Dorota Jarecka

Dorota Jarecka is a Research Scientist at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her work focuses on developing open-source software tools and frameworks to enhance reproducibility and scalability in neuroimaging research. She is a core contributor to initiatives like BIDS Apps, NiMARE, and Pydra, which aim to standardize and streamline neuroimaging data analysis workflows.

Her research interests span neuroinformatics, reproducible research practices, computational neuroscience, and the development of scalable data management solutions. She actively contributes to consortia such as the NMIND consortium and the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network, promoting collaborative approaches to neuroimaging challenges.

Jarecka’s publications highlight her expertise in large-scale neuroimaging analysis, meta-analysis techniques, and the integration of open science tools like DataLad and Datalad. She emphasizes the importance of human-in-the-loop systems and agentic frameworks (e.g., STRUCTSENSE) to improve structured information extraction in scientific workflows.

Her work has advanced reproducibility through ontologies and provenance tracking (e.g., NIDM Experiment) and has addressed technical challenges such as software variability across operating systems. She is also involved in educational efforts, including Software Carpentry workshops on version control with Git.

Jarecka’s contributions bridge computational methods with neuroscience, fostering collaboration between researchers, developers, and institutions to tackle complex neuroimaging and atmospheric science problems.