RSAA25 - A research software community event for Asia and Australia

Do you feel undervalued within academia because you work on research software? Or do you want to discuss with others how you balance researcher needs with good software practices? Or maybe your are the only person working on research software in your group?

If so, you might want to join us for RSAA25, the fourth online Research Software Asia Australia Conference, from the 17th to the 19th of September 2025. This is a joint partnership between the RSE Asia Association and the RSE Association of Australia and New Zealand. The theme for this year is “Connecting with Community” and the hashtag will be #RSAA25.

Why would someone go to RSAA25?

Some of the other motivations for attending might include:

To talk about difficulties in career progression and lack of recognition with others who work on research software
To share the interesting work you have done in research software
To learn from others how to make their research software more visible
To learn about how others create applications for researchers
To learn about how others streamline and scale their research workflows
To discuss with others how they balance researcher needs with good software practices
To discuss with others how they make their research software easier to use

What is a Research Software Engineer (RSE)?

Research Software Engineer is a broad term for people who combine programming and research skills that have trouble defining their role and value within academia. e.g

researchers and academics who code,
generalists who bring communities together across the research and technical domains,
people who help train researchers to improve their code on HPC and Cloud systems, and
software engineers who work in the research domain.

Call for Presentations

We are excited to announce the Call for Presentations (CFP) for the Research Software Asia Australia Conference 2025 (RSAA25). This year’s theme, “Connecting with Community,” focuses on fostering collaboration and engagement within the research software community.

For more details, please refer to the Call for Presentations document.

Author Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Research Software Asia Australia Conference 2025 (RSAA25). To ensure a smooth submission and presentation experience, please follow the guidelines provided in the Author Guidelines document.

How can I volunteer or help?

You can fill out this form to volunteer before and during the event.

You can find out more via the link to the volunteering page

You can share the prospectus link for RSAA25 with your organisation or you can reach out to us at [email protected] if you would like us to contact them directly.

You can also add this Slide for a presentation targeting individuals to your next presentation to raise awareness of RSAA25.

Partner with us

Partnering with us provides a strategic opportunity to increase brand visibility, demonstrate your leadership in the research software space, and connect with a diverse pool of professionals and up-and-coming talent across Asia and Australia.

You can view the prospectus link for RSAA25 here as well the RSAA25 prospectus optimised for both JAWS and NVDA screen readers.

Accessibility and Inclusivity

We are committed to creating a safe, accessible, and inclusive environment for all participants.

In 2022, Liz Hare provided a high-level accessibility report for the conference that we use as a benchmark for our performance.

To this end we are offering scholarships for staff or students to participate for free, as well as 10 accessibility micro-grants valued at $50 AUD to help with internet, headphones, childcare etc.

Eligibility for the scholarships will be based on prioritising and maximising the inclusion and participation of people who have been impacted due to the cumulative effects of discrimination on factors such as race, gender, disability, gender identity, financial status,and the intersectionality of that discrimination as well as others not mentioned here.

Eligibility for the accessibility micro-grants will be based on a similar approach.

We encourage participants to apply even if they do not think they are eligible as this will allow us to prioritise and maximise diversity and inclusion. All information will be treated in a confidential manner.

You will need to provide one short paragraph to explain how you will benefit from the scholarship or micro-grant.

All successful recipients of scholarships and accessible micro-grants are expected to submit a poster for the event.

If you feel that the conference is not matching up to the commitment of these ideals, please let us know by contacting the organising committee at info at rseaa.org.

Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct is designed to provide all participants with community participation guidelines.

Organising Committee Members

Jyoti Bhogal - Co-chair (Asia)
Junran Lei - Co-chair (Australia)
Amanda Miotto - Partnerships Manager
Zane Mosbergen - Secretary
Amna Batool - Marketing Manager
Sanchit Ghule - Accessibility Manager
Harsh Kalra - Accessibility Manager
Rowland Mosbergen – Observer

Contact Us

If you would like to know more or have any questions, please contact the organising committee at [email protected] by email.

Marketing materials

Our marketing materials for RSAA25 are here.

Previous RSEAA conferences

*The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.*