Sebastian M. Ernst
I am a free scientist without specialization. I have more than one and a half decades of experience in various scientific disciplines, related data analysis & computing from embedded systems to super computers as well as the development of instrumentation (hardware & sensors). A lot of my work has evolved around geophysics, [aero-] space engineering and (many) related disciplines. It can be broadly described as data science with strong ties to the mentioned domains. Python has been a critical part of my work for more than twelve years.
Talks
On the role of packaging in GIS, or: How to drive computer clusters and GPUs from within desktop GUI applications for non-technical users
There is a growing discrepancy between what FOSS GIS GUI applications are capable of and what the contemporary (geo-) Python stack can do. While the latter is clearly much more powerful, it requires extensive and constantly growing software development skills. This talk looks at ways of how to (re-) connect the two worlds, especially for non-technical users through the means and recent advances in software packaging.