Thanks a lot for taking out time to review the application.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Dimitris Kontokostas <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Shivani,
>
> It is better now. See some comments below:
>
> In "project architecture" you mention 2 implementation scenarios but
> nothing more on that.
> I guess you could say which one you will choose or what you will do to
> decide when the time comes.
> Even stating that you will do what your mentor suggests could be good too.
>
> Yes, this is a good idea will do.
> Regarding the timeline, What I said is that you could break the tasks you
> already created even further and put them in your timeline too.
>
> For both timeline and Architecture I am not 100% convinced that you
> understood 100% what you are going to do implement.
> The reason is that I see a lot of small parts copied & pasted from the
> idea page and the mails we exchanged that don't fit well all together.
> Maybe your English is not perfect (which will not be a problem for GSoC)
> but, for example I am not sure that you understood the "User Script" part
> correctly in the following:
>
"Testing of the code and implementing some information would also be
> inserted into Wikipedia via User Script"
>
> You are absolutely correct in judging this , for the User Script part. I
maybe skipped that but I actually intended you to elaborate on this one.
I included it for the time being since it is one of the project
implementations I would be required to handle.
> About the project links, you don't have to publish them.
> However, since you mention them you could describe them a little further
> (btw, they are fine now)
>
> Best,
> Dimitris
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Shivani Poddar <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dimitris,
>>
>> Thanks a lot for the review :)
>> Please note that the projects I have listed were a part of my academic
>> curriculum and I will be able to put up the links for those only after the
>> respective Prof approvals (which I will make sure I get by Monday).
>> For now. I have worked on making my application more readable, improved
>> project architecture section, and elaborated on the projects I have
>> undertaken so far.
>> The modified application can be found
>> here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-l4nMWSzRIYCdgfyy8sCZL7cQAl3fiN5gvP8BMCGosM/pub>
>> .
>> I am yet to elaborate on the definite timeline . I would be obliged if
>> you could give some insights for the same.
>>
>> Best,
>> Shivani
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Dimitris Kontokostas <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Shivani,
>>>
>>> Here are my comments on your proposal:
>>>
>>> - The first thing you *must* do is to remove (most of) the bullets.
>>> The application form is a guide and you are not meant to use it exactly
>>> as-is, right now it is very hard to read.
>>> - In "Please describe a tentative project architecture or an
>>> approach to it:" section you should provide a summary of the *your* final
>>> view of the idea (not the mentor's iterrations)
>>> - The timeline you provide could be further enriched and/or broken
>>> down to more timeslots
>>> - In "Please describe any other project related experience (if
>>> any):" You could provide links to the project code / demo or describe
>>> further the project and/or the technologies used
>>>
>>> Also note that freebase does not use DBpedia data but uses Wikipedia as
>>> one of it's sources
>>>
>>> That's all for now, once you revise it we can make a second review round.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Dimitris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Shivani Poddar <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear Dimitris,
>>>> Thanks a lot for your reply.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Dimitris Kontokostas <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Shivani,
>>>>>
>>>>> The role of the warm up tasks is twofold. The first and most important
>>>>> one is to get you familiar with our project and make you more confident
>>>>> and
>>>>> accurate with your application.
>>>>> The second is of course for us to use it as an additional assessment
>>>>> factor but we do not have any strict rules and formulas to calculate this,
>>>>> it depends on the task(s) and the idea.
>>>>> So yes, warm-up tasks and community activity counts but the final
>>>>> application holds the main assessment factor.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, I do understand and agree that the final application should be the
>>>> one holding the maximum weigthage.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Please see inline below:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Shivani Poddar <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dimitris,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Due to my exams scheduled for the following week I only halfway
>>>>>> through the second warm up task you gave me. Although I have sure figured
>>>>>> out a lot of depreciated wiki content which I intend to fix ASAP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Due to the paucity of time I have , (with exams and imminent
>>>>>> application deadline for GSoC) I would be highly obliged if you could
>>>>>> please give me some directive for the following so that I could utilize
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> time I have effectively:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Given that I have gone a few warm up tasks, developed good
>>>>>> implementation familiarity with the project etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1.What would be the main criterion used to evaluate the interns
>>>>>> applying towards the "Design a better / interactive display page.". How
>>>>>> many of us are anywhere near/too-far to getting the project for SoC.
>>>>>> Would the work most of us have been doing so far (Tweaking the wiki,
>>>>>> etc) carry any weightage for the final evaluation process??
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We have the policy to keep everything transparent and public so any
>>>>> interaction with students takes place in this list *only*. For now you can
>>>>> also verify that you are the only one interested.
>>>>> Please note that depending on how many students Google provides us,
>>>>> even if you are the only student that applies for this idea, this idea
>>>>> might not get picked up.
>>>>> Last year we were lucky to have 4 students but we don't know what will
>>>>> happen this year.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope it goes good this time around too, since I really think the
>>>> project is a worthwhile and interesting one :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. I have an initial draft prepared for the project, would you be
>>>>>> willing to look through it and suggest the appropriate changes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the process DBpedia Spotlight followed last year
>>>>>
>>>>> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=dbp-spotlight-developers&max_rows=25&style=ultimate&viewmonth=201204
>>>>>
>>>>> You can either send your proposal in this list or wait until the
>>>>> application period starts and submit it through the system.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I might not get the time I would like to have for getting my
>>>> application reviewed (project proposal especially) later, since I will be
>>>> stuck with exams.
>>>> I am thus, including the link for the same here. Please note: It is the
>>>> very first iteration and I would be really obliged if it is subjected to
>>>> brutal scrutiny :)
>>>> *Application-SoC2013<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-l4nMWSzRIYCdgfyy8sCZL7cQAl3fiN5gvP8BMCGosM/pub>
>>>> *
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> 3. What in your opinion are the best ways in which an applicant can
>>>>>> ensure a strong enough application for DBPedia for the respective
>>>>>> project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no answer to that question :)
>>>>> We are 13 mentors so there are 13 different votes for each application
>>>>> in the end
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Shivani
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Dimitris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks a lot :)
>>>>>> Shivani
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Shivani Poddar,
>>>>>> Bachelors in Computer Sciences and MS in Exact Humanities, Sophomore
>>>>>> International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Department of Computer Science, University of Leipzig
>>>>> Research Group: http://aksw.org
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>>>> International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
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>>
>>
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>> International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
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> Research Group: http://aksw.org
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