RSEEE & WHPC Meeting – East Anglia 2026

Call for Contributions

The RSEEE & WHPC Meeting – East Anglia 2026 organising committee invites proposals for talks, lightning talks, posters, workshops and breakout discussion topics from Research Software Engineers, technical staff, students and researchers across Norwich Research Park, UEA, Cambridge and the wider East Anglia region.

This year's theme is:
"Research Software in the Era of AI: Best Practices for HPC, Security, and Managing Technical Debt."

We welcome contributions on any topic relevant to research software engineering, but especially encourage submissions aligned with this theme. We value diverse perspectives and strongly encourage submissions from underrepresented groups in research computing.

Contribution Types

Talks (10 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A)

Standard presentation slots for sharing projects, tools, methods, case studies, or lessons learned. Suitable for in-depth exploration of a topic.

What to submit: Title, abstract (max 250 words).

Lightning Talks (5 minutes, no Q&A)

Short, focused presentations, ideal for introducing a new tool, sharing a quick tip, reporting early-stage work, or sparking a conversation. Slides are optional.

What to submit: Title and a short summary (max 100 words).

Posters

No official submission required—we invite people to bring any posters they have or want to show.

Breakout Discussion Topics (30–45 minutes)

Propose a topic for a facilitated group discussion or unconference-style session. These are collaborative, open-format sessions designed to surface ideas, share challenges and build community consensus.

What to submit: Topic title, a short description of the discussion you'd like to lead (max 150 words), and 2–3 seed questions to get the conversation started.

Suggested Topics

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics. Some suggestions include, but are not limited to:

• AI/ML tools and workflows in research (e.g. LLMs for code generation, AI-assisted analysis)
• Best practices for research software development (testing, CI/CD, documentation, reproducibility)
• HPC and cloud computing for research
• Software security in research environments
• Managing and reducing technical debt in research codebases
• Data management, FAIR principles and open science
• RSE career paths, training and community building
• Diversity, equity and inclusion in research computing
• Domain-specific software challenges (bioinformatics, climate science, social sciences, etc.)
• Emerging tools, languages and frameworks
• Sustainable software development and funding models

Presentation Template

We have a themed presentation template for the event. Feel free to use it if you want for your presentation!

How to Submit

Submit your contribution using the form below.