This document summarizes a presentation given by Anoop Thomas Mathew on advanced computing for a sustainable future. The presentation discusses Mathew's background working with open source software and various companies. It also describes the company Profoundis Labs, which works in social media aggregation and analytics. Finally, the presentation covers learnings from computing and startups, the future of computing, and key takeaways about being curious, persistent, vocal, social, and focused.

1. Advanced Computing
for
Sustainable Future
Anoop Thomas Mathew
Profoundis Labs
@atmb4u
6th
October, 2013
IEEE All India Computer Society SC 2013

2. @atmb4u

Co-Founder and CTO @ Profoundis Labs
 Avid open source user since 2003
 Contributed to linux kernel and cpython
 IEEEXtreme judge for last 2 years
 Organized IEEE R10 SC '09 in Singapore
 spoken at
➢ PyCon 2013
➢ FOSSMeet 2013
➢ PyCon 2012
➢ Fifth Elephant 2012
➢ FOSSMeet 2011
ABOUTME

3. Published a paper?
Participated IEEEXtreme?
Regular in coding competitions?
Have a company on your own?
Any wannabe Entrepreneurs around?
Created something useful on your own?
Given a thought on how these things work?
QUICKHANDSUP

4. What happens
@
Profoundis
ABOUTPROFOUNDIS
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6 people

Almost an year and a half old

Social Media aggregation and analytics space

3 live products

30 million data points and counting for itestifyit with 367 clients

Technology Partnership with 5 companies including Vodafone

Manages one of the Top 5000 website

Is a part of Microsoft Accelerator, Startup Chile, Startup Village,
BlackBox.vc
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Lots of late night coffees, bean bags, highs and lows, lots of free time.

5. Sustaining Solution
is a necessity
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

6. Murphy's Lawworks!
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

7. Design Solution,
not Code.
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

8. NO quick fixes
lasts forever
- Might take some extra time
LEARNINGS

9. Brahma & Vishnu
as
Science & Technology
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

10. Brahma & Vishnu
as
Science & Technology
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

11. Scalability
is key to
Sustainability
LEARNINGS

12. Prototyping works
●Fake it till you make it!
●MVP is to start rolling
LEARNINGS-STARTUP

13. Efficiency matters
LEARNINGS-COMPUTING

14. Simpler Solutions
works better
LEARNINGS-STARTUP

15. Passion is most important;
and it keeps you persistent.
LEARNINGS

16. In the beginning,
“You won't have a clue
on what you are doing!”
LEARNINGS

17. It's always okay to ask,
(provided you've done your homework)
LEARNINGS

18. “Learn anything in 20 hours”
– Josh Kaufman
●
4 steps
➢
De-construct
➢
Unplug
➢
Self-correct
➢
Practice for 45 mins x 30 days
LEARNINGS-STARTUP

19. IEEE!
➢
Professional
➢
Engineer's
➢
Scientific
➢
Community
ABOUTIEEE

20. My experience with
IEEE
ABOUTIEEE

21. are we
scientific
enough?
AREWEENGINEERING?

22. FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

23. We are still using models
●
Based on Von Neumann Machines
●
Which are Turing Machines
●
Derived from Intel 4004
of 1960's
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING
Courtesy: Bret Victor: The Future of Programming

24. coding
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

25. coding
direct manipulation of data
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

26. procedures
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

27. procedures
goals and constraints
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

28. text dump data
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

29. text dump data
spatial representations
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

30. sequential
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

31. sequential
massively parallel algorithms
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

32. sequential
massively parallel algorithms
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

33. Are you kidding me?
FUTUREOFCOMPUTING

34. What else should we do?
●
Pick a specific field of interest
●
Start learning
●
Ask questions
●
Form small groups and collaborate
●
Solve your own problems
●
Search for areas require improvement
KEYTAKEAWAYS

35. Don't be blinded!
Think of better way of doing things.
KEYTAKEAWAYS

36. ➢ be Curious
➢ be Persistent
➢ be Vocal
➢ be Social
➢ be Focused
KEYTAKEAWAYS

37. FUTUREOFCOMPUTING
Thank You!
(happy to help!)
@atmb4u