Travis Oliphant
Travis Oliphant | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | PhD in Biomedical Engineering, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, data scientist |
| Known for | Open-source software, NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda (Python distribution), Probabilistic programming, OpenTeams |
Travis Oliphant is an American data scientist, software developer, and entrepreneur known for his contributions to the Python scientific computing ecosystem. He is the primary creator of Numpy, a foundational package for numerical computation in Python, and a founding contributor to SciPy. Oliphant is also a co-founder of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in the United States that supports open-source scientific software. He is also a founder of several technology companies, including Anaconda, Quansight, and OpenTeams.