Praveen Patil A Physics Teacher and free software enthusiast.

M.Sc. in Physics from Karnatak University Dharwad, India. Currently pursuing PhD from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum.

Working as a Lecturer in Physics since last 12 years at Govindram Seksaria Science College Belgaum, India.

Involvement in Free Software : Using Free Software and ExpEYES for classroom and laboratory demonstrations for 11th and 12 grade. Maintaining a blog for ExpEYES. Involved in FOSS training programs for science teachers.

Working e-content developer for National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) for School Education by Central Institute of Education Technology (CIET), NCERT, New Delhi. Member of committee for “Development of ICT Refresher Course for students and teachers” @ CIET-NCERT, New Delhi.

Conducted Workshops/ Training programs and delivered Talks on FOSS and ExpEYES at various places in India.

Talks at International Events 1. FOSSASIA - 2014 hosted at Norton University in Phnom Penh City, Cambodia on February 28 - March 2, 2014. 2. Conference at RMLL-2014 at Montpellier, France https://2014.rmll.info/conference88 3. Talk on ExpEYES at FOSSASIA-2015