MADSci: A modular Python-based framework to enable autonomous science

Just Python Submitted 19 September 2025 • Published 06 March 2026
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Ryan D. Lewis (0000-0002-3000-2811), Tobias S. Ginsburg (0000-0001-5908-2782), Doga Ozgulbas (0000-0003-3653-4779), Casey Stone (0009-0006-9208-4046), Abraham Stroka (0009-0001-9448-1583), Aileen Cleary (0000-0002-5336-9026), Ian T. Foster (0000-0003-2129-5269), Noah Paulson (0000-0002-3548-9120)

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Lewis et al., (2026). MADSci: A modular Python-based framework to enable autonomous science. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(119), 9416, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.09416

@article{Lewis2026, doi = {10.21105/joss.09416}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.09416}, year = {2026}, publisher = {The Open Journal}, volume = {11}, number = {119}, pages = {9416}, author = {Lewis, Ryan D. and Ginsburg, Tobias S. and Ozgulbas, Doga and Stone, Casey and Stroka, Abraham and Cleary, Aileen and Foster, Ian T. and Paulson, Noah}, title = {MADSci: A modular Python-based framework to enable autonomous science}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software} }
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