FOSS Backstage 2025

Richie Moluno

Richie Moluno is a Software Engineer and open-source contributor with a passion for improving data science and software development practices. He's on a Masters program in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at Aston University, Birmingham UK. Richie's open-source contributions are notable for their impact and innovation. At The Turing Way, he automated the attribution of contributors and enhanced localization efforts, making the project more accessible. He also played a key role in the Open Innovation Lab. Richie developed JSquarto, a tool for generating JavaScript code documentation, enhancing flexibility and accessibility across multiple languages


LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richie-moluno


Session

03-11
10:35
30min
Right-to-Left, Left-to-Right: Rethinking Multilingual Design
Batool Almarzouq, Goodnews Sunday Sandy, Richie Moluno

Open Science materials, created by open source often centre on English, sidelining 75% of the world who don't speak it. In this session, we share the creation of "Open Science MOOCs" for Arabic speakers blending videos, quizzes and RTL-friendly design. Learn how we navigated multilingual UX challenges to build truly inclusive Open Science resources

Design
Wintergarten