The lowFAT software is a web application used to administer the Software Sustainability Institute’s (SSI) Fellowship programme. The fellowship is now entering its 13th year and comprises more than 160 Fellows including influential staff from across academia and even boasts a Chief Scientific Officer in its ranks.
This significant and complex software suite is used by over 200 fellows and finance and management staff at the SSI. It tracks fellows’ funding requests, expense claims, and blog posts.
RSEs from the SRSG have maintained and continually improved this software for over five years. Maintenance has included keeping all packages updated to prevent security issues, and improvements include the addition of a tool that generates summaries of all fellows’ activities, which is used to report to funders about the impact of the fellowship.
“[Philly] kept development moving forward while maintaining system stability and training new team members. Beyond technical skills, her collaborative approach and attention for mentoring new team members have been very valuable”
Giacomo Peru
EPCC, University of Edinburgh