Hi, I am Adina

Adina

Research Associate at Psychoinformatics Lab, INM-7, Juelich Research Centre

I am a passionate scientist, open science advocate, and research data management enthusiast. I develop tools and resources for reproducible, open, and FAIR neuroscience, teach data management practices and tools, and am interested in all things RSE, RDM, and AI.

Skills

Version control
Version control

Version control and plumbing workflows with Git and git-annex, experience with repository-hosting services such as GitHub, GitLab, and Gin.

Data management
Data management

Documenting, developing, using, and teaching FAIR and scalable data management skills with DataLad and more.

Reproducible science
Reproducible science

Share fully reproducible digital research objects (data, code, results, software, provenance) at Tera byte scale.

Science communication and teaching
Science communication and teaching

Public talks and discussions on open science and data management, as well as multi-day workshops on data management or software tools.

Software containers
Software containers

Building and using containerized software, Docker/Singularity/Apptainer.

Python
Python

Scripting and software development with Python for research software engineering, data science, neuroimaging (NumPy, pandas, sklearn, matplotlib, pyplot, seaborn, pymvpa, nibabel, nipype, fmriprep, fitlins, pybids,…), continuous integration, unit testing, Python packaging, debugging.

Linux
Linux

5+ years experience with Debian (main operating system), bash/shell scripting, major command line tools.

Miscellaneous tools
Miscellaneous tools

I have a broad and always expanding techstack of open source software tools, from advanced text editors, graphic programs, presentation frameworks, to CI or documentation services, and statistical programming languages, and I love mastering more.

Technical writing
Technical writing

I have extensive experience in creating accessible user documentation for complex software tools, building and mainting documentation framewords, and coordination with software development.

Recent Posts

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Selected talks and recordings

I have bouquet of emotions when it comes to giving talks. It is a lot of fun. I enjoy speaking about things I’m passionate about. It is also absolutely horrifying. Even after years of practice with talks and multi-day workshops, I still spend the week prior to a talk sleepless with every possible worry. And of course (hello there, Impostor Syndrome!) it keeps being a surprise to be asked to give a talk.

January 13, 2023 Read
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What I learned from porting a MatLab toolbox

In short: The basics of good scientific programming and research software engineering. Plus, I got a one of my coolest papers out of it. Introducing me, a noob This post actually is about starting small, being stubborn, and about how small things like porting closed source software to open source software can not only help others, but also turn into something for your CV. Back in 2017/18, I had a Bachelor’s degree in psychology, and worked towards my M.

September 19, 2020 Read
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From standard writing pain to reproducible paper

When I wrote my very first paper the process was an insightful struggle. I pretty much right-away accepted most of the things that made it hard as “inevitable”: Spending hours in writing block staring at an empty page. The manuscript ping-pong between me and my supervisor - I tended to spend a week writing or rewriting in the Word document, then I would sent it to my supervisor, and he would write, and each of us had to take a break in writing for the time the other one worked on it.

September 19, 2020 Read

Projects

The DataLad Handbook
The DataLad Handbook
Project Lead July 2019 - Present

Accessible and extensive workflow-based user documentation for data management with DataLad. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3905791

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DataLad
DataLad
Software Developer July 2019 - Present

Open Source data management and data publication multitool DataLad.

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Multimatch-gaze
Multimatch-gaze
Developer 2018/19

An Open Source algorithm for scan path comparisons for eye tracking data, ported into Python from a Matlab toolbox. joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.01525

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REMoDNaV
REMoDNaV
Co-author 2020

An Open Source algorithm for eye movement classification for eye tracking data. Fully reproducible paper at github.com/psychoinformatics-de/paper-remodnav.

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Experiences

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Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine
Research Associate and Helmholtz coordinator

Dec 2023 - Present, Juelich Research Centre

Coordinating AI, RSE, and RDM related activities within the Helmholtz society and beyond - plus all things open science and open source software.

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • AI, RSE, and RDM
  • Open and reproducible science
Psychoinformatics Lab
Doctoral Researcher

Apr 2019 - Dec 2023 , Juelich Research Centre

PhD in neuroinformatics with responsibilities in research, teaching, and open source software development.

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Programming & Scripting – Proficient in Python, shell/bash & R, research software engineering
  • Software tools & Skills – Experience with a broad range of tools, from Unix and its common tools over software containers (Singularity, Docker), Version control and data management (git, git-annex, DataLad; GitHub, GitLab), to open source tools (LaTeX, reveal.js, Inkscape, Gimp, Sphinx, Readthedocs, …)
  • Teaching – data management, version control, reproducible neuroimaging.
  • Technical and Scientific Writing – Software documentation (e.g., The DataLad Handbook), scientific publications
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – Project management (software and science), presenting and teaching, community management, scicomm
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Psychoinformatics Lab
Teaching assistent statistics

Oct 2017 - July 2018 , Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

Self-responsible conception and implementation of 3 hours of weekly statistics tutoring, tailored to the lecture. Initiated, planned and conducted evaluation of own teaching concept with results showing statistically significant, mostly gender-independent improvements in statistics related attitudes andexpectations among students.

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Teaching – statistical concepts and data analysis in R.
  • Software tools and skills – Jupyter Notebooks and Jupyter Hub, reveal.js, R, RStudio.
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – Tutoring/Teaching, exam development and evaluation, how to create or find funny memes about statistics
Jugendbildung in Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft (JGW)
Lecturer

Jul 2018 - Aug 2018 , Papenburg, Germany

Lecturer in a summer school for gifted students, taught a course on neuropsychology.

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Teaching – Fundamental and advanced topics in neuropsychology
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – Teaching for the physically disabled (deafness)
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Clinic for Neurology, Klinikum Braunschweig
Research Associate

Oct 2016 - Oct 2018 , Braunschweig, Germany

Development and implementation of a patient study to evaluate validity of the IQCODE as a measure for early detection of Alzheimers Disease.

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Software tools and skills – Statistical analsis in Python and R.
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – Ethics in science, grant and ethic approval writing, study conception and implementation, progress reporting, neuropsychological assesment in neurological patients, how to endure overly arrogant head physicians.
Otto-von-Guericke University
Master of Science, Clinical Neuroscience

Oct 2016 - Feb 2019 , Magdeburg, Germany

graduated with honors (1.1, ECTS A, among 10% best)

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Electives – systemic counseling, empirical economic research
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – how to commute 200km daily via train and still get a degree
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Dartmouth College, US
Research stay - Dartmouth College

Sep 2018 - Feb 2019 , United States

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Software tools and skills – Neuroimaging analyses (FSL, nipype, fmriprep, fitlins, pymvpa, Docker), unit testing, continous integration, Python packaging, debugging
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – How to survive in the deserted loneliness of Hanover, New Hampshire, in Winter, without developing a drinking problem. Also, how to buy Rum with 160 proof.
Technical University Braunschweig
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Oct 2012 - Apr 2016 , Braunschweig, Germany

graduated with honors (1.2, ECTS A, among 10% best)

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Electives – Neuropsychology, forensic psychology, counseling psychology, rehabilitation psychology
  • Software tools and skills – SPSS, R, LaTeX
  • Teaching – children’s university 2013
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Cambridge University, UK
Research stay - Cambridge

Sep 2014 - Apr 2015 , United Kingdom

Soft skills and hard skills:
  • Software tools and skills – R
  • Interpersonal and soft skills – Experiment design in animal research (corvids), how to not freeze while observing birds in British Winter outside, how to get used to everything tasting like vinegar.

Achievements

ReproNim/INCF Fellowship 2020/21

Graduations

Erasmus+ (2014/15)

German Academic Foundation (2013-2019)

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