Hi Khilan, It sounds like you have everything you need to write up a proposal and apply at https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com Google has a guide for writing GSOC proposals here: https://google.github.io/gsocguides/student/writing-a-proposal
Cheers, George On 20 March 2018 at 04:15, Khilan Ravani <khilanrav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sir/Mam, > > I am a sophomore student pursuing Computer Science and Engineering (C.S.E) > from Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara. I am well adapt > with concepts of Deep Learning, Image Processing & AI and am currently > working on a few research topics in the same domain. I have adequate > experience in machine learning and Signal / Image processing (completed a > few deep learning based projects ) and am currently pursuing some research > problems in Satellite Imaging (Hyper-spectral data analysis) and processing > SAR images. > > Firstly, I would like to sincerely apologize to you for contacting you via > the mailing list this late. Please forgive me for misinterpreting the > process for new project ideas for participating in GSoC 2018 for Haskell > organization. Actually, I tried to communicate my interest for 'Summer of > Haskell' program (I was unaware at that time that it was only for years when > Haskell didn't participate in GSoC) to the general committee > (commit...@haskell.org) from where George Wilson sir directed me towards Alp > and Jared sir and then I got in touch with Alexey sir. > > The project that I aim to accomplish during the GSoC period is quite > straightforward. I plan to enhance the existing code base of Haskell Image > Processing (HIP) package with some new contemporary algorithms (with a few > state of the art ones). The current version of HIP package has a limited > scope and I plan to manifold the coverage of this library by adding various > algorithms from different classes of image processing in it. I have > discussed this project with Alp, Jared and Alexey sir of whom Alexey sir is > the author of the HIP package. Some algorithms which I plan to implement > include : > > 1) Adaptive Histogram Equalization (since Histogram is already implemented) > 2) Canny Edge Detection, Contour Extraction > 3) Hough transform > 4) Gabor filter > 5) Deconvolution > 6) Otsu Thresholding method > 7) Dithering (Floyd - Steinberg) > 8) Un - implemented filters (HOG, LOG etc.) > 9) Fingerprint (i.e Biometric) Detection. > > I feel that this project is doable within the summer period and that it can > be a great addition to the Haskell organization since firstly, It would > expand the scope of the library and increase the user base of Haskell and > secondly, no other functional programming languages (including Clojure, Elm > etc.) have a decent image processing library and hence it can be a very good > chance for Haskell to be an obvious choice of developers looking forward to > implement Computer vision problems with some functional programming > language. I have had an discussion with Alexey and Jared sir and they seem > to agree that this project can be a really good addition for our Haskell > organization. > > Also, for my technical skills : I do possess the required programming skills > (C++, OpenCV, Python, Haskell (Basics), Tensorflow, Keras (CUDA framework), > Watson API, Matlab) as well as the exposure to open source platforms such as > github. Also, I can provide you with my CV if and when you say. > > I would be really delighted to know how you feel about this project. Once > again, I am very sorry for contacting this late via the mailing lists and > would like to sincerely request you to go through the project that I am > suggesting and kindly provide your valuable opinions on the same. > > I will happily provide you with further clarifications on the project if you > need any. > Looking forward to hear from you. > > Thank you, > Yours sincerely, > Khilan Ravani. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-community mailing list > Haskell-community@haskell.org > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-community > _______________________________________________ Haskell-community mailing list Haskell-community@haskell.org http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-community