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+\documentclass{beamer}
+
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
+\usepackage[orientation=portrait,size=a0,scale=2]{beamerposter}
+\usepackage{textpos}
+\usepackage{picins}
+\usepackage{url}
+\usepackage{fancyvrb}
+\usepackage{relsize}
+
+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usetikzlibrary{shapes.callouts}
+
+\parindent=0pt
+\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
+
+\def\smallskip{\vspace{5mm}}
+\def\medskip{\vspace{10mm}}
+\def\bigskip{\vspace{20mm}}
+
+\colorlet{title}{black!10}
+\colorlet{minor}{black!65}
+\colorlet{snakes}{green!30!black}
+\colorlet{python}{blue!30!black}
+\definecolor{popup}{rgb}{.6,1,.5}
+
+\def\*{\raise-.65ex\hbox{$\smash{
+      \includegraphics[height=1em]{snake-shadow.pdf}}$}}
+
+\def\section#1{\noindent\colorbox{title}{%
+    \hbox to \textwidth{\bfseries #1\hfill\strut\*}}\smallskip}
+
+\def\endparitem{\endgraf\egroup}
+\def\>{\par\bgroup
+  \let\par=\endparitem
+  \leftskip=1.4em\parindent=-1.4em
+  \indent\hbox to 1.4em{\hss
+    $\smash{\includegraphics[width=1em]{cartoon-python.pdf}}$
+  }\ignorespaces}
+\def\+{\par\bgroup
+  \let\par=\endparitem
+  \leftskip=2.8em\parindent=-1.4em
+  \indent\hbox to 1.4em{\hss
+    $\color{snakes}\smash{\bullet}$
+  }\ignorespaces}
+
+\def\PYk #1{{\color{snakes}#1}}
+\def\PYn #1{{\color{python}#1}}
+\def\PYc #1{{\color{minor}#1}}
+
+\begin{document}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{}
+
+%%
+%% title & logos
+%%
+
+\begin{textblock}{14.4}(.5,.5)
+  \parpic{\includegraphics[height=13cm]{logo-snakes}\quad}
+  {\Large\bfseries a high-level Petri nets library}\\[15pt]
+  {\large Franck Pommereau}\\[30pt]
+  \small
+  IBISC/COSMO, university of vry/Paris-Saclay\\
+  23 boulevard de France, 91037 vry Cedex France\\[20pt]
+  \url{franck.pommereau@ibisc.univ-evry.fr}\\
+  \url{http://www.ibisc.univ-evry.fr/~fpommereau/SNAKES/}
+\end{textblock}
+
+\begin{textblock}{14.4}(.7,.5)
+  \null\hfill
+  \begin{tikzpicture}[xscale=4,yscale=4]
+    \node at (-2,0) {\includegraphics[width=150mm, height=150mm,
+      keepaspectratio=true]{logo-ibisc}};
+    \node at (1,1) {\includegraphics[width=58mm, height=58mm,
+      keepaspectratio=true]{logo-ueve}};
+    \node at (1,-1) {\includegraphics[width=65mm, height=65mm,
+      keepaspectratio=true]{logo-genopole}};
+  \end{tikzpicture}
+\end{textblock}
+
+%%
+%% left column
+%%
+
+\begin{textblock}{9}(.5,2.85)
+\section{SNAKES in a nutshell}
+
+\tikzstyle{popup}=[draw,rectangle callout,rounded corners=15,
+  text width=10cm,align=center,callout pointer width=7mm,
+  callout absolute pointer={(70:.5)},fill=popup]
+
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=12]
+  \node at (0,0) {\scalebox{-1}[1]{%
+      \includegraphics[scale=3]{oroborus.pdf}}};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(-70:2)}] at (90:1)
+    {SNAKES is a Python library};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(-150:2)}] at (40:1.4)
+    {Define and manipulate Petri nets};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(170:3)}] at (10:1.3)
+    {Very generic Petri net definition};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(150:4)}] at (-25:1.3)
+    {Annotations are Python expressions};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(80:4)}] at (-90:1)
+    {Tokens are Python objects};
+  \node[popup,cloud callout,cloud puffs=15,aspect=2.5,inner sep=-20pt,
+    cloud puff arc=120,callout relative pointer={(170:3)},
+    fill=blue!20,rounded corners=0] at (-45:1.7)
+    {\small Even SNAKES'\\[-20pt] net objects};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(50:4.5)}] at (-150:1.2)
+    {Fully reflexive for maximal flexibility};
+  \node[popup,cloud callout,cloud puffs=12,aspect=2.6,inner sep=-50pt,
+    cloud puff arc=140,callout relative pointer={(50:2)},
+    fill=blue!20,rounded corners=0] at (-130:1.5)
+    {\small Inspired\\[-20pt] by Emacs};
+  \node[popup,callout relative pointer={(10:3)}] at (170:1.2)
+    {Extensible with plugins};
+  \node at (0,0) {\includegraphics[scale=.5]{python-powered.pdf}};
+\end{tikzpicture}
+\end{center}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\medskip
+\section{Plugins}
+
+\> {\color{snakes}\texttt{gv}}: draw Petri nets using GraphViz
+\> {\color{snakes}\texttt{ops}}: algebras of Petri nets compositions 
+   {\small\color{minor}(PBC, PNA, M-nets, \dots)} 
+\> {\color{snakes}\texttt{pids}}: dynamic processes creation and
+   destruction
+\> {\color{snakes}\texttt{labels}}: arbitrary objects annotations
+\> {\color{snakes}\texttt{let}}: variables assignation during computation 
+\> \dots {\color{minor}(your plugin here: try, it's easy)}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\bigskip
+\section{ABCD for friendly modelling}
+
+\> process algebra with friendly Python-like syntax
+\> embeds full Python
+\> compiler shipped with SNAKES library
+\> generates Petri nets objects
+\> export to pictures or PNML files
+\> simulation and reachability analysis
+
+\vbox to 0pt{\vss\null\hfill
+  \includegraphics[width=18cm]{abcd-simul}
+  \vspace*{.2\baselineskip}}
+\vspace*{-\baselineskip}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\bigskip
+\section{Neco for fast analysis}
+
+\> \L ukasz Fronc's companion tool {\small\color{minor}(available
+  separately at \url{https://code.google.com/p/neco-net-compiler/})}
+\> Neco compiles SNAKES Petri nets into fast native code
+  \+ optimised marking structure
+  \+ per-transition optimised firing
+\> reads PNML, ABCD, or net objects
+\> process-symmetries reductions
+\> state space exploration and LTL model-checking
+   {\small\color{minor}(using SPOT)}
+\> awarded at the \emph{model-checking contest\/} 2013
+  {\small\color{minor}(PETRI NETS conf.)}
+
+\vbox to 0pt{\vss\null\hfill
+  \begin{tikzpicture}
+    \node[inner sep=0pt] (neco) {\includegraphics[width=18cm]{neco.pdf}};
+    \node[below=-6pt] at (neco.south) {\scalebox{2.1}[1]{net
+        compiler\hskip 9pt\null}};
+  \end{tikzpicture}\hspace*{-12mm}
+  \vspace*{2.8\baselineskip}}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\end{textblock}
+
+%%
+%% right column
+%%
+
+\def\section#1{\noindent{\bfseries #1}\smallskip}
+
+\begin{textblock}{5}(10,2.85)
+  \begin{tikzpicture}
+    \path[fill=title] (0,0) rectangle (40,100);
+  \end{tikzpicture}
+\end{textblock}
+
+\begin{textblock}{5}(10.2,3)
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\section{About SNAKES}
+
+\> free \& open source {\small (GNU LGPL)}
+\> works out of the box
+\> 81.5k lines of portable Python
+\> maintained for 10\texttt{+} years
+\> one permanent developer/user
+\> online documentation has\qquad 300\texttt{+} visitors per month
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\bigskip
+\section{SNAKES  vs GitHub's top 10 Python projects$^*$
+  {\color{minor}\small(on Nov. 2013)}}
+
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+estimated cost to develop {\color{minor}\small(generated using David A.
+  Wheeler's ``SLOCCount'')} and number of contributors
+  
+\hbox to \textwidth{\null\hfill\color{minor}\small $^*$ 10 most forked
+  or followed Python projects}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\bigskip
+\section{Using SNAKES out of Python}
+
+\> write a binding in Cython
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\},fontsize=\small,xleftmargin=1.4em,
+  numbers=left,numbersep=30pt]
+\PYc{# this is Cython code}
+\PYk{cdef} \PYk{public} \PYk{int} \PYn{foo} (...):
+    \PYc{# Python with SNAKES here}
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\> Cython compiles to C/C\texttt{++} \qquad with a \texttt{.h} file:
+
+\begin{Verbatim}[commandchars=\\\{\},fontsize=\small,xleftmargin=1.4em,
+  numbers=left,numbersep=30pt]
+\PYc{// this is C/C++ code}
+\PYk{extern} \PYk{int} \PYn{foo}(...);
+\end{Verbatim}
+
+\> use this API in your project
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\bigskip
+\section{Isn't Python slow?}
+
+\> {\color{snakes}no} for handling nets {\small\color{minor}even large
+   ones}
+\> {\color{red!30!black}yes} for firing transitions
+\> \raise -.1ex\hbox{\includegraphics[height=.9em]{neco.pdf}} is fast
+   at that! {;-)}
+
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+\end{textblock}
+
+%%
+%% flush top
+%%
+
+\vspace*{150cm}
+\end{frame}
+\end{document}
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