Alexander CS Hendorf
Alexander C. S. Hendorf is an AI strategist who helps organizations, particularly in legacy-heavy industries, turn data-driven strategies into sustainable change. His unique perspective is shaped by a 20-year journey that began not in a lab, but in the music industry, where as COO he led a start-up through its digital transformation. A Python Software Foundation Fellow and founder of the non-profit Pioneers Hub, he is dedicated to building the human-centric systems and inclusive communities needed to thrive in the era of autonomy.
Session
Challenges in economics and governance models for open-source scientific projects
In this presentation, the CEOs of two companies at the forefront of open-source scientific software development - Sylvain Corlay of QuantStack and Yann Lechelle of Probabl - examine the intricate challenges of open-source funding and governance and reflect on how these two aspects interconnect.
We start by reflecting on the origins of the open-source movement within the scientific community, and delve into the contemporary challenges of operating businesses and identifying sustainable economic models that both leverage and contribute to open-source software.
In particular, we highlight the unique approaches and experiences of QuantStack and Probabl, which primarily contribute to multi-stakeholder scientific projects such as scikit-learn, Jupyter, Apache Arrow, or conda-forge.