship, advancement, and innovation.
Mission
To promote sustainable practices in the research software community and support the development, maintenance, and long-term viability of research software.
Key Components
- Pathways to Foundations: Assiting the research software ecosystem to avail the resources and community structure of open source software foundations.
- Sustainability Scorecards: A framework for assisting resource software projects to understand and improve their sustainability.
Benefits for Projects
- Comprehensive support for sustainable research software development
- Improved software sustainability and maintainability
- Enhanced skills and knowledge through education and training
- Guidance and consultation on sustainability practices
- Access to funding opportunities
Benefits for Funding Entities
- Alignment with sustainable development goals
- Increased impact of funding through collaboration
- Streamlined project selection based on sustainability criteria
- Diverse funding opportunities
- Collaboration and knowledge sharing within the research software community
Leadership Team
| Greg Watson | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Addi Thakur Malviya | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Elaine M. Raybourn | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Daniel S. Katz | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| Bill Hoffman | Kitware, Inc. |
| Dana Robinson | The HDF Group |
Upcoming Activities
- PASC24 Minisymposium: Improving the Sustainability of Research and Scientific Software, Zurich, Switzerland, June 3, 2024
- PASC24 Minisymposium: Open-source Scientific Software Ecosystem Stewardship: Pathways to Foundations, Zurich, Switzerland, June 4, 2024
- Foundations Forum Kick-off, Community BOF Days, Virtual, June 11, 2024
- IEEE eScience Workshop: Sustainable Project Pathways for HPC Software, Osaka Japan, September 2024