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== A: An introduction == | == A: An introduction == | ||
* Please describe yourself in three sentences, one of them regarding your current studies. | * '''Please describe yourself in three sentences, one of them regarding your current studies.''' | ||
I am Eduardo, a 24 years old guy that is passionated about science and computers. I have a BSc in computer science and I am currently finishing a | I am Eduardo, a 24 years old guy that is passionated about science and computers. I have a BSc in computer science and I am currently finishing a | ||
4 year degree in Materials Engineering. I love all that is related with numerical methods and simulations since the last year (I took a course Simulation of materials) and currently I am doing my final project about simulation of heat difusion in a nano-wire. I am a very friendly and teamworking person. | 4 year degree in Materials Engineering. I love all that is related with numerical methods and simulations since the last year (I took a course Simulation of materials) and currently I am doing my final project about simulation of heat difusion in a nano-wire. I am a very friendly and teamworking person. | ||
** Which languages do you speak? | ** '''Which languages do you speak?''' | ||
Spanish is my mother tongue but I can write and speak english relatively fluid. | Spanish is my mother tongue but I can write and speak english relatively fluid. | ||
** What's your overall background? ''The general field you work in or are studying, e.g. computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, control theory...'' | ** '''What's your overall background? ''The general field you work in or are studying, e.g. computer science, physics, artificial intelligence, control theory...''''' | ||
I think that I have a nice multidisciplinary background that comes from my two distinct university degrees(and self-teaching). I like to get my hands dirty with lots of different things comming from different fields of science. Despite of that fact, I am interested to focus my professional career in numerical methods and/or simulations related with materials science. | I think that I have a nice multidisciplinary background that comes from my two distinct university degrees(and self-teaching). I like to get my hands dirty with lots of different things comming from different fields of science. Despite of that fact, I am interested to focus my professional career in numerical methods and/or simulations related with materials science. | ||
* Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so? | * '''Why do you want to participate in the Google Summer of Code? What do you hope to gain by doing so?''' | ||
GSOC is an amazing programme for people that like to code, and the key thing is that you can be involved in a serious opensource project with the supervision and help of a mentor! It is a privilege to have a person that can guide you and help you in such a thing. I do not know other programme that offers that kind of support. | GSOC is an amazing programme for people that like to code, and the key thing is that you can be involved in a serious opensource project with the supervision and help of a mentor! It is a privilege to have a person that can guide you and help you in such a thing. I do not know other programme that offers that kind of support. | ||
** Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. ''Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!'' | ** '''Please also describe your previous experience with the GSoC, if any. ''Includes any community-bonding, mentor experience or application, not necessarily accepted. We use this subquestion to identify which students are unfamiliar with how the program goes, providing further support. It has no negative impact on your rating!''''' | ||
No experience at all. | No experience at all. | ||
* Why are you choosing Octave? | * '''Why are you choosing Octave?''' | ||
When I decided trying to be selected for a project for the GSOC I checked the 192 organisations looking for keywords like, science, maths, numerical methods, etc... because I wanted to dedicate my time to something I am really interested in. Octave along with CGAL were the only two organisations that I found that really appeal to me. And with no doubt OCTAVE was the chosen one, I wanted to do only a proposal so I could prepare it well enough to have a chance. Other strong reason is that I have used it for quite long and it would be nice to contribute to it. | When I decided trying to be selected for a project for the GSOC I checked the 192 organisations looking for keywords like, science, maths, numerical methods, etc... because I wanted to dedicate my time to something I am really interested in. Octave along with CGAL were the only two organisations that I found that really appeal to me. And with no doubt OCTAVE was the chosen one, I wanted to do only a proposal so I could prepare it well enough to have a chance. Other strong reason is that I have used it for quite long and it would be nice to contribute to it. | ||