University of California, Berkeley
To improve the user experience (UX) of scientific software through development of an open source design system, infrastructure for collaborative prototyping on user interfaces, and training curriculum
Created by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) and first released in 2023, STRUDEL is a planning framework and design system of research software workflows that distills best practices in interface and user experience (UX) design discovered and refined from more than a decade of project work by LBNL researchers. This grant provides funding for coordinated efforts between UC Berkeley Institute of Data Science (BIDS) / LBNL, Superbloom, The Carpentries, and 2i2c to grow the awareness and adoption of STRUDEL among scientific software developers as the platform moves towards financial independence and sustainability. Funded activities over the grant period include iterative expansion and improvement of STRUDEL based on community feedback, outreach to user communities from diverse institutions, development of platform infrastructure for training and outreach events, and new curriculum on UX design leveraging The Carpentries model.