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