Speaker Profile: Jared M. Smith (@jaredthecoder)
I’m a Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where I engage in computer security research with the Cyber Warfare Research Team. I am also pursuing my PhD in Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I founded VolHacks, our university’s hackathon, and HackUTK, our university’s computer security club. I used to work at Cisco Systems as a Software Security Engineer working on pentesting engagements and security tooling.
Back at home, I helped start the Knoxville Python meetup. I also serve on the Knoxville Technology Council, volunteer at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, do consulting for VC-backed startups, compete in hackathons and pitch competitions, and hike in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Jared will be presenting “Big Data Analysis in Python with Apache Spark, Pandas, and Matplotlib” at 3:00PM Saturday (2/4) in Room 100. Big data processing is finally approachable for the modern Pythonista. Using Apache Spark and other data analysis tools, we can process, analyze, and visualize more data than ever before using Pythonic APIs and a language you already know, without having to learn Java, C++, or even Fortran. Come hang out and dive into the essentials of big data analysis with Python.
Sponsor Profile: SimplyAgree (@simplyagree)
SimplyAgree is an electronic signature and closing management tool for complex corporate transactions. The app is built on Python, Django and Django REST Framework.
Our growing team is based in East Nashville, TN.