Cliff Kerr
Employers on the program
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python)
- PyData
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | SciPy 2026 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Vibes, meet rigor: Evaluating and improving AI performance on complex scientific code as Institute for Disease Modeling, Gates Foundation Scientists apply rigorous methods to their research, but rarely to the AI tools they use to write code. We tested different LLM models in combination with…Show lessScientists apply rigorous methods to their research, but rarely to the AI tools they use to write code. We tested different LLM models in combination with domain-specific tools (including MCP servers and skills) to find the optimal combination for writing complex domain-specific code. | |
| Jul 8, 2024 | SciPy 2024 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Starsim: A flexible framework for agent-based modeling of health and disease as Institute for Disease Modeling, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Agent-based models (ABMs) are powerful tools for understanding how people behave and interact. However, many ABMs are slow, cumbersome to use, or both. | |
| Nov 1, 2023 | PyData NYC 2023 | PyData | speaker | Sciris: Simplifying scientific software in Python as Institute for Disease Modeling (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) Sciris(http://sciris.org) aims to streamline the development of scientific software by making it easier to perform common tasks. | Video |
| Jul 11, 2022 | SciPy 2022 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Python vs. the pandemic: a case study in high-stakes software development as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ma | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Gil Forsyth | 3 | — | 2026 |
| James A. Bednar | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Juanita Gomez | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Matt McCormick | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Michael Zargham | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Naty Clementi | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Roni Kobrosly | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Bhupendra Raut | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Christine Smit | 2 | — | 2026 |
| David Nicholson | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Eniola Awowale | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Henry Schreiner | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Ian Hunt-Isaak | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Jacob Tomlinson | 2 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.