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
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 Volunteership
FOSS Hack
Core Team Member
Conference | Active
SciPy India
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
FOSSXPOLICY
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
BANGALORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active
HYDERABAD
Core Team Member
City Community | Active
Events Attended
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
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MYSORE
Mysore FOSS Meetup - October
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
FOSSXPOLICY
You Bought It. Can You Break It? | Jailbreaking, interoperability, circumvention in Indian IT Law
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
October informal meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
HydFOSS 2023
SciPy India
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad - October
BANGALORE
OASIS Spark
FOSSXPOLICY
Unpacking the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (and the Rules)
HYDERABAD
October monthly event
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS United X OSDG @ IIIT H Meetup
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2025
Must Attend
FOSSXPOLICY
Reading group : Policy on Adoption of OSS for GoI
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyd
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
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INDIAFOSS
Maintainer Summit 2025
SciPy India
Community Call #2
SciPy India
SciPy India Community Call #4
SciPy India
Community Call #3
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
BENGALURU
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Must Attend