[FOSSEE] Better Education

FOSSEE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education) project promotes the use of free open source software (FOSS) tools in academia and research. The FOSSEE project is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. 

Below is the list of projects which are promoted by FOSSEE.

• Scilab 
  free/libre and open source software for numerical computation developed by Scilab Enterprises, France. Scilab also includes Xcos which is an open source alternative to Simulink.
• Python 
  general-purpose, high-level, remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. It supports multiple programming paradigms.
• eSim 
  (formerly known as Oscad/FreeEDA) is an EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design. It is developed by the FOSSEE team at IIT Bombay 
• Osdag 
  free/libre and open-source software which allows the user to design steel structures using a graphical user interface. The GUI also provides 3D visualization of the designed component and images
• DWSIM 
  free/libre and open source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process simulator. Helps understand the behavior of Chemical Systems by using rigorous thermodynamic and unit operations models.
• OpenFOAM 
  free/libre and open source CFD toolbox useful to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
• OpenModelica 
  free/libre and open source environment based on the Modelica modelling language for modelling, simulating, optimising and analysing complex dynamic systems.
• OpenPLC 
  free/libre and open source Programmable Logic Controller creating opportunities for people to study its concepts, explore new technologies and share the resources.
• FLOSS-Arduino
  control of Arduino using Free/Libre Open-Source Software. The interface helps the user to perform embedded systems experiments on the Arduino Uno board.
• SBHS
  (Single Board Heater System) is a lab-in-a-box setup useful for teaching and learning control systems.
• R 
  programing language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.
• QGIS
  (Quantum GIS) is a free and open-source desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) application.
• FOCAL 
  an initiative by FOSSEE to promote Open Source Software in computer graphics.
• SOUL
  (Science OpensoUrce Software for Teaching Learning) is a collection of ICT software that can be used as teaching/learning tools by the community of educators and the learners to teach/ learn the basic as well as the advanced concepts in science subjects

List of the publications using or referring to DEVSIM

List of the publications using or referring to DEVSIM

[1] K. Wang et al.; Design and simulation of a novel 4H-SiC LGAD timing device; Radiation detection technology and methods; (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-023-00431-y
[2] J. Lauwaert; Technology computer aided design based deep level transient spectra: Simulation of high-purity germanium crystals; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics; (2022) https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac34ad
[3] Q. Chen et al.; Analytical model for donor like Gaussian traps in organic thin-film transistor; Organic Electronics; (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2022.106464
[4] Q. Chen et al.; The Impact of Contact Position on the Retention Performance in Thin-Film Ferroelectric Transistors; Physica Status Solidi A; (2021) https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202100408
[5] L. Hulbert; Designing a Simulator for an Electrically-Pumped Organic Laser Diode; Master’s Thesis; (2019) https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2019.60
[6] J. E. Sanchez and Q. Chen; Element Edge Based Discretization for TCAD Device Simulation; IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices; (2021) https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2021.3094776
[7] J. Lauwaert; Fill Factor Loss in a Recombination Junction for Monolithic Tandem Solar Cells; ACS Appl. Energy Mater.; (2023) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00041
[8] J. E. Sanchez; DEVSIM: A TCAD Semiconductor Device Simulator; Journal of Open Source Software; (2022) https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.03898
[9] L. Rickert et al.; High-performance designs for fiber-pigtailed quantum-light sources based on quantum dots in electrically-controlled circular Bragg gratings; Optics Express; (2023) https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.486060
[10] L. R. Brennaman & A. J. Samin; Insights into the performance of InAs-based devices in extreme environments from multiscale simulations; Applied Physics A; (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06756-1
[11] M. D. K Jones et al.; Modelling Interfaces in Thin-Film Photovoltaic Devices; Frontiers in Chemistry; (2022) https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.920676
[12] R. Sellers et al.; fabrication and modeling study to reduce valence band offset in HgCdTe MWIR nBn photodetectors grown on silicon using superlattice barriers; Proc. SPIE PC12687, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications XIII,; (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677394
[13] TANG Zhenglai and CAO Bingyang ; Simulations of self-heating effects and the heat generation mechanisms in SOI-MOS devices; Microelectronics & Computer; (2023) https://doi.org/10.19304/J.ISSN1000-7180.2023.0630
[14] Kotecha et al.; Modeling Needs for Power Semiconductor Devices and Power Electronics Systems; IEDM (2019) (2019) https://doi.org/10.1109/IEDM19573.2019.8993449

[paper] How to support open-source software and stay sane

How to support open-source software and stay sane

Anna Nowogrodzki

Nature 571, 133-134 (2019)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02046-0

Releasing lab-built open-source software often involves a mountain of unforeseen work for the developers.

It’s a familiar problem: open-source software is widely acknowledged as crucially important in science, yet it is funded non-sustainably. Support work is often handled ad hoc by overworked graduate students and postdocs, and can lead to burnout [read more...]