Re: Enquiring about companies that rely on scikit-image
Hi Kevin
On 2015-06-21 13:58:32, 'Kevin Keraudren' via scikit-image scikit-image@googlegroups.com wrote:
I was surprised by the success of scikit-learn outside of academia [1], and I was wondering if people on the mailing list were aware of companies that would similarly rely on scikit-image?
I just returned from SciPy2015, and I spoke to several people that are using skimage in their workflow. There are some difficulties in gathering this type of information, among others that a) not everyone is on the list and b) people may be somewhat secretive about their toolchains.
I wonder if a survey on the skimage website would be helpful. I.e., "Using skimage? Please let us know!" with a link to a short survey. What do you think?
Stéfan
I just returned from SciPy2015, and I spoke to several people that are using skimage in their workflow. There are some difficulties in gathering this type of information, among others that a) not everyone is on the list and b) people may be somewhat secretive about their toolchains.
it's true that some companies do not want to communicate about their tools: the testimonies on the scikit-learn webpage is a small fraction of the companies using scikit-learn, that were asked for a testimonial by the dev team. Indeed, most of them refused.
I wonder if a survey on the skimage website would be helpful. I.e., "Using skimage? Please let us know!" with a link to a short survey. What do you think?
It sounds like a great idea! For companies that are not familiar with the scientific Python ecosystem, it is very reassuring to know that other companies are using a package.
Cheers, Emmanuelle
Le 14/07/2015 12:51, Emmanuelle Gouillart a écrit :
I wonder if a survey on the skimage website would be helpful. I.e., "Using
skimage? Please let us know!" with a link to a short survey. What do you think?
It sounds like a great idea! For companies that are not familiar with the scientific Python ecosystem, it is very reassuring to know that other companies are using a package.
Thanks a lot Emmanuelle and Stefan for following up on this thread. I think a survey would be useful to have an overview of what the scikit-image user base looks like, and what parts of the library are mostly used. You could have anonymised questions and also ask whether people accept to have their organisation/company named on a "Who uses scikit-image?" page.
Now that you have the scikit-image paper, it is easy to track academic works that use scikit-image: https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?cites=9047602530582533931&as_sdt=20...
Keeping track of companies is more tricky, and looking at the Python meetings (Scipy, Pydata,...) speakers/attendees/sponsors is the only easy way I see.
An advantage for companies to publicly mention they use scikit-image is that Python developers looking for jobs would probably start by having a look at the career page of companies that rely on their favourite modules. And it's free advertising.
Cheers,
Kevin
On 2015-07-14 06:50:24, 'Kevin Keraudren' via scikit-image scikit-image@googlegroups.com wrote:
Thanks a lot Emmanuelle and Stefan for following up on this thread. I think a survey would be useful to have an overview of what the scikit-image user base looks like, and what parts of the library are mostly used. You could have anonymised questions and also ask whether people accept to have their organisation/company named on a "Who uses scikit-image?" page.
I've set up an initial survey at:
https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bIvXsLsLiZCBNJj
Please let me know how I can improve it. Once we're done, I'll add a pop-up bubble to the scikit-image webpage.
Thanks! Stéfan
Le 15/07/2015 19:23, Stefan van der Walt a écrit :
On 2015-07-14 06:50:24, 'Kevin Keraudren' via scikit-image scikit-image@googlegroups.com wrote:
Thanks a lot Emmanuelle and Stefan for following up on this thread. I think a survey would be useful to have an overview of what the scikit-image user base looks like, and what parts of the library are mostly used. You could have anonymised questions and also ask whether people accept to have their organisation/company named on a "Who uses scikit-image?" page.
I've set up an initial survey at:
https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bIvXsLsLiZCBNJj
Please let me know how I can improve it. Once we're done, I'll add a pop-up bubble to the scikit-image webpage.
The question "I use scikit-image in the field of:" is to vague. The results will be difficult to process (a lot of single keywords). Actually, i have difficulties to give you a list, what do you have in mind? I think a list must be proposed + a field other.
Best,
On 2015-07-15 16:28:56, François Boulogne fboulogne@sciunto.org wrote:
The question "I use scikit-image in the field of:" is to vague. The results will be difficult to process (a lot of single keywords). Actually, i have difficulties to give you a list, what do you have in mind? I think a list must be proposed + a field other.
I want to have answers such as "Astronomy" or "Neuro-imaging" or "Engineering", etc. How do I reformulate the question to fit that better? I don't think I can make a list of all the fields in existence.
Stéfan
Le 15/07/2015 20:07, Stefan van der Walt a écrit :
On 2015-07-15 16:28:56, François Boulogne fboulogne@sciunto.org wrote:
The question "I use scikit-image in the field of:" is to vague. The results will be difficult to process (a lot of single keywords). Actually, i have difficulties to give you a list, what do you have in mind? I think a list must be proposed + a field other.
I want to have answers such as "Astronomy" or "Neuro-imaging" or "Engineering", etc. How do I reformulate the question to fit that better? I don't think I can make a list of all the fields in existence.
Oh, ok. How about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_of_Science_and_Technology We may suggest the prominent fields for image-processing from this list + a box "other".
Also, about donation, is it valuable to also ask for fund raising. Based on the last question of page 1, we may imagine that a popular request can be founded and a developer hired to tackle this specific task.
Hi François
On 2015-07-15 17:24:46, François Boulogne fboulogne@sciunto.org wrote:
Also, about donation, is it valuable to also ask for fund raising. Based on the last question of page 1, we may imagine that a popular request can be founded and a developer hired to tackle this specific task.
Can you explain what you mean by fund raising, and how you would like me to change the survey?
Stéfan
Le 15/07/2015 20:44, Stefan van der Walt a écrit :
Hi François
On 2015-07-15 17:24:46, François Boulogne fboulogne@sciunto.org wrote:
Also, about donation, is it valuable to also ask for fund raising. Based on the last question of page 1, we may imagine that a popular request can be founded and a developer hired to tackle this specific task.
Can you explain what you mean by fund raising, and how you would like me to change the survey?
Well, based on the use wishes, we can imagine that a specific feature could be developed with a financial support. Imagine that a significant part of the community is interested in stitching and that such feature could be developed for few k$, we can propose a fundraising in the spirit of kickstarter.
So, the question could be "Would you be ready to participate to a fundraising campaign to participate financially to the development of a specific feature that would be interesting for you?" This is an example of a crowdfunding campaign done by a french organization to develop a plugin for an existing software: http://www.ulule.com/etherpad-framapad/ However, we should not underestimate the time it takes (communication, organization...), I'm just throwing an idea :)
Best,
Hi François
On 2015-07-17 10:04:04, François Boulogne fboulogne@sciunto.org wrote:
So, the question could be "Would you be ready to participate to a fundraising campaign to participate financially to the development of a specific feature that would be interesting for you?" This is an example of a crowdfunding campaign done by a french organization to develop a plugin for an existing software: http://www.ulule.com/etherpad-framapad/ However, we should not underestimate the time it takes (communication, organization...), I'm just throwing an idea :)
Thanks for the explanation! I think I will keep that as a next step, i.e. gather some info now about who might be interested, and then target specific groups and individuals when it comes to funding a specific proposal.
Thanks for the feedback!
Stéfan
I've set up an initial survey at:
Please let me know how I can improve it. Once we're done, I'll add a pop-up bubble to the scikit-image webpage.
Thank you Stéfan!
How about adding a field:
what I like (dislike) most in scikit-image is - the API (ie, the way to call functions) - the ease of installation - the variety of features - the documentation - the execution speed - that it works on 2D and 3D arrays - other:
in order to know why people choose scikit-image and where they would like to see changes?
Emma
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