07-11, 10:00–10:30 (Europe/Amsterdam), While Loop (4.2)
In this talk I will walk through 4 different practical examples of using Julia and share some of the things that caught my attention coming from MATLAB. The talk will go through the 4 projects I used to get my hands dirty with Julia. It is a representation of the things I stumbled across in my first 10h of Julia.
In this talk I will walk through 4 different practical examples of using Julia and share some of the things that caught my attention coming from MATLAB, as an experienced MATLAB developer. The talk will go through the 4 projects I used to get my hands dirty with Julia.
The 4 examples are:
- 2D and 3D plotting
- Reading external files and working with tables
- Step Response of a Control System
- Testing and developing a Julia Package
Gareth Thomas (LinkedIn) is one of the Co-Founders of VersionBay with the vision to empower companies to make the most of their software stacks. He is mainly responsible for Business Development, Sales and Marketing.
Gareth is very passionate about technology and is fueled by enthusiastic new ideas and thoughts. The decision to start VersionBay is due to his continuous will to embrace change, to adapt and to live life with no regrets.
Gareth was born in Johannesburg but has lived in 7 different countries, of which his favorite country was Macau. He loves traveling and exploring new places with different people. One of the most marking moments in his life was when he traveled alone to New York. While walking in the streets of Manhattan he realized that anything would be possible if you really want it.
He started his career after graduating in 2005, as a MSc. Electrical Engineer – specialized in Control Theory from Instituto Superior Técnico (now known as Técnico Lisboa). It was during his time at University that he was first exposed to MATLAB. He started using Julia in 2022, as he is the one of the main drivers of the Julia Community in the Eindhoven region.