Gil Forsyth
Employers on the program
- 2023–2024Voltron Data5 talks
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
- PyData
- SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python)
- Apache DataFusion Meetup
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2026 | SciPy 2026 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | bof | Lockfile-based development and applicationsUntil very recently, producing and using reproducible scientific software environments required advanced knowledge and a strict adherence to best practices…Show lessUntil very recently, producing and using reproducible scientific software environments required advanced knowledge and a strict adherence to best practices (e.g. DOI: 10.25080/majora-212e5952-028). | |
| Jul 13, 2026 | SciPy 2026 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | bof | SciPy 2027 Come share your ideas for next year's SciPy. Participants will have an opportunity to sign up to be on next year's organizing committee. | |
| Nov 6, 2024 | PyData NYC 2024 | PyData | speaker | Ibis: Don't Let the Engine Dictate the Interface | Video |
| Sep 17, 2024 | New York City Apache DataFusion Meetup (September 2024) | Apache DataFusion Meetup | speaker | Ibis + DataFusion playing (very) nicely together as Voltron Data | |
| Jul 8, 2024 | SciPy 2024 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Ibis: because SQL is everywhere and so is Python as Voltron Data Tabular data is ubiquitous, and pandas has been the de facto tool in Python for analyzing it. However, as data size scales, analysis using pandas may become…Show lessTabular data is ubiquitous, and pandas has been the de facto tool in Python for analyzing it. However, as data size scales, analysis using pandas may become untenable. | |
| Jul 8, 2024 | SciPy 2024 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | tutorial | Intro to Ibis: blazing fast analytics with DuckDB, Polars, Snowflake, and more, from the comfort of your Python repl. as Voltron Data Tabular data is ubiquitous, and pandas has been the de facto tool in Python for analyzing it. However, as data size scales, analysis using pandas may become…Show lessTabular data is ubiquitous, and pandas has been the de facto tool in Python for analyzing it. However, as data size scales, analysis using pandas may become untenable. | |
| Nov 1, 2023 | PyData NYC 2023 | PyData | tutorial | Ibis: A fast, flexible, and portable tool for data analytics. as Voltron Data Ibis provides a common dataframe-like interface to many popular databases and analytics tools (BigQuery, Snowflake, Spark, DuckDB, …). | Video |
| Jul 10, 2023 | SciPy 2023 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | [BoF Room 103] SciPy 2023 Sprint Prep BoF as Voltron Data Come join the BoF to do a practice run on contributing to a GitHub project. We will walk through how to open a Pull Request for a bugfix, using the workflow…Show lessCome join the BoF to do a practice run on contributing to a GitHub project. We will walk through how to open a Pull Request for a bugfix, using the workflow most libraries participating at the weekend sprints use (hosted by the sprint chairs) | |
| Apr 26, 2023 | PyData Seattle 2023 | PyData | speaker | Ibis: Because SQL is everywhere but you don't want to use it | Video |
| Nov 4, 2019 | PyData New York City 2019 | PyData | panelist | Panel Discussion: Pitching Open Source Up Your Management ChainOpen source tools are critical to data science across a range of industries. Engaging with the community can be beneficial for everyone, but sometimes you have…Show lessOpen source tools are critical to data science across a range of industries. Engaging with the community can be beneficial for everyone, but sometimes you have to convince your management of that! |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naty Clementi | 4 | 2 | 2026 |
| Juanita Gomez | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Katrina Riehl | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Roni Kobrosly | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Tracy Teal | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Dharhas Pothina | 4 | — | 2024 |
| Thomas J. Fan | 4 | — | 2024 |
| Phillip Cloud | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Madicken | 3 | 2 | 2026 |
| Cliff Kerr | 3 | — | 2026 |
| James A. Bednar | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Stéfan van der Walt | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Andy Terrel | 3 | — | 2024 |
| Bryan Van de Ven | 3 | — | 2024 |
| James Powell | 3 | — | 2024 |
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.