Attendees: 65

This Student Led workshop will teach the basics of the Python programming language whilst providing resources for further learning, and demonstrating common methods for improving the efficiency of creating computational models in Python.

This event will take the form of a two hour talk/demonstration on high performance scientific Python split into:

1) A crash course in / recap of Python,
2) An introduction to speed-optimisation techniques and tools for Python

Attendees will gain exposure to using Python effectively for research in any area of science or engineering, as well as learning wider skills such as general programming and optimisation, skills valued by many employers  industry wide.