OPEN
ENGINEERING
Devin R. Berg
www.devinberg.com
@devinberg
#openengr
May 25, 2017
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Who am I?
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Design, robotics, medical devices
Engineering education and practice
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WHAT
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What is open engineering?
The rules are simple
Make your work accessible
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What do you mean accessible?
Accessible is obtainable
Accessible is understandable
Accessible is reproducible
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Be as open as you want to be
There is no wrong way to be open
Find the level of open that works for
you
There is a community out there
willing to help!
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WHY
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You want to have
an impact!
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People can't access our work
Many institutions do not have
subscriptions
Non-academics can’t understand
our work
Motivated individuals can’t recreate
our work
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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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...to aid in
diffusing among
the people of the
United States
useful and,
practical
information...
Morrill Land-Grant Act, 1862; Smith–Lever Act, 1914
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Hold paramount
the safety, health,
and welfare of the
public.
NSPE Code of Ethics
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Create work that is reproducible
All needed components are
available
The workflow can be replicated
You can recreate it 20 years from
now
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HOW
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How to be open
Make your work obtainable
Make your work understandable
Make your work reproducible
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To be obtainable
Preprint and self-archive your work
Publish open access
Open up your other artifacts
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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
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005473
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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
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005473
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To be understandable
Think about your audience
Consider preparing a version with
more accessible language
Focus on applications/implications
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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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There are many resources available
Make your work available in the
correct format
How will others find it and interact
with it?
Use the tools available to us!
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Examples
Open engineering can lead to some
amazing outcomes
Everything from hardware to
software to workflows.
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The Story of Pat Delany, Open Source Machine Tools Advocate
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Lorena Barba: Reproducible and replicable CFD; Image
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Jessica Vechakul: Zambulance
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Joshua Pearce: Open hardware
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GliaX Stethoscope; Image
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Other examples
Fully public grant proposals
Cover letters, research statements,
etc.
An open pledge
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Barriers to adoption
Need for training and updated
workflows
Career reward structures
Pressures of capitalism
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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?
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1I am not an attorney and this is not legal advise.
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Further information
Dr. Kyle Niemeyer on Open Science
Why Open Research with Dr. Erin
McKiernan
WhyOpenResearch.org
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