Publications

Selected writing, drafts, and formal research-facing output.

This page distinguishes current working papers from public notes. Drafts are listed plainly as drafts until a manuscript, preprint, or venue link is available.

Documentation as Operational Infrastructure

2026 Working paper Vol. draft
Trevor Smale
Abstract

An argument for treating runbooks, architecture records, deployment notes, and incident writeups as operational infrastructure. The project examines how documentation changes recovery work, knowledge transfer, maintenance confidence, and long-term system continuity.

Health Examination in Low-Resource Environments

2026 Working paper Vol. in preparation
Trevor Smale
Abstract

Current paper examining practical approaches to health examination where clinical resources, connectivity, staffing, equipment, or institutional support are limited. The project draws on design research, systems thinking, and applied computing to frame tools and workflows that can remain usable under constraint.

Readable Systems: Notes Toward Practical Infrastructure Pedagogy

2025 Research notes Vol. ongoing
Trevor Smale
Abstract

Notes on teaching infrastructure topics through readable examples, constrained labs, and explicit operational vocabulary. The project focuses on Linux systems, deployment practice, troubleshooting habits, and documentation as a learning artifact.