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NumFOCUS
Formation2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Type501(c)(3) organization
PurposeThe mission of NumFOCUS is to promote open practices in research, data, and scientific computing by serving as a fiscal sponsor for open source projects and organizing community-driven educational programs.
Location
Key people
Employees
9
Volunteers
1000+
Websitenumfocus.org

NumFOCUS is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that provides legal, financial.,[1] administrative, promotional,[2] and other support to scientific open source software communities.[3] NumFOCUS provides two different levels of support for its projects: fiscal sponsorship and affiliate status.[4] NumFOCUS currently has 47 sponsored projects,[5] most notably: Julia, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Project Jupyter, scikit-learn, pandas, and many more. NumFOCUS also has 45 affiliated project[6] including Conda, Cython, and others. Open Source projects can work with NumFOCUS to participate in the GitHub sponsors program,[7] Google Summer of Code, as well as other routes to ensure financial sustainability.

OLD Overview (should probably probably be removed, but parts might be salvageable)[edit]

It may be hard to determine the impact of NumFOCUS because it is an umbrella organization that provides resources to scientific open source software, but NumFOCUS projects have been used in the following scientific projects:

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NumFOCUS projects have also played a role in changing how scientific evidence, data, and algorithms are published and shared. In the 2018 Atlantic article The Scientific Paper is Obsolete, it discusses how Project Jupyter has become the new model for open science & open data, replacing the traditional static journal article with a reproduceable, transparent, and fully documented model of scientific work.

NumFOCUS projects have become part of the scientific computing infrastructure. Nature published twice about the importance of NumFOCUS projects NumPy[11] and SciPy[12]

Overview[edit]

NumFOCUS was created in 2012 by founding members Travis Oliphant (author of NumPy), Fernando Pérez (author of IPython), John Hunter (creator of Matplotlib), and others in response to the growing awareness for the need for financial, legal, administrative, and promotional support for scientific open source software. NumFOCUS was originally funded by Anaconda (Python distribution), formerly known as ContinuumIO. Leah Silen is the Executive Director.[13]

NumFOCUS has a history of participating in Google Summer of Code dating back to 2015.[14][15] NumFOCUS offers both sponsored and affiliated projects opportunities to apply for funding three times a year via its Small Development Grants program[16]

The impact of NumFOCUS is summarized in a recent article in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).[17] For example, many successful industries use mathematical tools which have migrated to open source software model, but funding doesn't get funneled directly back to researchers and so they struggle to get resources through a variety of channels. NumFOCUS plays a key role by organizing funding, legal, and administrative work for sponsored projects, making it easier for them to operate.

PyData[edit]

NumFOCUS also created and helps support the PyData Ecosystem,[18] which has over 180 local chapters spread across 67 countries with a total of 180,000+ members.[19] PyData events are held by local chapters all over the world bringing together data scientists to share and collaborate on scientific computing projects. PyData Global 2021 was held virtually in October 2021.

Industry Partnerships[edit]

NumFOCUS maintains a number of partnerships in the Open Source and scientific computing space with companies like Duality Technologies,[20][21] JetBrains,[22] TideLift,[23][24] MIT,[25] MetroStar,[26] ActiveState,[27] Anaconda,[28][29] O'Reilly Media,[30][31] and hosts many of Anaconda's Open Source projects.[32]

Grants and Awards[edit]

In 2016, NumFOCUS received a $598,000 grant from the Sloan Foundation to support an expansion of services.[33] NumFOCUS has also received multiple grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation[34] totaling $2,537,400. In addition to grants, NumFOCUS is supported by corporate sponsors such as IBM,[35] Google,[36] Athena Capital Research,[37] Tesco[38] and more. The Chan Zuckerberg initiative has also sponsored many NumFOCUS projects[39][40][41][42]

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Sponsored projects are fiscally managed by NumFOCUS, which helps with funding and provides legal and promotional services. As of November 2021, there are 47 sponsored projects.

  • NumPy - the Python (Software) numerical and array manipulation library
  • SciPy - the Python scientific library and a wrapper to the most commonly used Netlib mathematical functions
  • IPython - the improved Python interpreter
  • Matplotlib - a plotting library
  • Project Jupyter - transformative interactive browser based Python notebook that allows mixing of code, text, equations, and images
  • Julia programming language - a modern high-level programming language especially suited for mathematics
  • Tardis[43]
  • Cantera[44]
  • rOpenSci[45]
  • JuMP[46]
  • Shogun[47]
  • and many more.

Affiliated Projects[edit]

Affiliated Projects are eligible for small development grants, participation in the GSoC umbrella application, and announcements in the monthly newsletter. As of November 2021 there are 45 affiliated projects:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure".
  2. ↑ "The NumFOCUS Summit". Berkeley Institute for Data Science. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  3. ↑ "NumFOCUS History". NumFOCUS. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Do you know NumFOCUS?". UCL. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. ↑ "NumFOCUS Sponsored Projects". NumFOCUS. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  6. ↑ "NumFOCUS Affiliated Projects". NumFOCUS. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  7. ↑ "GitHub Sponsors now out of Beta". FOSS Bytes. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  8. ↑ "NumPy".
  9. ↑ "NumFOCUS Projects Featured in LIGO Gravitational Waves Discovery (2017 Nobel Prize)". 18 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Case Study: First Photograph of a Black Hole, Enabled by NumFOCUS Tools".
  11. ↑ Harris, C.R., Millman, K.J., van der Walt, S.J. et al. Array programming with NumPy. Nature 585, 357–362 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2
  12. ↑ Virtanen, P., Gommers, R., Oliphant, T.E. et al. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python. Nat Methods 17, 261–272 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0686-2
  13. ↑ "Leah Silen on how NumFocus helps makes scientific code more sustainable".
  14. ↑ "NumFOCUS Accepted as Google Summer of Code Mentoring Organization".
  15. ↑ "NumFOCUS - 2021 - Google Summer of Code Archive".
  16. ↑ "Small Development Grants - NumFOCUS".
  17. ↑ "NumFOCUS: A Fiscal Sponsor of Scientific Software".
  18. ↑ "PyData". PyData. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  19. ↑ "PyData Meetups". Meetup. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  20. ↑ "Duality Technologies and NumFOCUS Partner to Develop Platform for Privacy-Preserving Analysis of the Real Impact of Academic Scholarships". PR News Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  21. ↑ "IRIS partners with Duality Technologies and NumFOCUS on privacy-protecting data analysis platform". Insitute for Research on Innovation and Science. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  22. ↑ "JetBrains Supports NumFOCUS-sponsored Open Source Projects". JetBrains. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  23. ↑ "Tidelift and NumFOCUS partner to support essential community-led open source data science and scientific computing projects". TideLift. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  24. ↑ "Tidelift and NumFOCUS partner to support essential community-led open source data science and scientific computing projects". Open Health News. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  25. ↑ "NumFOCUS signs agreement with MIT to provide ongoing maintenance and support". JumpDev. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  26. ↑ "MetroStar's Partnership with NumFOCUS and PyData". MetroStar. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  27. ↑ "ActiveState Announces Partnership with NumFOCUS". Global News Wire. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  28. ↑ "Anaconda Launches Anaconda Dividend Program to Give Back to Open-Source Community". Anaconda. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  29. ↑ "Anaconda Launches Anaconda Dividend Program to Give Back to Open-Source Community". Yahoo. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  30. ↑ "O'Reilly and NumFOCUS Announce First Jupyter Pop-up in Boston". Business Wire. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  31. ↑ "O'Reilly and NumFOCUS Announce First Jupyter Pop-up in Boston". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  32. ↑ "Why Anaconda's Data Science Tent Is So Big–And Getting Bigger". Data Nami. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  33. ↑ "To build capacity for business planning and industry engagement within NumFOCUS". Sloan Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  34. ↑ "NumFOCUS Grant Details". Moore Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  35. ↑ "NumFOCUS Expands Research and Education of Data Science with IBM". Yahoo. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  36. ↑ "Google Renews Corporate Sponsorship of NumFOCUS". NumFOCUS. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  37. ↑ "Athena Capital Research Sponsors NumFOCUS in Support of Pandas and Open Source". Athena Capital Research. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  38. ↑ "NumFOCUS Welcomes Tesco Technology to Corporate Sponsors". NumFOCUS. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  39. ↑ "Strengthening NumPy's Foundations: Growing Beyond Code".
  40. ↑ "Advancing an Inclusive Culture in the Scientific Python Ecosystem".
  41. ↑ "Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Funds Maintenance of NumFOCUS Projects". 14 November 2019.
  42. ↑ "13 NumFOCUS Projects Awarded CZI Grants". September 2021.
  43. ↑ "TARDIS Joins NumFOCUS as a Sponsored Project". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  44. ↑ "Richard West Assists Cantera in Securing Fiscal Sponsorship from NumFOCUS". Northeastern University. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  45. ↑ "New fiscal sponsorship agreement with NumFocus foundation". rOpenSci. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  46. ↑ "JuMP, a modeling language with roots at MIT Sloan, achieves a new milestone in the open source community with its acceptance as a NumFOCUS sponsored project". MIT Sloan School. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  47. ↑ "Shogun gets boosted by NumFOCUS". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  48. ↑ Verdugo, Francesc; Badia, Santiago (2019). "A user-guide to Gridap -- grid-based approximation of partial differential equations in Julia". arXiv:1910.01412. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  49. ↑ "signac becomes a NumFOCUS Affiliated Project". signac. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  50. ↑ "pvlib-python is now an officially named NumFOCUS Affiliated project". PV Performance Modeling Collaborative, Sandia National Laboratories. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  51. ↑ "NUMFOCUS, COLOUR 0.3.14 AND COLOUR - DATASETS 0.1.0!". Colour. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  52. ↑ "AiiDA becomes NumFOCUS affiliated project". AiiDA. Retrieved 2021-10-26.



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