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UID:pretalx-scipy-2026-GRTY3K@pretalx.com
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DESCRIPTION:Python has become the dominant language in scientific computing
 \, even in domains that demand high performance. This is largely due to th
 e power of array-oriented programming\, which separates complex problems i
 nto two parts: lightweight bookkeeping and heavy numerical computation. Th
 e latter is handled efficiently by vectorized operations that rely on fast
 \, precompiled libraries.\n\nThis tutorial introduces array-oriented progr
 amming as a distinct mindset that encourages new ways of structuring probl
 ems. Rather than focusing on any one library\, we’ll cover general techn
 iques that apply to any array library with a particular focus on NumPy and
  JAX. You'll work in groups on four class projects: Conway's Game of Life 
 using arrays\, iterative computations on arrays\, just-in-time (JIT) compi
 lation for the Mandelbrot set\, and exploring data in ragged arrays. This 
 tutorial focuses on the thought process: all of the problems are to be sol
 ved in an imperative way (for loops) and an array-oriented way.
DTSTAMP:20260622T122150Z
LOCATION:Intro
SUMMARY:Thinking in Arrays - Iason Krommydas\, Jim Pivarski
URL:https://pretalx.com/scipy-2026/talk/GRTY3K/
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UID:pretalx-scipy-2026-E8QGYT@pretalx.com
DTSTART;TZID=CST:20260715T131500
DTEND;TZID=CST:20260715T134500
DESCRIPTION:UChicago's Data Science Institute (DSI) partners with 11th Hour
  Project to turn data insights into action. In this talk\, I'll focus on o
 ur collaboration with Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC)'s Fuels to F
 lows program\, which stabilizes upland waterways by adding brushwood that 
 would otherwise fuel forest fires. Gullies are hidden by trees\, so we use
 d publicly available LiDAR to cleanly identify gullies by shape with a lig
 htweight convolutional model. I'll show how Numba made it possible to conv
 olve hundreds of gigabytes of images with unusually large kernels and how 
 we delivered these map layers via static hosting using PMTiles\, even with
  interactive features like computing elevation profiles along hand-drawn l
 ines.
DTSTAMP:20260622T122150Z
LOCATION:Thomas Swain Room
SUMMARY:From LiDAR to action: detecting upland gullies to combat erosion an
 d forest fires - Jim Pivarski
URL:https://pretalx.com/scipy-2026/talk/E8QGYT/
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