[WLANware] Fwd: Student Application for GSOC.

[Narahari S.S]

 Hello Freifunk team,

  I am graduate student, pursuing my masters in Computer Science in NCSU,
Raleigh,USA.
  I came across your project idea page and am very much interested in
learning and contributing towards OLSR routing protocol.
  I came to know GSOC little late, so i would agree my application template
isn't complete but I would be working on it in coming weeks and
  and would like to work with Freifunk community this summer.

  Please let me like what else i need to do because i am still not sure of
the process like selecting the Mentors.
  Thanks and looking forward for the response.I am attaching the template
and resume and cover letter.

 -Thanks,
  Narahari

                                    *  Application Template:*

* *

   - Name : Narahari Shettyhalli Shankaranarayana
   - Email : hari.sjce at gmail.com
   - Blog :  // I don’t blog.
   - IRC Nick and Network : hari.sjce at gmail.com
   - Name of School/University, Grade:

North Carolina State  University. Masters in Computer Science/Networking.

Grade: GPA 3/4.

   - Project Title:
   -   1. port OLSR to Windows with IPv6
support<http://wiki.freifunk.net/Ideas#port_OLSR_to_Windows_with_IPv6_support>
   .

·         *2. new routing metrics for OLSR *



       Possible Mentor (optional)

   - Benefits to the Free Software Community, who would gain from your
   project?
   -  I would like to bringing in the new features of OLSR and want to
   integrate within the Windows Networking stack, i hope this task involves
   making changes to NDIS, which is   my area of interest. As of now, I myself
   am seeing as the beneficiary which helps me learn and contribute and also
   very confident like porting this to windows would help in larger acceptance
   of users.
   - Deliverable - It is very important to list quantifiable results here
   e.g.
   - Project Details - more detailed description.
   - Project Schedule - How long will the project take? When can you begin
   work?

- Design Document on porting the OLSR to windows.

- Code and code documentation with all the test cases with necessary
deliverable like INF files and build scripts for installation of any new
drivers.

I need to figure this out with my mentor and

will be drafting the schedule and project details and project as soon as
possible and will share the same.

   - Availability - How many hours per week can you spend working on this?
   What other obligations do you have this summer?

I would available *40 hours per week* during this summer:

Starting from 2 week of May to 1 week of September.

   - How do you plan to continue with your project and within the freifunk
   community after GSoC?

Yes I would be committed and would assure that I would work in the project
until the objective is achieved and would be happy explore more
opportunities within Freifunk community.

   - Bio and Free Software Experiences - Who are you? What makes you the
   best person to work on this project? What free and/or open source projects
   have you participated in? Please describe your contributions.

·         I am Narahari and I believe  every man should utilize and  adopt  the
technology available to solve or ease the things which consumes time and
energy. I am from a small town called Shimoga in Southern part of India. I
have done my Bachelors in Engineering in computer science from SJCE, Mysore.
I worked for Mindtree for three years, R&D division as part of windows
platform group in Strategic Technology Group. I developed C,C++ code and
also was  developed filter drivers for storage framework, and NDIS IM driver
for WAN optimization product and  changes in USB-RS232 endpoint driver for
serial communication protocol application component which was part of HVAC
systems.



·         Currently pursuing  my masters degree in Computer Science at North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA.



·         I want  to get engaged in challenging work and utilize my time in
the summer vacation and want enhance my problem solving and technical skills
sets.  I want to contribute and learn new technologies during this summer.
If I wouldn’t get any positive response from GSOC, I am planning to work
under professor in coming up white papers on my area of Interest.
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