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Open and Engineering

Devin Berg
April 25, 2018

Open and Engineering

Presented during Open Access Evening at McMaster University.

Devin Berg

April 25, 2018
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  1. Open &
    Engineering
    Devin R. Berg
    www.devinberg.com
    @devinberg
    #openengr
    April 25, 2018

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  2. Who am I?
    University of Wisconsin-Stout
    Design, robotics, medical devices
    Engineering education and practice
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  3. WHAT

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  4. What is open engineering?
    The rules are simple
    Make the work accessible
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  5. What do you mean accessible?
    Accessible is obtainable
    Accessible is understandable
    Accessible is reproducible
    Accessible is inclusive
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  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!
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  8. WHY

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    DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/K54UV

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  10. To have an
    impact!

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  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
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  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

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  13. Hold paramount
    the safety, health,
    and welfare of the
    public.
    NSPE Code of Ethics

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  15. HOW

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  16. How to be open
    Make the work obtainable
    Make the work understandable
    Make the work reproducible
    Make the work inclusive
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  17. To be obtainable
    Preprint and self-archive
    Publish open access
    Open up other artifacts
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  18. To be understandable
    Think about the audience
    Consider accessible language
    Focus on applications/implications
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  19. To be reproducible
    Use reproducible workflows
    Use open and non-proprietary
    softwares
    Provide what others will need
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    DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.112

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  20. 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

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  21. 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!
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  24. Examples
    Open engineering can lead to some
    amazing outcomes
    Everything from hardware to
    software to workflows.
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  25. 29
    The Story of Pat Delany, Open Source Machine Tools Advocate

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  26. 30
    Lorena Barba: Reproducible and replicable CFD; Image

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  27. 31
    Jessica Vechakul: Zambulance

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  28. 32
    Joshua Pearce: Open hardware

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    GliaX Stethoscope; Image

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  30. Other examples
    Fully public grant proposals
    Cover letters, research statements,
    etc.
    An open pledge
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  31. Barriers to adoption
    Need for training and updated
    workflows
    Career reward structures
    Pressures of capitalism
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  32. 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.

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  34. 40
    Thank You!

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  35. Guiding Principles
    Budapest Open Access Initiative
    Declaration on Research
    Assessment
    FAIR Data Principles
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  36. Further information
    Dr. Kyle Niemeyer on Open Science
    Why Open Research with Dr. Erin
    McKiernan
    WhyOpenResearch.org
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