Speaker - Daniel Steger

Daniel Steger is a technical community manager with a passion for open infrastructure, scientific transparency, and inclusive research practices. He currently leads user engagement and product feedback initiatives at the Center for Open Science (COS), where he supports over 750,000 researchers worldwide on the Open Science Framework (OSF). Daniel also spearheads COS’s open source community, cultivating contributor pathways for developers, researchers, and advocates who support the OSF’s mission through collaborative development. He coordinates documentation efforts, facilitates community events, and oversees onboarding for new contributors as the team builds toward a public launch of the community space. With a background in life sciences and science education, Daniel specializes in demystifying complex tools and building welcoming ecosystems for open collaboration. He regularly delivers live demos, webinars, and conference talks, translating user needs into action and championing transparency across all stages of research.