Hello Everyone,

I hope you and your loved ones are safe.

My name is Gajendra Deshpande, working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India. I have a Master’s degree i.e., M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India and PG Diploma in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru India.

Conference Talks

• Scipy India 2020, 2018, 2017
• EuroPython 2020
• PyData Global 2020
• PyCon France 2019
• BelPy 2021
• FOSDEM 2021
• JuliaCon 2020, 2018
• PyCon Taiwan 2020
• COSCUP Taiwan 2020
• BuzzConf Argentina 2020
• PyCon Africa 2020
• PyCon AU 2020
• PyCon Tanzania 2020
• PyCon Indonesia 2020
• PyCon ES 2020
• PyCon Korea 2020
• PyDay BCN 2020
• PyConf Hyderabad 2020
• GirlScript Summit India 2020
• PyJamas 2020
• PyCon Hong Kong 2020
• HoneyCon 2020 Online, Spain
• PiterPy Russia 2020
• Geekle’s python Universe WEB Edition Global Summit
• PyOhio 2020

Workshops

• FOSSASIA 2021
• SciPy India 2020
• Conducted Python workshops in few institutes (Refer website link at the end of this page )

Posters

• PyCon US 2021
• SciPy US 2021, 2020, 2019
• JuliaCon 2020
• CMU AIDR 2020
• SMILES 2020
• IRISS 2019, 2016

Upcoming Conference Talks (As of May 31, 2021)

• EuroPython 2021
• DjangoCon 2021
• DjangoCongress Japan 2021
• PyCon Namibia 2021
• PyCon Colombia 2021
• JuliaCon 2021
• Geekle’s Cyber Security Global Summit

Conference/Meetup Organization and Non-profit

• PyCon India 2021, CFP Co-lead
• BelPy 2021, Organizing Chair
• Treasurer, Gangadharrao Deshpande Memorial and Museum, Belagavi (Project by Govt. of Karnataka, India)
• FOSSCon India 2019, Organizing Co-Chair
• PyData Belagavi, Lead
• OWASP Belagavi, Lead
• PyCon India 2020, Volunteer

Reviewer/Program Committee Member

• SciPy US 2021, 2020, 2019
• SciPy Japan 2020
• PyData Global 2020
• JupyterCon 2020
• BelPy 2021
• Journal of Open Source Software
• Journal of Open Source Education
• Manning Publishers, USA
• Oxford University, Press, India

Mentorship

• Winning teams of Smart India Hackathon 2020, 2019, 2018
• Top 7 Teams of CERN WebFest 2020
• First Time speakers of PyCon US 2021, EuroPython 2021, SciPy India 2018

Projects

• Inventing Curriculum using Pointer-Generator Network: Received $5000 in Google Cloud Research Credits. Project is being implemented in Python
• python-school.org: Free Python Courses offered by Python Community members (Scheduled to be launched in September 2021)
• Flowgorithm Flow Chart Interpreter: Contributing as a translator for Kannada, Marathi and Hindi languages to enable non-native English speakers to create executable flow charts in their own language.
• Julia code generator for Flowgorithm.

Goals (2021 - 2024)

• Introduce atleast 25 people from diverse background to the Python community as speakers. (3/25 achieved)
• Introduce atleast 25 people from diverse background to the Python community as contributors, i.e., Volunteers. Introduced 5 students as volunteers to the PyCon India 2021. (5/25 achieved)
• Work as a facilitator to start more regional Python conferences and City level chapters in the Global South.
• Motivate students to become Core Python developers.
• Create awareness among people regarding the activities of PSF, Python conferences, Projects and grants. Motivate and mentor people from diverse background to apply for grants and projects.
• Study the financial models of other technical communities and non profit organizations and adopt proven and innovative ideas for sustainability.
• Work with present PSF board members and actively contribute to the Python community.

For more information about me kindly visit https://gcdeshpande.github.io/

Thank you everyone for stopping by and going through my nomination. I ask for your vote and I look forward to earning your trust to serve the Python community.

Stay Safe. Take Care.
Best Regards
Gajendra Deshpande