Presenter
Ian Cosden
Biography
Ian Cosden is the Senior Director of Research Software Engineering at Princeton University. He leads a team of research software engineers who complement multiple traditional academic research groups by offering embedded, long-term software development expertise. He spearheaded the formation of the RSE group in 2016 and has grown the group from an initial size of two FTEs, to a total of 29 FTEs as of June 2024. Ian is the current and founding chair of the steering committee for the United States Research Software Engineer (US-RSE) Association. Additionally, he is the principal investigator for Innovative Training Enabled by a Research Software Engineering Community of Trainers (INTERSECT), an NSF-funded project to develop and deliver RSE-led training events for current researchers interested in careers in research software engineering. Ian has a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware, an MS from Syracuse University, and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Presentations
Birds of a Feather
TP
XO/EX