EuroSciPy 2025

Dawn Wages

Dawn Wages is a community-centered technologist, open source advocate, and software engineer whose work bridges scientific computing, ethical technology, and inclusive community building. She currently serves as Lead of Community & Developer Relations at Anaconda, where she supports the Python ecosystem through education, outreach, and infrastructure advocacy.

Your pronouns:

she/her/hers

Affiliation:

Anaconda

Position / Job:

Lead, Community and Developer Relations

X handle:

@BajoranEngineer


Session

08-21
09:00
60min
The Fellowship of the Stack: Scientific Discovery in Python
Dawn Wages
  1. Opening Invocation (5 min)
    - Set the scene: "A lone notebook awakens..."
    - Introduce the metaphorical framework: blending myth and method
    - Emphasize the power of a single line of code: import numpy as np

  2. Gathering the Companions (8 min)
    - pandas: data transformation and alchemy
    - matplotlib: visual storytelling as insight
    - scikit-learn: predictive modeling and machine learning magic
    - Celebrate Python’s ecosystem as a creative collective

  3. Trials and Tribulations (7 min)
    - Dependency hell and version conflicts
    - Irreproducibility: the ghost haunting modern science
    - Real-world anecdotes of scientific setbacks and rebirth

  4. Scaling the Quest (8 min)
    - Transition from local to global scale: desktops to clusters
    - Use cases in genomics, quantum simulations, climate models
    - GPUs, terabytes of data, and the limits of traditional workflows

  5. The Fellowship Forged (7 min)
    - Role of Anaconda and the packaging commons
    - Containerized environments: Docker, Conda, and reproducibility
    - Accelerators, solvers, and the modern scientific toolkit

  6. The Transformation (3 min)
    - From humble notebook to catalyst of discovery
    - How Python enables breakthroughs across disciplines
    - Celebrate the rise of computational explorers

  7. Call to Action & Closing (2 min)
    - Reframe: Every scientific revolution starts with a spark of code
    - Invite the audience to write their own epic
    - Leave with a sense of wonder and creative empowerment

Computational Tools and Scientific Python Infrastructure
Room 1.38 (Ground Floor)