User:Rhendz: Difference between revisions

**: <pre>I speak English and Gujarati. As far as programming languages go, I am experienced with C/C++, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, and I'd say I am competent with Octave :).</pre>

**: <pre>Since I am currently a Freshman (Junior by credits), I am still taking core classes within computer science; however, my main pursuit is artificial intelligence. Furthermore, I am also majoring in mathematics so that I can gain a sufficient background to understand and apply methods from computer science or machine learning.</pre>

*: <pre>Because I wanted to stay at home and help my family this summer, I chose Google Summer of Code so that I can continue learning about the world of software development. But, that's not the only reason - I believe that working closely with an open source community will open doors for me that would otherwise be impossible in a private company (although I do not have anything against such companies). I love the idealism of an open source community - you work not because you have to, but because you ''want'' to. That freedom of choosing to work is what makes this community awesome and I believe that through this community I'll be able to meet many passionate people, who I can hopefully learn from.</pre>

*: <pre>I was first introduced to Octave by Andrew Ng's Machine Learning course from Coursera. After learning more about Octave, I found that it was not much different from Matlab; however, the obvious difference is that Octave is free. I thought to myself why would such a useful product be free? Then it hit me - it's all about the pursuit of knowledge. Just like community service is used to make the world a better place, open source development is here to make the world a better place through the pursuit of knowledge. By sharing knowledge and engaging in creative development, no one is left out and everyone gets to learn. I believe that Octave is a tool that empowers all people regardless of their background to pursue further knowledge. Because of this, I too want to be a part of Octave's community.</pre>

**: I am somewhat experienced with these tools; however, I have been able to find anything I need to do regarding these tools with relative ease.

**: I have not worked with Mercurial, but I am very experienced with Github (~1.5 years).

**: Other than wikitext, I do not have much experience with these tools.

**: I am highly experienced with these tools as I use them daily for my computer science courses (~2 years).

*: As long as there are friends and fun projects to work on, I don't mind staying in the community :).

For some reason, I had a difficult time running Octave-CLI on my Ubuntu machine and it took me ~20 minutes to figure out how to start it. I believe I began  

[https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/v4.0.1/Invoking-Octave-from-the-Command-Line.html here], then realizing it started the GUI, I tried to look at the command line options;  

however, there was no option to start the CLI. It took me a while to realize that the CLI is a different program altogether and I have to type in ''octave-cli'' on my machine to  

start it. As of now, I can find anything I need reasonably well through the documentation.

*: I have a dual boot ''Windows 10/Ubuntu 16.04 system'', but I will primarily be developing on Ubuntu.

*: I have 24 access to all of the below, but the below is the amount of time I spend with a computer/internet connection.

**: ''24 hours'' - I regularly check my email on my phone just in case there is something urgent I need to attend to

**: ''10 - 12 hours''

**: ''10 - 12 hours''

*: ''Full access''

**: I chose to base my proposal idea off of [https://wiki.octave.org/Summer_of_Code_Project_Ideas#Improvements_to_N-dimensional_image_processing Improvements to N-Dimensional Image Processing]. I want to focus on implementing the missing color functions from the Image package, which I have specified [https://wiki.octave.org/Image_package#Color here]. In particular, I believe that implementing these functions will be beneficial for Octave because information about various color spaces and ICC profiles provide a way for processing real world images easier. Furthermore, it was noted in the suggested project proposal that there is a need to implement N-Dimensional image input for applications such as medical imaging; therefore, providing support for such applications will be considered in this proposal.

*: '''GSOC 2018 Proposal: Integrate Support for ICC Profiles & Implement Color API Functions'''

** <pre>Community Bonding Period - (April 23 - May 13): I plan on utilizing this time to learn more about the image package, specifically utilizing vectorization techniques, learning about profiling, and writing a good suite of tests. I plan on doing this by further researching the functions that have already been implemented and consulting my mentor/peers for further information. During the latter half of the time period, I plan on constructing detailed implementation outlines for each color function and running them by my mentor.</pre>

** <pre>Coding 1 (Phase 1) - (May 14 - June 14): I will use the outlines to integrate support for ICC profiles. After I write each function, I will write a suite of tests to make sure the code is passing. Then, I will profile each functions to discover any possible improvements.</pre>

** <pre>Coding 2 (Phase 2 - 3) - (June 15 - July 12): I will approximately spend two weeks implementing illuminance functions and the other two weeks implementing various color processing/information functions.</pre>

** <pre>Debugging and Documentation Edits (July 13 - July 28): I will use this time to provide any additional debugging and final documentation edits.</pre>

**: ''July 29 - August 6'' - Will serve as a buffer period in the case of any delays.

**: ''Coding 2'' - There is a chance that the suggested deliverables may be completed at this point. Thus, work on Phase 4 will begin once Debugging and Documentation Edits is complete - the details of this will be discussed with the mentor at the time.