I would like to self-nominate as well. I have invested significantly into igraph over the years and I want to do what I can to see it flourish.
A few words about myself:
I am a complex systems researcher / network scientist, currently an assistant professor at Reykjavik University. I became involved with igraph in 2015 when I created its Mathematica interface, which I continue to maintain. In recent years I’ve been most active in the development of core algorithms in C, but I also help out a bit with the R and Python interfaces. Overall, I have been working towards ensuring that we have a scientifically sound and reliable network analysis tool that serves users’ needs well. To this end, I actively engage with the community both online (forums, Q&A) and in person (conferences), while also mentoring newcomers, including students from my institution, to contribute to igraph’s development.
What I consider the next priorities for igraph:
- Secure funding both for the maintenance and improvement of igraph. As Vincent and Fabio said, this is a top priority, and I’ve been dedicating time to it within the past year.
- Ensure sustainability by bringing more contributors aboard.
- Ensure that igraph continues to serve user’s needs, both within network science (research and teaching) as well as in other fields that make use of network analysis.
- Help define igraph’s role within the growing network analysis software ecosystem.
I would hope to see steering committee duties become shared by the igraph team (and possibly external stakeholders) on a rotating basis in the future.