Poruri Sai Rahul
Scientific Software Developer, amateur Tech Policy wonk
About
I'm the CEO of FOSS United. Previously, I was a Scientific Software Developer for eight years at the company where NumPy, SciPy, and other Scientific Python libraries were built. I maintain a few Python FOSS projects (https://pypi.org/user/rporuri/). I also talk about Tech Policy in India.
2009 - 2016
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
B.S. & M.S. in Physics, Physics
Talks Given
Making college curricula accessible
18 Apr 2026 |
IC&SR Building, IIT Madras
Approved
Nurturing sustainable FOSS communities
04 Apr 2026 |
IIIT Lucknow
Approved
The CoRE stack open-source initiative
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
StoryWeaver: Building a Commons for Children’s Reading
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
Text and Typst: Compiling documents and presentations
18 Oct 2025 |
ONLINE
Approved
FOSS in STEM
22 Mar 2025 |
IIT Patna
Approved
CFPs Proposed
Making college curricula accessible
18 Apr 2026 |
IC&SR Building, IIT Madras
Approved
Nurturing sustainable FOSS communities
04 Apr 2026 |
IIIT Lucknow
Approved
The CoRE stack open-source initiative
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
StoryWeaver: Building a Commons for Children’s Reading
20 Sep 2025 |
NIMHANS Convention Centre
Approved
Text and Typst: Compiling documents and presentations
18 Oct 2025 |
ONLINE
Approved
The Frappe Framework
11 Jan 2025 |
StackNexus
Rejected
FOSS in STEM
22 Mar 2025 |
IIT Patna
Approved
Improving Frappe Framework API documentation
19 Apr 2025 |
MPSTME, NMIMS
Rejected
Chapter & Event Volunteership
FOSSHack
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
FOSS United Organisation
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
FOSSXPOLICY
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
HYDERABAD
Core Team Member
City Community | Active
INDIAFOSS
Core Team Member
Conference | Active
BANGALORE
Volunteer
City Community | Active
SciPy India
Core Team Member
Virtual | Active
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Volunteer
Event | 18 Jan 2025
Events Attended
MYSORE
Mysore FOSS Meetup - October
INDIAFOSS
IndiaFOSS 2025
Must Attend
FOSS United Organisation
FU Community Call | April 2026
FOSS United Organisation
Open Community Call
FOSSHack
Hackathon wrap-up
FOSSHack
Pre-wrap Feedback Call
FOSSHack
Open check-in
FOSSHack
Builder Profiles #3 - Shree Kumar (Jigita)
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
FOSSHack
Open check-in
FOSS United Organisation
FOSS United Volunteers Call
FOSSHack
Builder Profiles #2 With Ramya Raghupathy
FOSSHack
Open check-in
FOSSHack
Builder profile - Contrapunctus @ OSM
FOSSHack
Open check-in
FOSS United Organisation
FU Community Call
FOSSHack
Hackathon Kick-off
SciPy India
BangPypers x SciPy India – February Python Meetup
FOSSXPOLICY
You Bought It. Can You Break It? | Jailbreaking, interoperability, circumvention in Indian IT Law
FOSSXPOLICY
Unpacking the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (and the Rules)
SciPy India
SciPy India Community Call #4
SciPy India
Community Call #3
SciPy India
Community Call #2
BENGALURU
5 years of FOSS United 🎉
Must Attend
HYDERABAD
October monthly event
FOSSXPOLICY
Reading group : Policy on Adoption of OSS for GoI
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INDIAFOSS
Maintainer Summit 2025
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS United X OSDG @ IIIT H Meetup
HYDERABAD
October informal meetup
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
HydFOSS 2023
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad - October
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyd
BANGALORE
OASIS Spark
HYDERABAD
FOSS Meetup Hyderabad