(Apologies if you have received similar notices before. Note that 3 of
the project ideas listed on the page below are directly about R
package development, specifically ideas# 5, 9, and 17. The 12-day
student application period starts today.)
PHYLOINFORMATICS SUMMER OF CODE 2010
http://hackathon.nescent.org/Phyloinformatics_Summer_of_Code_2010
The Phyloinformatics Summer of Code program provides a unique
opportunity for undergraduate, masters, and PhD students to obtain
hands-on experience writing and extending open-source software for
evolutionary informatics under the mentorship of experienced
developers from around the world. The program is the participation of
the US National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) as a mentoring
organization in the Google Summer of Code(tm) (http://code.google.com/soc/
).
Students in the program will receive a stipend from Google (and
possibly more importantly, a T-shirt solely available to successful
participants), and may work from their home, or home institution, for
the duration of the 3 month program. Each student will have at least
one dedicated mentor to show them the ropes and help them complete
their project.
NESCent is particularly targeting students interested in both
evolutionary biology and software development. Initial project ideas
are listed on the website, among which are 3 that pertain directly to
R package development: #9, fast and robust ancestral state
reconstruction in R; #17, port Brownie from C++ to R; and #5,
accessing R phylogenetics tools from Python. Others include
phylogenetics pipeline development, interactive animations of gene
tree evolution, and rendering phylogenies on Google Earth and iPad
devices. Several of our mentors are regulars on this list. All project
ideas are flexible and many can be adjusted in scope to match the
skills of the student. We also welcome novel project ideas that
dovetail with student interests.
TO APPLY: Apply online at the Google Summer of Code website (http://socghop.appspot.com/
), where you will also find GSoC program rules and eligibility
requirements. The 12-day application period for students opens on
Monday March 29th and runs through Friday, April 9th, 2010.
INQUIRIES: phylosoc {at} nescent {dot} org. We strongly encourage all
interested students to get in touch with us with their ideas as early
on as possible.
2010 NESCent Phyloinformatics Summer of Code:
http://hackathon.nescent.org/Phyloinformatics_Summer_of_Code_2010
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Todd Vision and Hilmar Lapp
National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
http://nescent.org
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