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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions content/academia/jenkins-warnings-ng-maintainer-spotlight.md
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The project was initially created to visualise code quality within an industry team. It later expanded through community contributions and was adapted for teaching and grading purposes.

<img width="2302" height="882" alt="Photo_1" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e59e2f07-5ca1-4d2c-ab4c-8bd64ca6dcde" />
<img width="50%" alt="Photo_1" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e59e2f07-5ca1-4d2c-ab4c-8bd64ca6dcde" />

## How does this project connect to your academic work?

It is used for grading student projects and teaching software engineering practices.

<img width="2560" height="1407" alt="Photo_3" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b07adfe8-ef09-481f-a4b2-046a004288eb" />
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## Who contributes to the project?

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It is used in software engineering and testing courses. Students use the plugin to grade their projects and provide feedback on their code.

<img width="2560" height="1455" alt="Photo_2" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2124a0d8-9b24-4673-bd22-55dcc064d077" />
<img width="50%" alt="Photo_2" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2124a0d8-9b24-4673-bd22-55dcc064d077" />

## What impact has this project had on your students?

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JPlag supports more than 15 programming languages. The input code is processed entirely locally, ensuring GDPR–compliance. [Demo available here](https://demo.jplag.de/)

<img width="3024" height="1664" alt="Screenshot of JPlag Main View" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/29f58583-9ff4-490a-b2b6-13a375ccb146" />
<img width="50%" alt="Screenshot of JPlag Main View" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/29f58583-9ff4-490a-b2b6-13a375ccb146" />


## What inspired you to start this project?
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It serves both as a research subject and as a practical tool used in teaching.

<img width="3024" height="1664" alt="screenshot JPlag Code View" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a16a70cf-60a6-40a4-a2da-1b0c90feee80" />
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## Who contributes to the project?
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JPlag is used in academic institutions around the world. We know of more than 300 universities that use it to uphold academic integrity in their courses. JPlag has more than 50,000 downloads, is widely cited in research publications and integrated into multiple educational platforms.

<img width="3024" height="1664" alt="Screenshot JPlag Cluster View" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a50b817-cdc0-48d7-9fc6-071b4ae6a66f" />
<img width="50%" alt="Screenshot JPlag Cluster View" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a50b817-cdc0-48d7-9fc6-071b4ae6a66f" />


## What does it take to maintain the project?
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## What is preCICE, and what does it help people do?


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preCICE is a coupling library and ecosystem for general partitioned multi-physics and multi-scale simulations, including surface and volume coupling. "Partitioned" means that preCICE couples existing programs or solvers capable of simulating a subpart of the complete physics involved in a simulation.

This approach provides the flexibility needed to maintain a reasonable time-to-solution for complex coupled problems. The software offers convenient methods for transient equation coupling, communication, and data mapping.
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## What is SWAT+, and what does it help people do?

<img width="50%" alt="poster_board" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/467ab702-52d0-4b8f-9be8-36f0ba3ec030" />


This project focuses on the collaborative development of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus (SWAT+) on GitHub. SWAT+ is an open-source hydrological model that simulates water quality and quantity, co-developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Colorado State University, and other contributing institutions worldwide.

We use GitHub to foster a community-driven process-based model, enabling researchers and developers to contribute through issues, pull requests, and shared documentation. This effort aims to enhance SWAT+'s capabilities for assessing soil erosion, non-point source pollution, and watershed management under changing land use and climate scenarios.
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We organize at least one international conference annually for the global SWAT community. This year's conference will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, bringing together developers and users to share the latest innovations in the field.

<img width="50%" alt="swat-conf-map-2025-10-19" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/234f5ead-4e54-449b-8d84-8b958b09b098" />


## What does it take to maintain the project?

Maintaining the SWAT+ GitHub repository is a continuous effort that balances core code stability with community-driven innovation. Sustaining the project requires:
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## How do you ensure the project remains sustainable over time?

<img width="50%" alt="total-articles-in-swat-l" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c538f757-9f97-4f66-9dfa-d9d4098d62b8" />

We actively pursue dual-purpose research grants that fund both high-level model application and the underlying engine development.

By integrating SWAT+ into university coursework and involving student research assistants, we cultivate the next generation of developers. This creates a steady talent funnel of users who transition into contributors.
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While the model carries a 45-year legacy of scientific development, our journey on GitHub is just beginning. We are currently in the process of transforming decades of world-class hydrological research into a modern, transparent, and community-driven ecosystem.

It is a privilege to steward such a significant legacy project into the era of Open Science. We are excited to see how the global community will continue to build upon this foundation to solve the environmental challenges of the next 45 years. Thank you for providing a platform that recognises the value of both scientific rigour and open-source collaboration.

<img width="50%" alt="headshot of Natalja Čerkasova" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/15bce7e3-b201-497c-85a0-013eb7de4fb7" />

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