September 2019 | Computer Science Blog

Daniel S. Katz (University of Illinois): Parsl: Pervasive Parallel Programming in Python

obk1 | September 25, 2019

Please note non-standard date and time for this talk Abstract: High-level programming languages such as Python are increasingly used to provide intuitive interfaces to libraries written in lower-level languages and for assembling applications from various components. This migration towards orchestration rather than implementation, coupled with the growing need for parallel computing (e.g., due to big data … Daniel S. Katz (University of Illinois): Parsl: Pervasive Parallel Programming in Python

Ankush Jhalani (Bloomberg): Building Near Real-Time News Search

obk1 | September 25, 2019

Abstract: This talk provides an insight into the challenges involved in providing near real-time news search to Bloomberg customers. It starts with a picture of what’s involved in building such a backend, then delves into what makes up a search engine. Finally we discuss the challenges of scaling up for low-latency and high-load, and how … Ankush Jhalani (Bloomberg): Building Near Real-Time News Search

Code4REF: Recording software outputs in Pure

obk1 | September 12, 2019

Do you develop research software? If so, you may be interested in the Code4REF project, which explains how to record it in Pure – the research information system used in St Andrews. Research software is a primary research output, and it should get the same visibility as research publications on the University research portal. You … Code4REF: Recording software outputs in Pure

Software Carpentry Workshop

Stuart Norcross | September 9, 2019

Registration is open for the next Software Carpentry workshop in St Andrews on September 23-24 in the Parliament Hall. We will teach UNIX shell, version control with Git and programming with Python. Please see the workshop page for further details and the link to registration via PDMS.