A complete overview of Google Summer of Code 2016 including participating organizations, projects, technology trends, and key statistics.
Organizations
178
0 veterans
New Orgs
178
100% of total
Total Projects
1032
~5.8 avg/org
Participants
1032
~5.8 per org
Mentors
1396
~7.8 per org
Countries
N/A
Data unavailable
Top Language
Python
Most projects
Edition
#12
Year 2016
Breakdown of project difficulty levels
178
orgs
Beginner: 0 (0%)
Intermediate: 1032 (100%)
Advanced: 0 (0%)
Top organizations by project count in 2016
Top selections by tech stack and organization
By Tech Stack
By Organization
Organizations that joined GSoC for the first time in 2016
All 178 organizations participating in GSoC 2016
Python Software Foundation
49 projects
The Apache Software Foundation
35 projects
KDE Community
32 projects
R project for statistical computing
22 projects
Debian
20 projects
OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation)
20 projects
Systers, an Anita Borg Institute community
19 projects
FOSSASIA
18 projects
GNOME Foundation
18 projects
GNU Project
15 projects
National Resource for Network Biology (NRNB)
15 projects
Mozilla
13 projects
All 1032 projects in GSoC 2016
Terrain Model Generation and Analysis
Usability improvements for smle
Visual Analytics of EnviroCar Tracks
Implementation of Module on Logic (Chapters 7 – 9) for 4th Edition
Python Implementations & Visualization of Algorithms in AIMA 4th Edition.
‘aima-python’ code to accompany the book “AI: A Modern Approach”
Implementation of theorem prover based on Skeptik's data structures and Conflict Resolution algorithm
Local Community Detection Search Using a Conceptual View
Parsers implementation and extension of proof compression algorithms from propositional to first-order logic
Dynamic Network Analysis in Rogas
Community members participating in GSoC 2016
| Organization | Mentors | Contributors |
|---|---|---|
| 5429283996565504 | CDanowski, Benno Schmidt | aishcat5 |
| 5429283996565504 | jansch, Carsten Hollmann, Simon Jirka, Christian Autermann | sheff_146 |
| 5429283996565504 | dewall, Matthes Rieke, Christoph Stasch | Naveen Jafer |
| 5549354102292480 | ctjoreilly | anurag_rai |
| 5549354102292480 | PeterNorvig | reachtarunhere |
| 5549354102292480 | PeterNorvig | SnShines |
| 5127141637226496 | Katya, Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo | itegulov |
| 5127141637226496 | Qing | Omid Rezvani |
| 5127141637226496 | Katya, Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo | Ezequiel Postan |
| 5127141637226496 | Minjian Liu, Qing | Yan Xiao |
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