About us
PyData Pittsburgh is a community for data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and all professionals, students, researchers, and enthusiasts working with Python and data in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is an emerging tech hub, with world-class research universities, outposts of major technology companies, a dynamic ecosystem of homegrown startups, and a burgeoning robotics sector. Let's connect these dots to share ideas, learn from each other, and grow the local technology community.
Our members include researchers and tech professionals with decades of experience, novices who have yet to write their first line of code, and everyone in between. If you're interested in learning more about amazing, cutting-edge work happening with Python, data, and related technologies in Pittsburgh, you're in the right place, and you'll find a welcoming, supportive community of like-minded folks.
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PyData Pittsburgh is also a node in the larger PyData network. PyData is an educational program of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States. PyData provides a forum for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. The global PyData network promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization. PyData communities approach data science using many languages, including (but not limited to) Python, Julia, and R.
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Need to get in touch with the PyData Pittsburgh organizing team? You can reach us at organizers@pypgh.org.
Upcoming events
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Robot-assisted Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Carnegie Mellon University Giant Eagle Auditorium (Baker Hall), 4909 Frew St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, Pittsburgh, PA, USPyData Pittsburgh is excited to host our June event: Robot-assisted Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Join us on Thursday, June 25th, as Jonathan Shulgach, PhD student from CMU's NeuroMechatronics Lab, shares work in exoskeleton robotics using Python-based tools and machine learning methods.
Time:
6:30 pm โ Doors Open
7:00 pm โ Talk: Robot-assisted Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord InjuryAbout the talk:
In this talk, Jonathan will share work from Carnegie Mellon Universityโs NeuroMechatronics Lab on building wearable muscle-sensing systems for assistive robotics and rehabilitation. The talk will begin with the design of flexible high-density EMG sensor arrays, including the practical challenges of building wearable electronics that can capture rich muscle activity from the forearm.
From there, Jonathan will discuss how these muscle signals can be streamed, processed, and decoded in real time using Python-based tools and machine learning methods.
The talk will then connect these sensing and decoding challenges to an assistive robotics application: an open-source, 3D-printable hand and wrist exoskeleton designed to support functional grasping for individuals with spinal cord injury and other motor impairments.
Lastly, Jonathan will discuss how residual muscle activity can be used to predict a userโs intended grasp and control configurable hand gestures, while also highlighting the broader challenges of translating wearable sensing, real-time data pipelines, and robotic control into practical assistive technologies.
Link to Lab:
https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/faculty/neuromechatronics-lab.htmlAbout the speaker:
Jonathan Shulgach is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in the NeuroMechatronics Lab. His research focuses on wearable robotics, haptic feedback, high-density muscle sensing, and human-machine interfaces for assistive technology.
He develops systems that use residual muscle activity, wearable sensors, and intelligent control methods to restore or augment movement for individuals with motor impairments.
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PyData & PyCon Yerevan 2026
Location not specified yet311 attendees from 112 groups๐ข ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ & ๐ฃ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ
This is happening!
๐ Yerevan
๐ July 24 - 25, 2026Now in its second edition, PyData & PyCon Yerevan 2026 brings PyData and PyCon together to gather the local and global data, research, and Python community in Yerevan.
Led by the American University of Armenia and the AUA Akian College of Science and Engineering, the conference creates a shared space for learning, exchange, and collaboration.
Days full of talks, discussions, and people from different backgrounds in one place.๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ https://pycon.am/
๐๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด: ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ฏ@๐ฑ๐บ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ข.๐ฐ๐ณ๐จhttps://www.meetup.com/pydata-yerevan/events/314378875/
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