The document outlines the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2020 internship program, focusing on its organization by Emory University. It describes the process for students to apply for software development projects, including mentor responsibilities and a timeline of key dates. Successful students receive stipends and can work on various project proposals, with the possibility of mentorship from Emory BMI.

1. Summer of CodeSummer of Code 20202020
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PradeebanPradeeban Kathiravelu, Ph.D.Kathiravelu, Ph.D.
Biomedical Informatics,Biomedical Informatics,
Emory UniversityEmory University

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Google Summer of Code (GSoC)
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A remote software development internship.
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The students do coding (3 months)
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Google Pays a stipend (3000 - 6600$) to successful students.
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Projects proposed by organizations such as Emory BMI.
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A prototype or a module that is not in the critical path.
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Sample past successful projects from Emory BMI:
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TCIA Data Exploration and Information Visualization
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Machine Learning Model Support for Digital Pathology
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Graphical User Interface for Tensorflow
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Security Enhancements to Bindaas Data Integration
Middleware

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Mentor Responsibilities
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Propose project ideas. ← Where we are now!
– https://github.com/sharmalab/Emory-BMI-GSoC
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Choose the best among the student proposals.
– Mentor 1 – 2 students only.
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Feel free not to accept any at all.
– If no proposal with sufficient quality received.
– Google allocates the number of slots per organization.
• Emory BMI received 4 – 7 slots in the past years.

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Timeline (2020)
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Jan 14th
– Feb 5th
: Organizations apply.
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Feb 20th
: Accepted organizations announced.
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March 16th
– 31st
: Student application period.
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March 31st
– April 27th
: Organizations review
student applications.
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May 18th
– Aug 10th: Coding Period.
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Aug 17th
– 24th
: Final Evaluation.