EasyReg: from a MATLAB script to an R/Shiny web app still in service
A single-licence MATLAB program replaced by an R and Shiny web application, still used by INRAE eight years later and cited in two articles and two theses.
- Client
- INRAE
- Period
- April to September 2018
- Stack
- R · Shiny · Agile
- Outcome
- Still in production eight years later, extended by the INRAE team; cited in 2 articles and 2 theses
Starting point
INRAE researchers modelled fruit metabolism with a single-file MATLAB program. Its single licence limited it to one user at a time, on one dedicated machine.
The delivery
EasyReg, an R web application with a Shiny interface, built with an Agile methodology during a final-year Master’s internship.
- Reachable from any machine, unlimited simultaneous users.
- Results displayed immediately, no code to write for the researchers.
- Modular architecture designed for maintainability.
Today
The tool is still online, maintained and extended by the INRAE team eight years later. It is cited in two peer-reviewed articles (The Plant Journal, New Phytologist) and two doctoral theses.