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(Melanie Hampel) At synchrotron facilities, researchers use high-energy X-rays to uncover the structure and chemistry of materials — from batteries to biological systems. These experiments generate vast amounts of complex, high-dimensional data, and scientists need flexible tools, interactive exploration, and smart automation to make sense of it all. In this talk, we present a Python-based data processing suite designed to support X-ray spectroscopy workflows: from generating immediate data products to inform critical decisions during limited beamtime, to in-depth reprocessing off-site — or even offline.
The suite is built around a processing library that uses `xarray` for intuitive multi-dimensional data handling and provides reproducible, transparent analysis pipelines via command-line tools and Jupyter notebooks for coding-affine users. It also includes a `PyQt`-based desktop GUI that enables domain scientists to interactively explore their data and fine-tune processing steps without the need for prior programming experience.
We'll explore how Python libraries like `xarray`, `pyqtgraph`, and `typer` take the processing of raw experimental data from low-level wrangling in multiple dimensions to high-level exploration in intuitive interfaces. By providing different levels of balance between automation and user control we enable scientists with all levels of programming experience to create insightful datasets — whether they're at the beamline, back at their home institution, or already on the plane to the next conference.
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Fri Sep 12 11:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 2
(Melanie Hampel) At synchrotron facilities, researchers use high-energy X-rays to uncover the structure and chemistry of materials — from batteries to biological systems. These experiments generate vast amounts of complex, high-dimensional data, and scientists need flexible tools, interactive exploration, and smart automation to make sense of it all. In this talk, we present a Python-based data processing suite designed to support X-ray spectroscopy workflows: from generating immediate data products to inform critical decisions during limited beamtime, to in-depth reprocessing off-site — or even offline.
The suite is built around a processing library that uses `xarray` for intuitive multi-dimensional data handling and provides reproducible, transparent analysis pipelines via command-line tools and Jupyter notebooks for coding-affine users. It also includes a `PyQt`-based desktop GUI that enables domain scientists to interactively explore their data and fine-tune processing steps without the need for prior programming experience.
We'll explore how Python libraries like `xarray`, `pyqtgraph`, and `typer` take the processing of raw experimental data from low-level wrangling in multiple dimensions to high-level exploration in intuitive interfaces. By providing different levels of balance between automation and user control we enable scientists with all levels of programming experience to create insightful datasets — whether they're at the beamline, back at their home institution, or already on the plane to the next conference.
pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/talk/7BZ8PQ
python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science
Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python.
Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au
Fri Sep 12 11:40:00 2025 at Ballroom 2
