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title: "MONAI - Developers Committee Working Group"
description: "Coordinating the development and engineering alignment of MONAI Core."
canonical: https://project-monai.github.io/wg_developers.html
audience: [engineer]
last_updated: 2026-06-11
source: wg_developers.html
---
# Developers Committee  
Working Group

Mission Statement

The Developers Committee Working Group serves as the central coordination point for MONAI Core development, ensuring engineering excellence, maintaining code quality, and driving technical decisions. This committee oversees the architectural evolution of MONAI, establishes development standards, and coordinates engineering efforts across the project.

## Initiatives

### Technical Excellence

-   • Architecture decisions and standards
-   • Code review and quality assurance
-   • Performance optimization strategies
-   • Technical debt management

### Development & Standards

-   • Release planning and coordination
-   • Testing and CI/CD practices
-   • Security and compatibility standards
-   • Documentation and API guidelines

## Group Leads

![Nic Ma](/assets/img/people/nic-ma.jpg)

Nic Ma

Senior Engineering Manager

NVIDIA

Core Developers Chair

[View Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-ma-83b201103)

![Eric Kerfoot](/assets/img/people/eric-kerfoot.png)

Eric Kerfoot

Software Architect in Medical Engineering

King's College London

Core Developers & Education Chair

[View Profile](https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/eric.kerfoot.html)

![Yun Liu](/assets/img/people/yun-liu.jpeg)

Yun Liu

Software Engineer

NVIDIA

Core Developers Chair

[View Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yun-liu-cn-221337245)

## Resources

### Development Resources

-   • [MONAI Core Repository](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI)
-   • [Contribution Guidelines](https://monai.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing.html)
-   • [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/issues)

### Community Resources

-   • [Developer Discussions](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/discussions)
-   • [Technical Documentation](https://monai.readthedocs.io)
-   • [Developer Wiki](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/wiki)

## Collaboration Opportunities

### Development Contributions

-   • Contribute to MONAI Core development
-   • Review and improve code quality
-   • Enhance test coverage and documentation

### Community Engagement

-   • Join our regular working group meetings
-   • Participate in technical discussions
-   • Share expertise and best practices