Awesome. :) :)
I am currently working on something. Will be posting here soon :)
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:11:04 PM UTC+5:30, Robert Cimrman wrote:
Thanks!
SfePy is now listed among teams at [1]. The dates and deadlines are at the bottom of [2].
r.
[1] http://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/2013 [2] https://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/events/google/gsoc2013
Hi everyone,
Here is the full text version of the Ideas as Robert requested:
#1 Parallelization
I went through the mailing list wherein it has been mentioned that SfePy can support multicore via numpy/scipy multicore support, but compute cluster support is not available which requires knowledge of MPI. So we can add computing cluster support where jobs need to communicate with each other and exploit the high performance computing in order to make it scalable. In Python it can be done using mpi4py module.
#2 Pre-processing and Post-Processing combined with SfePy
One of the reason why people use proprietary software is their ease to use. We can build complete simulation platform with powerful frontend for pre-processing to analysis to post-processing. This will include the
support wherein people can write scripts to post process the data on the platform itself. Also it will be made modular so as to make it extensible. We can look into integrating it with CAD packages like PythonCAD or built our own pre-processor or postprocessor using powerful GUI toolkit to provide the complete simulation solution.
#3 incorporating coupled equations for phase changing materials
Incorporating Phase changing material simulation which has never been done in any simulation software package before. Since it is my research area I will develop its model based on various research paper and my own research and encorporate it into SfePy. Regards, Ankit Mahato
On Tuesday, 19 March 2013 16:32:22 UTC+5:30, Robert Cimrman wrote:
Hi,
we are trying to sign up under the PSF umbrella for this year's Google Summer of Code because of an e-mail from Ankit Mahato, who expressed interest
to
help developing SfePy as his GSoC project this summer.
So let us discuss possible project ideas here. I will post results of
discussion to [1].
Ankit's ideas are (my summary):
#1 parallelization - cluster support using mpi4py #2 pre- and post-processing GUI frontend #3 incorporating phase changing materials (his research area)
Ankit, could you post full text your ideas into this thread? The pdf you sent me does not allow selecting text.
My comments:
For me, #1 is something that I was planning to do "soon" anyway as I am going to need it for my research work - a help would come really handy, but we will have to think carefully about the implementation. I think I prefer having a parallel layer above the current serial FEM, so that the current code can stay as it is, unaware that it runs in parallel. I am not sure yet how difficult it is going to be, but it won't be trivial.
#2 would be nice, but IMHO it is not so important as having a solid and reasonably fast FEM core.
#3 would IMHO be the most useful for Ankit, and a nice addition to modelling capabilities of SfePy.
Other possible topics can be found in our issues list ("enhancement" label).
IMHO it would be good to prospective student(s) to try tackling some of the issues listed below to get acquainted with SfePy code before the GSoC starts:
#196 Document properly term evaluation modes and
On 03/19/2013 12:17 PM, Ankit Mahato wrote: script the postprocessing/probing.
#195 describe how to add Neumann BC in a diffusion example and tutorial (tutorial part done by Alec) #167 improve gallery page #164 Python 3 compatibility #154 automatic testing of terms #140 test schroedinger.py #133 Provide examples for SfePy Terms
Implementing the other enhancements would be, of course, also very useful, but those IMHO too difficult for someone trying to learn the code. They are certainly quite difficult for me, as they are not done yet =:) (shell elements!)
Cheers, r.