Hi Siddharta, Welcome to Shogun! :) First step to get involved: read how to get involved <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/wiki/Getting-involved>. THE best way to start is to solve entrance tasks <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22>. We do not consider students who have not contributed any kind of code in the run up to GSoC.
Once you have done this, you can start with the waypoints and initial work for the project you’re interested in. In addition to your "technical application", we have collected some tips for your written application <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/wiki/GSoC_application_tips>. Please do not contact Shogun developers directly, but always use the mailing list, GitHub, or StackOverflow. Best, Lea > On 20 Feb 2018, at 18:36, Nuthakki Siddhartha <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Lea, > > Congratulations on getting selected to GSOC 2018! > > I am Siddhartha. N pursuing Master's in Health Informatics at IUPUI, > Indianapolis. I am intrigued by the topics you have mentioned in your GSoC > page which are my core interest areas and I am planning to pursue a career in > them. I am interested in Data Project - Elections > <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/wiki/GSoC_2017_applications_elections> > from the GSoC_2018_project_data_application > <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/wiki/GSoC_2018_project_data_application> > page. > > I have been coding in Python for 2 years. I have skills related to machine > learning, NLP, and visualization. I worked on an NLP project of creating drug > dictionaries and extracting the frequency of drugs prescribed for specific > medical conditions. I used SVM, K-nearest neighbors and logistic regression > to build a predictive algorithm for opioid abuse based on their demographics. > I am looking to enhance my skills on NLP & ML by contributing to Shogun. > > Please guide me in getting started with Shogun community and how to be a > potential participant for GSoC 2018. > > Do I need to start with the issues > <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22> > or Waypoints and initial work > <https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun/wiki/GSoC_2017_applications_elections#waypoints-and-initial-work> > mentioned in the task itself? > > Thanks, > Siddhartha >
