Author: Francesco

  • Python and the web

    I just finished watching this keynote talk by Peter Wang delivered at PyCon US 2022 and found it very interesting. It discusses pyscript, a framework to run Python on a web browser. I see a lot of potential in a framework like this, including making visualization tools for Python programs. Check it out!

  • Talk at IPAM

    Here is a link to a YouTube video of a talk that Francesco gave at the Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA as part of a workshop on Model Reduction in Quantum Mechanics. In this talk, Francesco discusses how our group makes models (effective Hamiltonians) of electrons in molecular systems using the…

  • Building Psi4 and Forte in 2022 on a Mac (arm64)

    Building Psi4 and Forte in 2022 on a Mac (arm64)

    I have recently upgraded my local Psi4/Forte installation and wanted to share my setup. Since at this time conda does not support Apple’s new M1 architecture natively, I am installing conda with miniforge. These instructions are similar for older x86-based Macs, and I’ll try to point out differences along the way. Step 1. Download miniforge…

  • A new introductory course on quantum chemistry

    This Fall I am teaching a new introductory course on quantum chemistry. You can find the course page here. This course covers the basics of running electronic structure computations and it focuses on applications. If you are curious about computational chemistry this should be a good resource for getting started on you own. To make…

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  • A good introduction to the best features of modern C++

    Here is a nice talk by Jason Turner from CppCon2019 on features of C++14/17/20 that make writing code simpler and less error prone.

  • ForteCon 2018

    Last December our group held our first ForteCon, a three-day small conference/workshop on coding in Forte. You can see a summary of the topics covered in ForteCon2018 on our public GitHub resources folder.