Poruri Sai Rahul
Scientific Software Developer, amateur Tech Policy wonk
About
I'm the CEO of FOSS United. Previously, I was a Scientific Software Developer for eight years at the company where NumPy, SciPy, and other Scientific Python libraries were built. I maintain a few Python FOSS projects (https://pypi.org/user/rporuri/). I also talk about Tech Policy in India.
2009 - 2016
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
B.S. & M.S. in Physics, Physics
Talks Given
The CoRE stack open-source initiative
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
StoryWeaver: Building a Commons for Children’s Reading
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
Text and Typst: Compiling documents and presentations
18 Oct 2025 |
ONLINE
Approved
FOSS in STEM
22 Mar 2025 |
IIT Patna
Approved
CFPs Proposed
Nurturing sustainable FOSS communities
04 Apr 2026 |
IIIT Lucknow
Review Pending
Making college curricula accessible
18 Apr 2026 |
IIT Madras
Review Pending
The CoRE stack open-source initiative
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
StoryWeaver: Building a Commons for Children’s Reading
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
Text and Typst: Compiling documents and presentations
18 Oct 2025 |
ONLINE
Approved
The Frappe Framework
11 Jan 2025 |
StackNexus
Rejected
FOSS in STEM
22 Mar 2025 |
IIT Patna
Approved
Improving Frappe Framework API documentation
19 Apr 2025 |
MPSTME, NMIMS
Rejected
Chapter & Event Volunteership
FOSSHack
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
FOSS United Organisation
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
FOSSXPOLICY
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
HYDERABAD
Core Team Member
City Community | Active
BANGALORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active
SciPy India
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Volunteer
Event | 18 Jan 2025
IndiaFOSS 2025
Volunteer
Event | 20 Sep 2025
Events Attended
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
BENGALURU
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Must Attend
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS United X OSDG @ IIIT H Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad - October
FOSSHack
Builder Profiles #2 With Ramya Raghupathy
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
SciPy India
SciPy India Community Call #4
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
FOSSHack
Builder profile - Contrapunctus @ OSM
SciPy India
Community Call #3
HYDERABAD
HydFOSS 2023
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MYSORE
Mysore FOSS Meetup - October
FOSSXPOLICY
Reading group : Policy on Adoption of OSS for GoI
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
FOSS United Organisation
FU Community Call
FOSSHack
Hackathon Kick-off
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyd
FOSSXPOLICY
You Bought It. Can You Break It? | Jailbreaking, interoperability, circumvention in Indian IT Law
FOSSHack
Open check-in
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
BANGALORE
OASIS Spark
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
October monthly event
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2025
Must Attend
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
SciPy India
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
FOSSXPOLICY
Unpacking the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (and the Rules)
SciPy India
Community Call #2
FOSSHack
Open check-in
HYDERABAD
October informal meetup
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INDIAFOSS
Maintainer Summit 2025