Editing User:Alisha

== Contact Information ==
'''Name''': Alisha Jain

'''E-mail Addres'''s: jain.alisha14@gmail.com

'''IRC Handle''': alisha

'''Blog''': jainalisha14.wordpress.com

'''Github Account: '''https://github.com/alishajain

'''Location''': Ludhiana, Punjab, India

'''Typical Working Hours''':-GMT+5.30, Typical working hours will be 11AM to 2AM on working days and full time on weekends. I can devote 40 - 50 hours per week and more if required. My graduation will end by the mid of May. I will be completely free after that. My working hours for the internship will be flexible and subject to the requirements of the project.

== About me ==
I am an undergraduate 4th year Computer Science student at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana. I have formidable learning in C++, PHP and MySQL. I have a strong affinity for Mathematics which keeps my inquisitiveness alive for learning more about numerical functions and their implementation through programming.

== Heard about this program ==
I got to know about this program from the word of mouth from my friends who too were participants in GSOC 2014.

== Experiences with FOSS projects ==

==== Experience with GNU products ====

As a user I have a quite good experience with GNU Bison and can use make, gcc and gdb.

==== Experience with other FOSS projects ====

As a user I have experienced many FOSS projects like Linux, OpenScad, Flex and  Mediawiki and other Wiki software.

== Previous projects ==
I have worked upon writing DXF files using C++. Below is the link to it:-

https://github.com/alishajain/dxfwentities

<nowiki/>I have been also working on parser using Flex & Bison. You can check it here:-

https://github.com/alishajain/Xcad-Ecad-Converter

https://github.com/alishajain/Std-Flt-Converter

== Project Details ==
=== Interested project ===
Because of my affinity for mathematics, I have my keen interest in [http://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas#Generalised_eigenvalue_problem Generalised_eigenvalue_problem] project and would like to explore myself in the field of matrices.

=== Introduction to Project ===
This project deals with the [http://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/eig.html?searchHighlight=eig eig] function in GNU Octave, which calculates the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix.

=== Synopsis ===
This project will implement missing calling forms of the eig function, which includes preliminary balancing, calculating left eigenvectors as a third ouput and choosing among the generalized eigenvalue algorithms.

== Rough Project Timeline ==


    Community bonding period

Getting familiar with the code

Interaction with mentors and the community members

    1st week
    (25th May - 30th May)

Designing the algorithm for calculation of left eigenvectors

    2nd week
    (1st June - 7th June)

Implementation of the algorithm

    3rd week
    (8th June - 14th June)

Implementation of calling form for calculating left eigenvectors as third output

    4th week
    (15th June - 21th June)

Studying Cholesky Factorisation algorithm and QR algorithm

    5th week
    (22nd June - 28th June)

Implementation of the calling form to choose among generalised algorithms

    Mid-Term Evaluation

Calling form of eig to calculate left eigenvectors as third output

Calling form for choosing among generalised eigenvalue algorithms 

    7th week
    (6th July - 12th July)

Understanding the concept of balancing

    8th week
    (13th July - 19th July)

Implementation of algorithm for balancing option

    9th week
    (20th July - 26th July)

Implementation of calling form for preliminary balancing

    10th week
    ( 27th July - 2nd August)

Writing test cases for these calling forms of eig function

    11th and 12th week
    (3rd August - 16th August)

Documentation for the code

Reviewing the code

Final touches to the code

== Other Commitments ==
Till mid of May, I would be having my final exams. But after that I would be completely free to devote all my time to GSoC. So I will be comfortably able to manage to fulfill my tasks within the specified time.

== Objective of joining GNU ==

I have been using stupendous products of GNU organisation from the very starting point of my career in open source world. I have been a regular user of GNU Bison, gdb, gcc etc. GNU Octave being a project which touches my area of interest. So, it would be a great honor for me to be a part of such a cardinal community and ameliorate myself in the field of programming and mathematics.

== Why me? ==

Because of my keen interest of contributing to the open source world and Octave being the most suitable community for me, I would like to put all sincere efforts to complete my project within the time period. I have joined octave-maintainers@gnu.org mailing list and #octave channel on IRC a few days ago and feeling great to interact with the community members and also I have got worthy feedback from them. Also, I have a good experience with C++ and mathematics always being one of my favorites, I think I am suitable according to the requirements of the project.

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