I think if the ML library general framework and stubs are in place, such that it is really about implementing linear algebra algorithms, this could work as well.
The Mahout DSL also offers a good framework, we may go for a shared supervision with the Mahout community. On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Robert Metzger <rmetz...@apache.org> wrote: > I would like to see a GSoC student working on Gelly. > > The issue with GSoC is that it requires you to be available constantly ;) > In my opinion its important to spend a few hours each week (2-5) to review > and discuss the work. Its important to do that frequently. otherwise the > student is idling. > > You find the timeline here: > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2015 .. so you can > check how it fits your schedule. > I think there are two big parts which involve a lot of work: > a) the "application phase", when many students are hitting the mailing > lists. Its a lot of work for the community, not so much for the mentors. > (We have to answer questions, review changes, .. ) > b) The work-phase in GSoC requires time from the mentor. As I said, for > being a good mentor, you'll have to spend 2-5 hrs a week. > > There is a really good guide on mentoring students for GSoC here: > http://flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/ > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:46 PM, Vasiliki Kalavri < > vasilikikala...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I can certainly see some ideas we have for Gelly making nice GSoC > projects, > > but I'm not sure I will have enough time to devote as a mentor. > > > > @Fabian and others who were mentors last year: can you share a bit about > > your experience and specifically about your workload during GSoC? What > were > > your responsibilities and when was your help most needed? > > Preparation/description of the project, during development, during the > end? > > > > > > The thing is that currently and for the next ~2 months I'm quite > > overloaded, but this will hopefully change after I finish my internship > and > > some paper deadlines pass :) > > > > Thanks! > > > > -V. > > > > On 8 February 2015 at 11:49, Gyula Fóra <gyf...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > And as for a more general but awesome topic is Batch-Streaming > > integration. > > > > > > There will be a lot of subtopics in this one. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Gyula > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Márton Balassi < > > balassi.mar...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > As for streaming Gyula and myself would be available for mentors. > > > > > > > > - Integrating streaming to the webclient > > > > - Runtime monitoring for streaming > > > > - Collect method for DataSet/DataStream -> scala stream and shell > > > > integration > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Fabian Hueske <fhue...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I think it would be good to participate in GSoC and would be > > available > > > > as a > > > > > mentor this year as well. > > > > > The following projects from our project wiki page could serve as > nice > > > > GSoC > > > > > projects, IMO: > > > > > > > > > > - Improving monitoring (I hope we make some progress in that > > direction > > > > > until GSoC starts, but there will be more metrics to collect and to > > > > > visualize.) > > > > > - Spatial data analysis API > > > > > - Cascading on Flink > > > > > > > > > > Who else would volunteer to be a mentor? > > > > > Do you see other potential GSoC projects, e.g., in Flink Streaming, > > > > Gelly, > > > > > or the planned ML library? > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, Fabian > > > > > > > > > > 2015-02-06 14:56 GMT+01:00 Robert Metzger <rmetz...@apache.org>: > > > > > > > > > > > Some of the community members here have already some experience > > with > > > > GSoC > > > > > > because back in the Stratosphere days we were also participating > in > > > > GSoC. > > > > > > > > > > > > In my experience its more work than one might think in the > > beginning. > > > > But > > > > > > it would be great if some committers in the projects agree to > > mentor > > > > some > > > > > > students. > > > > > > I'm pretty loaded with work right now and it would add too much > to > > my > > > > > > stress level to mentor a student. But I would be willing to help > > out > > > > with > > > > > > answering questions on the ML etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Henry Saputra < > > > henry.sapu...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have seen some interests from students about Flink. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe should officially submit proposal to Google summer of > code > > > this > > > > > > year? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > > > From: Ulrich Stärk <u...@apache.org> > > > > > > > Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:44 PM > > > > > > > Subject: Google Summer of Code 2015 is coming > > > > > > > To: ment...@community.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello PMCs (incubator Mentors, please forward this email to > your > > > > > > podlings), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Google Summer of Code [1] is a program sponsored by Google > > allowing > > > > > > > students to spend their summer > > > > > > > working on open source software. Students will receive stipends > > for > > > > > > > developing open source software > > > > > > > full-time for three months. Projects will provide mentoring and > > > > > > > project ideas, and in return have > > > > > > > the chance to get new code developed and - most importantly - > to > > > > > > > identify and bring in new committers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The ASF will apply as a participating organization meaning > > > individual > > > > > > > projects don't have to apply > > > > > > > separately. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you want to participate with your project we ask you to do > the > > > > > > > following things by no later than > > > > > > > 2015-02-13 19:00 UTC (applications from organizations close a > > week > > > > > later) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. understand what it means to be a mentor [2]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. record your project ideas. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just create issues in JIRA, label them with gsoc2015, and they > > will > > > > > > > show up at [3]. Please be as > > > > > > > specific as possible when describing your idea. Include the > > > > > > > programming language, the tools and > > > > > > > skills required, but try not to scare potential students away. > > They > > > > > > > are supposed to learn what's > > > > > > > required before the program starts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Use labels, e.g. for the programming language (java, c, c++, > > > erlang, > > > > > > > python, brainfuck, ...) or > > > > > > > technology area (cloud, xml, web, foo, bar, ...) and record > them > > at > > > > > [5]. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please use the COMDEV JIRA project for recording your ideas if > > your > > > > > > > project doesn't use JIRA (e.g. > > > > > > > httpd, ooo). Contact d...@community.apache.org if you need > > > > assistance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [4] contains some additional information (will be updated for > > 2015 > > > > > > > shortly). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. subscribe to ment...@community.apache.org; restricted to > > > > potential > > > > > > > mentors, meant to be used as a > > > > > > > private list - general discussions on the public > > > > > > > d...@community.apache.org list as much as possible > > > > > > > please). Use a recognized address when subscribing (@ > apache.org > > or > > > > one > > > > > > > of your alias addresses on > > > > > > > record). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Note that the ASF isn't accepted as a participating > organization > > > yet, > > > > > > > nevertheless you *have to* > > > > > > > start recording your ideas now or we might not get accepted. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Over the years we were able to complete hundreds of projects > > > > > > > successfully. Some of our prior > > > > > > > students are active contributors now! Let's make this year a > > > success > > > > > > again! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Uli > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S.: Except for the private parts (label spreadsheet mostly), > > this > > > > > > > email is free to be shared > > > > > > > publicly if you want to. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/homepage/google/gsoc2015 > > > > > > > [2] http://community.apache.org/guide-to-being-a-mentor.html > > > > > > > [3] http://s.apache.org/gsoc2015ideas > > > > > > > [4] http://community.apache.org/gsoc.html > > > > > > > [5] http://s.apache.org/gsoclabels > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
