Stony Brook University Overview

Stony Brook University Overview#

Overview#

Stony Brook University (SBU) is a major research institution recognized for its work in sustainability, environmental science, and open source technology. The university fosters interdisciplinary research on climate change, data science, and computational modeling. While SBU actively engages in open source research and collaboration, it does not currently have a formal Open Source Program Office (OSPO).

Notable Open Source Contributions#

  • Biomedical Informatics Open Source Projects: The Department of Biomedical Informatics maintains an organizational GitHub repository featuring open source software projects led by faculty members. Many of these projects are supported by state and national grants.
    Explore SBU BMI GitHub

  • Computer Vision Lab (CVLab) GitHub Repositories: The CVLab at SBU hosts numerous open source projects on GitHub, focusing on areas such as document unwarping, crowd counting, and scanpath prediction.
    View CVLab GitHub

  • McKinnon Rosati Lab Open Source Initiatives: This lab emphasizes the use of open source software and hardware in scientific research, providing projects that offer insights into research methodologies.
    Visit McKinnon Rosati Lab

  • Participation in Google Summer of Code: SBU’s Department of Biomedical Informatics has been a mentoring organization for the Google Summer of Code program since 2015, guiding students in developing open source projects in biomedical informatics.
    Learn about SBU’s GSoC

Contact#

For more information on Stony Brook’s open science initiatives, visit SBU Research or contact research@stonybrook.edu.

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