[mlpack] GSoC 2014 : Introduction and Interests

[Anand Soni]

Thanks a lot for the guidance, Marcus!

I will certainly go through the tutorials before I prepare my
proposal. As far as my interests are concerned, I am very passionate
about algorithms and machine learning and that is why I chose the
before mentioned projects.

However, I am not able to access the mailing list archives as of now,
which I am trying to figure out. Tell me if I need permission to
access those archives.

Regards.
Anand

On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Marcus Edel <marcus.edel at fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hello Anand,
>
> Thanks for your interest in the project.
>
>> I went through the ideas list on mplack's ideas page. I found the tree
>> implementation project to be very interesting. I am fairly proficient
>> in C++ and have a good knowledge of implementation of Data Structures
>> owing to my computer science background.
>
>
> There has been some talk about the tree implementation and the automatic benchmarking project. You can take a look at the mlpack list archives for some information: (be sure to take a look at the responses too):
>
> https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/pipermail/mlpack/2014-March/thread.html
> https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/pipermail/mlpack/2014-February/thread.html
>
>> I would be delighted to work on any of these two projects,
>> if given an opportunity. I would be glad to discuss more on my
>> suitability for these projects, if necessary.
>
> It is mainly up to you to choose the task and project that suits your interests and skills. Regarding where to start, the best way to get started is to download and compile mlpack, and go through the tutorials; especially the parts of them that involve the C++ interface. That will help give you an idea of how the code is laid out and the code standards that are used:
>
> http://www.mlpack.org/tutorial.html
>
> To get more information how things work in GSoC. You could consult the many resources for potential GSoC
> students available on the internet, maybe starting here:
>
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCStudentGuide/
>
> Let us know if you have any more questions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marcus
>
>
> On 03 Mar 2014, at 16:10, Anand Soni <anand.92.soni at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a 3rd year undergraduate in the Department of Computer Science
>> and Engineering, IIT Bombay, India. I am willing to work on one of the
>> mplack's projects as a GSoC participant.
>>
>> I went through the ideas list on mplack's ideas page. I found the tree
>> implementation project to be very interesting. I am fairly proficient
>> in C++ and have a good knowledge of implementation of Data Structures
>> owing to my computer science background.
>>
>> Also, having done courses on Machine learning and artificial
>> intelligence, I found the automatic benchmarking project to be quite
>> interesting. I have programmed in Python before and I am willing to
>> learn more. I would be delighted to work on any of these two projects,
>> if given an opportunity. I would be glad to discuss more on my
>> suitability for these projects, if necessary.
>>
>> Can any one guide me on how to proceed further? What are the
>> expectations with a student proposal? Any pointers will be highly
>> helpful.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Anand Soni
>> India
>>
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>> Engineering | IIT Bombay | India
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Anand Soni | Junior Undergraduate | Department of Computer Science &
Engineering | IIT Bombay | India