Re: [boost] [gsoc18] Interested in adding statistics and machine learning functions to Boost.uBLAS and Seeking for mentors

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc18] Interested in adding statistics and machine learning functions to Boost.uBLAS and Seeking for mentors
From: Kanch (kanchisme_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-29 03:05:27

Hi,

Thanks for replying me.
I will start doing the competency test now.

Best,
Long

On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 9:33 PM, David Bellot via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> apart from organizing Gsoc for Boost C++, I'm also mentor for uBLAS and I
> proposed the topic on statistical functions.
> Ideally, I expect 2 things are the very beginning from potential students:
> (1) to do the competency test and return it when it looks perfect (it's not
> a speed game but rather a quality game),
> (2) to start working on a real fully-featured proposal, with description of
> the work, plannig, ressources, etc...
>
> You can send it to me directly because, as I said, I'm mentoring for uBlas
> too.
>
> Best,
> David
>
> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 4:15 AM, Kanch via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear community:
> >
> >
> >     My name is Long Zhang,currently in my third year of college. As
> subject
> > suggests, I'm interested in adding statistics and machine learning
> > functions to Boost.uBLAS library.
> >
> >     I've basic knowledge of statistics (which I have been thought in
> > school) and Machine Learning, I learned Machine Learning by Andrew Ng on
> > Coursera, and I have tried to implement algorithms like PCA,LDA,K-means
> in
> > Python, therefore, I think it won't be a problem if I have to implements
> it
> > in C++. BTW, I have use C++ since my Senior High. Except components
> > mentioned in wiki, I think I can also implement algorithms like
> > KNN,Logistic Regression, even SVM during the summer. I also understand
> the
> > efficiency of these algorithms is what matters, I will try hard to
> > implement it as fast as it can.
> >
> >    I know I have do some kind of programming competency test. When
> should I
> > start? I mean I haven't find a mentor, don't know who should I contact
> if I
> > finish the test. Can someone mentoring me? We can then talk about the
> test
> > and code I used written in C++(open source code in C++) to check if I'm
> > qualified to this project.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Long
> > --
> > Best regards,
> >
> > *Long Zhang (Kanch) <http://akakanch.com> *ï¼  Chengdu University of
> > Information
> > Technology
> > 2015 Computer Science Major
> > Mail:kanchisme_at_[hidden]
> > No.24 Block 1, Xuefu Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
> >
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Best regards,
*Long Zhang (Kanch) <http://akakanch.com> *ï¼  Chengdu University of Information
Technology
2015 Computer Science Major
Mail:kanchisme_at_[hidden]
No.24 Block 1, Xuefu Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China