#18: Brenda Praggastis joins Arfon and Abby to discuss HyperNetX, a Python package for modeling complex network data as hypergraphs. Brenda discusses the distinctions between graphs and hypergraphs, their real-world applications, and the collaborative nature of the hypergraph community. She also delves into the open-source development process, the capabilities and limitations of HyperNetX, and the importance of community contribution in advancing hypergraph research. Tune in to learn more about hypergraphs and their growing significance in various research fields.

Brenda is a mathematician and data scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

You can follow HyperNetX on GitHub https://github.com/pnnl/HyperNetX.

[01:59] - Interview Begins: Welcome Brenda!

[02:05] - Understanding Hypergraphs

[04:57] - Brenda's Journey to Hypergraphs

[06:03] - Visualizing Hypergraphs

[11:31] - Deep Dive into HyperNetX

[19:58] - Applications of Hypergraphs

[22:25] - Scalability and Performance of HyperNetX

[24:54] - Publishing in JOSS

[26:16] - Contributing to HyperNetX

• • JOSS paper: https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.06016
  • HyperNetX repository: https://github.com/pnnl/HyperNetX
  • Docs: https://hypernetx.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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