Re: [ANN] Curso avanzado de programación científica

El Viernes, 23 de Octubre de 2009, Francesc Alted escribió:
> Hola,
>
> Os envío información sobre un curso de invierno sobre programación
> científica avanzada en el ámbito académico que estamos organizando y que
> tendrá lugar en Varsovia el próximo mes de Febrero.
>

¡Muy interesante!

Gracias por la información.

Iñigo


> Aunque la asistencia es totalmente gratuita, el asistente correrá con
> los gastos del viaje, alojamiento y manutención.  Aún así, se trata de
> una oportunidad excelente para post-docs o doctorandos que necesiten
> conocimientos avanzados de computación en sus trabajos de investigación
> cotidianos.
>
> Por favor, hacedlo correr.  ¡Gracias!
>
>
> Advanced Scientific Programming in Python
> =========================================
>
> Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, and
> debugging software. While techniques for doing this efficiently have
> evolved, only few scientists actually use them. As a result, instead
> of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing
> deficient code and reinventing the wheel. In this course we will
> present a selection of advanced programming techniques with
> theoretical lectures and practical exercises tailored to the needs
> of a programming scientist. New skills will be tested in a real
> programming project: we will team up to develop an entertaining
> scientific computer game.
>
> We'll use the Python programming language for the entire course.
> Python works as a simple programming language for beginners, but
> more importantly, it also works great in scientific simulations and
> data analysis. Clean language design and easy extensibility are
> driving Python to become a standard tool for scientific computing.
> Some of the most useful open source libraries for scientific
> computing and visualization will be presented.
>
> This winter school is targeted at Post-docs and PhD students from
> all areas. Substantial proficiency in Python or in another language
> (e.g. Java, C/C++, MATLAB, Mathematica) is absolutely required. An
> optional, one-day introduction to Python is offered to participants
> without prior experience with the language.
>
> Date and Location: February 8th — 12th, 2010. Warsaw, Poland.
>
> Preliminary Program:
> - Day 0 (Mon Feb 8) — [Optional] Dive into Python
> - Day 1 (Tue Feb 9) — Software Carpentry
>    • Documenting code and using version control
>    • Test-driven development and unit testing
>    • Debugging, profiling and benchmarking techniques
>    • Object-oriented programming, design patterns, and agile
>      programming
> - Day 2 (Wed Feb 10) — Scientific Tools for Python
>    • NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib
>    • Data serialization: from pickle to databases
>    • Programming project in the afternoon
> - Day 3 (Thu Feb 11) — The Quest for Speed
>    • Writing parallel applications in Python
>    • When parallelization does not help: the starving CPUs
>      problem
>    • Programming project in the afternoon
> - Day 4 (Fri Feb 12) — Practical Software Development
>    • Software design
>    • Efficient programming in teams
>    • Quality Assurance
>    • Programming project final
>
> Applications:
> Applications should be sent before December 6th, 2009 to:
> [email protected]
> No fee is charged but participants should take care of travel,
> living, and accommodation expenses. Applications should include full
> contact information (name, affiliation, email & phone), a *short* CV
> and a *short* statement addressing the following questions:
>
>   • What is your educational background?
>   • What experience do you have in programming?
>   • Why do you think “Advanced Scientific Programming in Python” is
>     an appropriate course for your skill profile?
>
> Candidates will be selected on the basis of their profile. Places
> are limited: early application is recommended.  Notifications of
> acceptance will be sent by December 14th, 2009.
>
> Faculty
> • Francesc Alted, author of PyTables,
>   Castelló de la Plana, Spain [Day 3]
> • Pietro Berkes, Volen Center for Complex Systems,
>   Brandeis University, USA [Day 1]
> • Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Institute of Experimental Physics,
>   University of Warsaw, Poland [Day 0]
> • Eilif Muller, Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience,
>   Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland [Day 3]
> • Bartosz Teleńczuk, Institute for Theoretical Biology,
>   Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany [Day 2]
> • Niko Wilbert, Institute for Theoretical Biology,
>   Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany [Day 1]
> • Tiziano Zito, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience,
>   Berlin, Germany [Day 4]
>
> Organized by Piotr Durka, Joanna and Zbigniew Jędrzejewscy-Szmek
> (Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw), and
> Tiziano Zito (German Neuroinformatics Node of the INCF).
>
> Website: http://www.g-node.org/python-winterschool
> Contact: [email protected]

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