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    78 {\bf Hiring}\\*
    78 {\bf Hiring}\\*
    79 We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team. Look at
    79 We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team. Look at
    80 \url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. 
    80 \url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. 
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    82 \vspace{4in}
    82 %% \vspace{4in}
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    84 %% Column-3
    84 %% Column-3
    85 %% Scilab Team 
    85 %% Scilab Team 
    86 %% add content for scilab fossee. 
    86 %% add content for scilab fossee. 
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    87 
    88 \begin{center}
    88 \begin{center}
    89 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\
    89 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\
    90 \url{http://scilab.in}
    90 \url{http://scilab.in}
    91 \end{center}
    91 \end{center}
    92 
    92 
    93 {\bf Features of Scilab}
    93 {\bf Why Scilab} \\
    94 
    94 Scilab with Xcos is an Open Source Alternative to MATLAB
    95 \begin{list2}
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    96 \item 2-D and 3-D graphics, animation
    96 {\bf Applications of Scilab} \\
    97 \item Linear algebra, sparse matrices
    97 \begin{list2}
    98 \item Polynomials and rational functions
       
    99 \item Interpolation, approximation
       
   100 \item Simulation: ODE solver and DAE solver
       
   101 \item Xcos: a hybrid dynamic systems modeler and simulator
       
   102 \item Classic and robust control, LMI optimization
       
   103 \item Differentiable and non-differentiable optimization
       
   104 \item Signal processing
    98 \item Signal processing
   105 \item Metanet: graphs and networks
    99 \item Controls
   106 \item Parallel Scilab
   100 \item Virtual labs project
   107 \item Statistics
   101 \item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation
   108 \item Interface with Computer Algebra: Maple package for Scilab code generation
   102 \item Data analysis/regression
   109 \item Interface with Fortran, Tcl/Tk, C, C++, Java, LabVIEW
   103 \end{list2}
   110 \item And a large number of contributions for various domains.
       
   111 \end{list2}
       
   112 
       
   113 \newpage
       
   114 %% Column-6
       
   115 %% Python Team
       
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   104 
   117 \begin{center}
   105 \begin{center}
   118 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python}  
   106 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python}  
   119 \end{center}
   107 \end{center}
   120 
   108 
   121 {\bf Why Python}
   109 {\bf Why Python}
   122 
   110 
   123 \begin{list2}
   111 \begin{list2}
   124 \item Excellent for beginners, yet superb for experts
   112 \item Easy to learn
   125 \item Highly scalable, suitable for large projects as well as small ones
   113 \item Can be coded in Procedural and Object Oriented way
   126 \item Portable, cross-platform
   114 \item Portable and cross-platform
   127 \item Good for Scientific computing but not confined to it. Full fledged programming language
   115 \item Good for Scientific computing but not confined to it. Full fledged programming language
   128 \item Well documented
       
   129 \item Wealth of 3rd party packages.
       
   130 \item SAGE, numpy, scipy and matplotlib make it a complete Open Source alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica, Magma and Maple
   116 \item SAGE, numpy, scipy and matplotlib make it a complete Open Source alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica, Magma and Maple
   131 \end{list2}
   117 \end{list2}
   132 
   118 
       
   119 {\bf Applications of Python}\\
       
   120 
       
   121 \begin{list2}
       
   122 \item Numeric and Symbolic computation
       
   123 \item Exploration and Visualization
       
   124 \item High performance
       
   125 \item Parallel computing
       
   126 \item User interfaces, Web
       
   127 \item Designing games
       
   128 \end{list2}
       
   129 
   133 {\bf Salient features of our Workshops}
   130 {\bf Salient features of our Workshops}
   134 
   131 
   135 \begin{list2}
   132 \begin{list2}
   136 \item Easy to learn, recipe based approach designed for complete
   133 \item Recipe based approach designed for complete beginners
   137   beginners
   134 \item High quality material taught by experts in the domain
   138 \item Learn to use Python for Scientific Computing without having to
   135 \item Large variety of real world examples, exercises and tests
   139   learn much of language specific features Python
   136 \item Get started with using Python for scientific purposes right away
   140 \item Participation certificate endorsed by IIT-B
   137 \item Participation certificate endorsed by IIT-B
   141 \item Free of cost
   138 \item Free of cost
   142 \end{list2}
   139 \end{list2}
   143 
   140 
   144 {\bf How to get involved}
   141 \newpage
   145 
   142 
   146 \begin{list2}
       
   147 \item Participate in sprints
       
   148 \item Participate in textbook conversion
       
   149 \item Review material of converted textbooks
       
   150 \end{list2}
       
   151 \hspace{0.1in}
   143 \hspace{0.1in}
   152 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
   144 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
   153 \hspace{0.1in}
   145 \hspace{0.1in}
   154 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
   146 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
   155 \hspace{0.1in}
   147 \hspace{0.1in}
   156 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
   148 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
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   150 \vspace{0.5in}
       
   151 
       
   152 {\bf How to get involved}
       
   153 
       
   154 \begin{list2}
       
   155 \item Participate in sprints
       
   156 \item Participate in textbook conversion
       
   157 \item Review material of converted textbooks
       
   158 \end{list2}
       
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   159 %% Column-5
   162 %% Column-5
   160 %% Hiring & Contact Us
   163 %% Hiring & Contact Us
   161 {\bf Contact us!}
   164 {\bf Contact us!}
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