I had a talk with folks back at my organization, and we do have a few interesting projects that we want to work on, but don't have enough time due to our other engagements. I have put togather a list of those projects as well as few personal hobby projects, that we would love to see taken up by students and getting it done. The students will get to learn on few of the interesting and practical technologies. We might be able to have them intern at Efficient Frontier(www.efrontier.com) subject to our availibilty to mentor them.
This list is in order of priority that we want to get done, *1. Build a complete conferencing system:* Build a solution to provide a complete voice and video conferencing system based on free/open source software. Build dedicated appliance based on Asterisk/Freeswitch/Skype to provide a VoIP solution to interconnect multiple offices of a organization spread across the world . Topics Touched : Operating Systems, Telecom, Networking, Scripting/Programming, VoIP *2. Design and deploy Server Automation and Virtualization Solution * Compare various virtualization technologies such as openVZ, kvm, xen, virtualbox; identify the most suitable for server virtualization and provide a solution to setup, automate, manage server virtualization. Topics Touched: Operating System Internals, Networking, Virtualization Techniques *3. Framework for Online Testing* My organization uses a barebone online testing framework as part of the recruitment process which is built on Google Apps, Python etc. This has helped us to carry out hiring in a much efficient manner than earlier times. We need someone one to take this framework and build a very intelligent and complete solution with enhancements such as computer adaptive tests, streamlined UI etc. Topics Touched: Python, Google App Engine/ BigTables(google's Db), Algorithms *4. Build a Custom Distribution based on OpenSuse:* This is the requirement for my organization. We have standerdized on opensuse and build our own distro on top of opensuse. We want to manage our own distro more effectively and innovatively and also customize, trim, optimize host opensuse os according to our needs for both desktops and servers. Topics Touched: Operating Systems, Kernel Compilation, Optimization, Package Maintainance etc. In addition to these, here are a few personal hobby projects, *1. PVR/Home Entertainment/HTPC Appliance*: Design and develope a commercially viable appliance based on linux/embedded linux to work as a PVR(Personal Video Recorder) and home media/entertainment server. It could work as a one stop solution to all home entertainment needs. Do additional things such as customizing mythtv to make it manage with set top boxes available in India, add channel guides, manage bigflix/seventymm queues etc. Topics Touched : Operating Systems, Networks, Scripting/Programming, Embedded Systems, Multimedia Systems *2. Enhance mobile appl smb4s60 * - smb4s60 is a mobile smb client written in python . Currently works in Nokia s60 phone and enables browsing network shares over the wireless network. Written by Premnath Sah ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Homepage: http://www.lnkr.net/smb4s60 One can take this as a base and add more functionalities, add support for wide number of cell phones and handheld devices etc. Topics Covered: Python, Nokia S60 platform, SMB/CIFS, Authentication, Networking. *3. LTSP Benchmarking:* There are no solid benchmarks available on which to base decisions as to what hardware to use to deploy a LTSP setup, how to scale it up etc. This project will involve setting up LTSP with different hardware and testing it running various sets of applications, monitoring server and collecting performance data, put the stats in a database, and come up with benchmarks. Topics Touched : Operating Systems, Networking, Performance Testing, Scripting/Programming, Database We could spec out the projects if students would like to take it up. Thanks Gourav > Dear luggies > Consequent to the interest ILUGC has generated among students, I am getting > lot of request for suggesting proects. > > In some colleges, they have decided out-and-out FOSS based projects. > > Please suggest projects ideas. > > Please keep in mind the constraints > > a. The projects are not fulltime for B.E students > b. Most will have only preliminary knowledge - but can pickup fast. > c. Should point out resources available on net > > > Raman.P > > > Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to > http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/ > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
