October 24 seminar: Jon Loftin

October 24, 2025

MATLAB with Python: Accelerating your Workflows

Jon Loftin, MathWorks

3:00 pm, UNM Centennial Engineering Center, Room 1026
Online Guests: Contact Prof. Santhanam <bsanthan@unm.edu> for a Zoom link

Abstract: MATLAB provides a flexible, two-way integration with many programming languages, including Python. This allows different teams to work together and use MATLAB algorithms within production software and IT systems. If you have functions and objects in Python, you can call them directly from MATLAB. This allows you to work entirely within MATLAB without switching your programming environment. In this workshop we will discuss the different ways you can incorporate Python into MATLAB. We will look at several examples and incorporate the SunPy Python package for solar data analysis. This will be a fun and interactive workshop, so don’t forget to bring your laptop!

Bio: Jon Loftin is a Senior Customer Success Engineer at MathWorks. Jon’s background is in mathematics. More specifically, implementing mathematics in a computer. He holds degrees in mathematics: a BS from Southern Arkansas University, a MS from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. He has had years of teaching experience, from teaching at the Naval Nuclear Power School to teaching as an Assistant Professor. Jon’s research focus is building efficient integration techniques in finite element methods.