Just a thought: there also a Google Summer of Code (we are late this year). We could participate next year.
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Dmitriy Setrakyan <dsetrak...@apache.org> wrote: > I think it's a great idea (thanks Roman!). > > I can think of a couple cool projects already: > > - Implement JPA EntityManager for Ignite (as well as Hibernate flavor of > it) > - Make IGFS (Ignite File System) mountable on Linux via Fuse > > Any other ideas? > > D. > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org> > wrote: > > > FYI. If anybody would want to drive this (personally > > I'm way out of cycles to commit to that) I think it could > > be a good way to spur some potential community growth. > > > > Thanks, > > Roman. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Steven Hathaway <shath...@e-z.net> > > Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 2:17 PM > > Subject: Fwd: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project! > > To: d...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > > OSU Capstone Projects - Opportunity to introduce students to ASF > > projects and participate in development > > > > I have participated in several Capstone projects at Oregon State > > University in Corvallis, Oregon USA. > > > > It is a good start for college seniors to develop their software > > design, project management, and engineering business skills. The > > Capstone project is available to open-source software projects, > > foundations, and commercial enterprises. The project sponsor and > > mentor is the point-of-contact to mitigate any licensing and > > confidentiality agreement issues. The mentor also evaluates the > > performance of the project and gives guidance to the team. > > > > The projects can often benefit from a student group, but understand > > that these are undergraduate students in their Senior year at the > > university. The students have other classes around which they need to > > schedule their time. Be sure not to make the tasks overwhelming of > > student time and demands, but rigorous enough to be a challenge. A > > well-designed project will not only benefit the students, but can also > > benefit your Apache project. > > > > It is also useful for the projects have a good presentation of > > accomplishments at the OSU Engineering Expo in May. > > > > I live within commute distance from OSU and may be able to help with > > some of the campus details in person. > > > > Sincerely, > > Steven J. Hathaway > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > Subject: Time to propose a CS Capstone Project! > > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 09:10:16 -0700 > > From: D. Kevin McGrath <dmcgr...@eecs.oregonstate.edu> > > To: shatha...@apache.org > > > > > > > > Colleagues -- > > > > Have you always wanted a particular software tool developed for your use, > > but > > have never had the time to do it yourself? Well then, read on. Have I got > > a deal > > for you! > > > > My name is Kevin McGrath. I am the instructor who runs the OSU Computer > > Science > > Senior Capstone class. The Capstone class is a 3-quarter (Fall, Winter, > > Spring) > > "career preparation" experience. The major piece of this is doing a > > significant > > 3 member team project. > > > > When the students come to the first class on September 24, I want to > > present > > them with a list of exciting, creative, and real-experience software > > engineering > > project possibilities. This is where you come in. I am looking for you to > > use > > your needs and experience to propose those project possibilities. > > > > A web site has been setup to give you more information, and let you enter > > and > > edit your project proposals: > > > > http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/capstone/submission/ > > > > You have until September 24 to get yours in. That is the date the > students > > will > > see them, and will start the selection process. In that process, I ask > the > > students to "bid" on their top 5 choices. I ultimately make the final > > project > > assignments, but I try to take their preferences into account. I find I > get > > better results that way. > > > > There will likely be more projects proposed than students teams to do > > them. *So, > > really sell your project.* Definitely don't understate its cool-ness > > factor! The > > more excited you sound in the description, the more excited they are > > likely to > > be when doing it. Excitement is contagious! > > > > After projects have been selected, we will follow a client-contractor > > model in > > which I "run" the software contract company and you are one of our valued > > clients. The students "report" to me, but you, as client, work directly > > with > > them to design the requirements, set the timeline, approve the progress. > > You > > also get to help assign grades. > > > > This year I'm asking you to explicitly distinguish the projects that are > > research oriented vs. those that are more software engineering focused. > If > > you > > would like to propose a research project for the students, please > indicate > > this > > using the Additional Comments field. > > > > Given the nature of a research oriented project, I find that better > > results are > > had if the students are initially aware of the type of project. If you > are > > unsure, that is not a problem. I'm happy to work with you on the details > > of your > > project -- just submit it, and then we can chat about any changes that > > might be > > necessary. > > > > Any project can be proposed from anybody. I don't care where you are > from, > > just > > that your project represents an excellent software engineering experience > > for > > the students. > > > > Do remember, however, that these are seniors. They have taken the core > > classes > > so far, but most have not taken some of the electives that would really > > help in > > some projects, such as graphics, AI, computer vision, etc. Keep that in > > mind > > when proposing. > > > > If you have questions or want to discuss project possibilities, feel free > > to > > contact me at: > > > > D. Kevin McGrath > > Instructor, Computer Science > > Oregon State University > > 2109 Kelley Engineering Center > > 541-737-1420 > > dmcgr...@eecs.oregonstate.edu > > > > Thanks for your time -- I look forward to working with you! > > > > -- Kevin McGrath > > > -- Alexey Kuznetsov GridGain Systems www.gridgain.com
