Hi Apache Airavata community, I wanted to share that my Google Summer of Code 2026 project officially concluded on August 24, 2026. I have written a detailed final report covering the GSoC project goals, work completed during the program, the current state and remaining work, challenges encountered, and the final work products. You can find my final report on the Apache Airavata Wiki here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/AIRAVATA/pages/449285325/CPU+GPU+Checkpoint+and+Restore+for+Airavata+Linkspan
The main work products include three research reports/papers, three pull requests, and one experiment repository. All of them are explained and documented in detail on the Apache Airavata Wiki. I greatly appreciate the opportunity that the Apache Software Foundation has given me this summer to develop something useful and meaningful. This experience has enriched my software engineering skills in areas including HPC interaction, experiment setup, research, testing, and foundational Linux architecture. I also really enjoyed working collaboratively within the Apache Airavata community, both through the developer mailing list and during standup meetings with other developers. I would especially like to thank my mentors, Dimuthu and Suresh. The outcomes I achieved would not have been possible without their support and encouragement. Every meeting we had helped make the direction of the project clearer and ensured that the work remained meaningful both to the Apache Software Foundation and to my personal growth. I sincerely appreciate all of their time, guidance, and support throughout this summer. Looking forward, even though GSoC has come to an end, I would like to continue maintaining and improving the checkpoint/restore feature until it is fully functional and merged into Linkspan's main branch. This may include resolving integration conflicts, refactoring the codebase, and addressing any remaining issues. Thank you all again for your support. It has been a great experience working with the Apache Airavata community this summer. As a quick reminder, again, the final report is available here for anyone interested: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/AIRAVATA/pages/449285325/CPU+GPU+Checkpoint+and+Restore+for+Airavata+Linkspan Sincerely, Boyang Gong
