Building Open in Engineering

A description of ongoing efforts to build a culture for open in engineering. I will overview some of the tools that have been developed to promote open practices in engineering and discuss some of the barriers to adoption within the field.

Presented 27 March 2018 at the "E"ffordabilitiy Summit, Menomonie, WI.

Transcript

1. Building Open in Engineering Devin R. Berg www.devinberg.com @devinberg #openengr DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6015932 March 27, 2018
2. Who am I? University of Wisconsin-Stout Design, robotics, medical devices Engineering education and practice 2
3. WHAT
4. What is open engineering? The rules are simple Make the work accessible 4
5. What do you mean accessible? Accessible is obtainable Accessible is understandable Accessible is reproducible Accessible is inclusive 5
6. As open as desired There is no wrong way to be open Find the level of open that works There is a community out there willing to help! 6
8. WHY
9. 9 DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/K54UV
10. To have an impact!
11. People can't access the work Many institutions do not have subscriptions Non-academics can’t understand the work Motivated individuals can’t recreate the work 11
12. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 27 section 1
13. ...to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and, practical information... Morrill Land-Grant Act, 1862; Smith–Lever Act, 1914
14. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public. NSPE Code of Ethics
15. Create work that is reproducible All needed components are available The workflow can be replicated Can recreate it 20 years from now 15
17. HOW
18. How to be open Make the work obtainable Make the work understandable Make the work reproducible Make the work inclusive 18
19. To be obtainable Preprint and self-archive Publish open access Open up other artifacts 19
20. Preprints... → speed up dissemination → should be licensed and formatted to facilitate reuse → provide a record of priority → do not lead to being scooped → provide access to scholarly content that would otherwise be lost 20 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005473
21. Preprints... → do not imply low quality → supports the rapid evaluation of controversial results → do not typically preclude publication → can further inform grant review and academic advancement → one size does not fit all 21 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005473
22. To be understandable Think about the audience Consider accessible language Focus on applications/implications 22
23. To be reproducible Use reproducible workflows Use open and non-proprietary softwares Provide what others will need 23 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.112
24. To be inclusive Accommodations for all who might want to access your work? Project teams that include a diversity of perspectives Sustained, evidence-based efforts to remove established cultural and structural barriers and recognize implicit biases 24 Resources: one, two, three
25. There are many resources available Make the work available in the correct format How will others find it and interact with it? Use the available tools! 25
28. Examples Open engineering can lead to some amazing outcomes Everything from hardware to software to workflows. 28
29. 29 The Story of Pat Delany, Open Source Machine Tools Advocate
30. 30 Lorena Barba: Reproducible and replicable CFD; Image
31. 31 Jessica Vechakul: Zambulance
32. 32 Joshua Pearce: Open hardware
33. 33 GliaX Stethoscope; Image
34. Other examples Fully public grant proposals Cover letters, research statements, etc. An open pledge 34
35. Barriers to adoption Need for training and updated workflows Career reward structures Pressures of capitalism 35
36. But what about patents?1 Of course the rules of prior art still apply In the US, preprinting may help establish your priority Is patenting your best route to having an impact? 36 1I am not an attorney and this is not legal advise.
38. Guiding Principles Budapest Open Access Initiative Declaration on Research Assessment FAIR Data Principles 38
39. Further information Dr. Kyle Niemeyer on Open Science Why Open Research with Dr. Erin McKiernan WhyOpenResearch.org 39
40. 40 Thank You!