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<big>'''About Us'''</big>
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The Berkman Center was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.


We investigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each. We do this through active rather than passive research, believing that the best way to understand cyberspace is to actually build out into it.
== Welcome to Berkman Klein Center Google Summer of Code 2019==


Read more about [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ the Berkman Center].
===Who are we?===
The [https://cyber.harvard.edu/ Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University] was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.


Check out the [http://socghop.appspot.com/ GSOC overview page].
We [https://cyber.harvard.edu/projects-tools investigate] the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each. We do this through active rather than passive research, believing that the best way to understand cyberspace is to actually build out into it.


'''[http://socghop.appspot.com/org/show/google/gsoc2010/berkman Apply to work with Berkman]'''.
Our [https://cyber.harvard.edu/people?field_role_value=Faculty+Associate&field_related_topics_target_id=All faculty], [https://cyber.harvard.edu/people?field_role_value=Fellow&field_related_topics_target_id=All fellows], students, and affiliates engage with a wide spectrum of Net issues, including governance, privacy, intellectual property, antitrust, content control, and electronic commerce. Our diverse research interests cohere in a common understanding of the Internet as a social and political space where constraints upon inhabitants are determined not only through the traditional application of law, but, more subtly, through technical architecture ("code").


==Ideas for Google Summer of Code 2010==
As part of our active research mission, we build, use, and freely share open software platforms for free [https://cyber.harvard.edu/events online lectures and discussions]. We also sponsor gatherings, ranging from informal lunches to international conferences, that bring together members of our diverse network of participants to swap insights – and sometimes barbs – as they stake out their respective visions for what the Net can become. We also [https://cyber.harvard.edu/education teach], seeking out online and global opportunities, as well as supporting the traditional Harvard Law School curriculum, through our [https://cyber.harvard.edu/teaching/cyberlawclinic Cyberlaw Clinic], and in conjunction with other Harvard schools and MIT.
The opportunities at Berkman break down into several sub-projects.


'''Sub-Projects:'''
Read more about the Berkman Klein Center at [https://cyber.harvard.edu our homepage].
*[[Cohort]]: We'd like to continue the work on our tag-based CRM, where the C means "community" more than "customer" or "client".
*[[Cooperation]]: Berkman and others around Harvard have been developing tools for running economics and psychology experiments online, using the internet as a virtual behavioral lab. At Berkman, our particular focus has been on cooperation and generosity, using games such as a the Prisoner's Dilemma to explore what motivates people to help each other.
*[[Image Captioner]]: The project will create a piece of software that could automate the production of music videos.
*[[LittleVoice]]: LittleVoice is an open source community discussion platform originally created to host the online community of StopBadware, a former Berkman Center project that has since spun off from the Center. It is now also used by another Berkman project, Herdict, for that project's discussion community.
*[[Not A Number]]: The Not-a-Number research platform is a script generation tool to conduct different kinds of empirical data collection and observation online. It allows for researchers and other individuals to dynamically create scripts with reusable question and answer choice objects. It is a flexible, free and open-source web-application currently used by several projects at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and created by Berkman developers Jason Callina and Anita Patel. Not-a-Number is actively being used to administer surveys, experiments, and qualitative content analysis tasks as “scripts” through an online interface. Scripts can be stand alone or can be run against objects such as a website URL, image or embedded video. The application has a registration system to authenticate users or can accept non-authenticated users through an interface with Amazon Mechanical Turk. Distinct from existing survey or experiment software, Not-a-Number facilitates randomized task-object assignment and integrates seamlessly with Amazon Mechanical Turk. The questions, stylesheet information, and data are all stored in a relational database and can then be exported in multiple formats for subsequent analysis, reproduction, or review. Not-a-Number has been under development since Fall, 2008, and can already handle a wide range of research tasks. At present, members of the Law Lab are using it to conduct an experiment on worker motivations in a online crowdsourcing labor market.
*[[Online Media Legal Network]]: The Online Media Legal Network (OMLN) is a network of law firms, law school clinics, in-house counsel, and individual lawyers throughout the United States willing to provide pro bono (free) legal assistance to qualifying online journalism ventures and other digital media creators.
*[[Sirikata Puzzle]]: An open source platform for deploying 3D multi-user online environments
*[[Web Crawler]]: MediaCloud, a Berkman Center project, and StopBadware, a former Berkman Center project that has spun off as an independent organization, have each built systems to crawl websites and save the results into a database.
*[[Check-in Check-out Asset Tracker]]


== Berkman Google Summer of Code FAQ==
The answers to some of the frequently asked questions so far.


===General Questions===
==Project Opportunities and Ideas==
* [[GSoC_FAQ#Am_I_required_to_be_local|If someone is selected as a student coder through the Summer of Code, will they need to be in the Boston area over the summer?]]
There are several GSoC 2019 projects at the Berkman Klein Center.  We also recommend checking back here through out the GSoC "shopping" and application period and ideas may be refined and updated.  We hope that this will provide transparency into our thinking.
* [[GSoC_FAQ#Non_Berkman_geeks|Is this limited to Harvard and/or Berkman coders?]]
 
===[[Media Cloud]]===
[https://mediacloud.org/ Media Cloud] ([https://github.com/berkmancenter/mediacloud github]) is an open source platform for studying media ecosystems, run jointly by the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University and the [https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/civic-media/overview/ Center for Civic Media] at the MIT Media Lab.
 
===[[Lumen]]===
The [https://lumendatabase.org/ Lumen Database] is an archive of requests for removal of online content. This lets lawyers, journalists, and the general public study threats to speech online and understand their rights. ([https://github.com/berkmancenter/lumendatabase github]).
 
===[[Ayanda]]===
Ayanda is an Open Source Android Library that makes it easy to discover nearby devices and share files through a simple API.
 
===[[Question Tool]]===
A tool for asking and voting on questions during events or classes ([https://github.com/berkmancenter/question_tool github]). Written in Javascript using the Meteor.js framework.
 
===[[Dotplot]]===
Dotplot is a D3-based visualization tool that lets you tell stories about data ([https://github.com/berkmancenter/dotplot github]).
 
==What is GSoC?==
It's where you spend your summer writing code for awesome open source projects:
<blockquote>Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on introducing students to open source software development. Students work on a 3 month programming project with an open source organization during their break from university.
 
Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together almost 11,000 student participants and 10,000 mentors from over 113 countries worldwide. Google Summer of Code has produced over 50 million lines of code for 515 open source organizations.
 
As a part of Google Summer of Code, student participants are paired with a mentor from the participating organizations, gaining exposure to real-world software development and techniques. Students have the opportunity to spend the break between their school semesters earning a stipend while working in areas related to their interests.
 
In turn, the participating organizations are able to identify and bring in new developers who implement new features and hopefully continue to contribute to open source even after the program is over. Most importantly, more code is created and released for the use and benefit of all</blockquote>
 
The [https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com official GSoC homepage] describes how it works and what it involves.
 
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code GSoC Wikipedia entry] also includes some interesting background information.
 
 
==How to Apply==
Applications open March 25, 2019 at 13:00 (EDT) / 18:00 (UTC). You must submit your application via GSoC: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/get-started. We will not be able to accept or process any application in any other way.  Please use the below application template when submitting your application.
 
All proposals must be submitted by April 9, 2019 at 13:00 (EDT) / 18:00 (UTC).
 
===Application Template===
[[Application_Template|Berkman Klein Application template for GSoC.]] This is the preferred template for submitting your application to work on a Berkman Klein Center project.
 
==Contact Us==
We prefer email, though we also run an IRC channel.<br>
'''Email:''' [mailto:gsoc@cyber.harvard.edu gsoc@cyber.harvard.edu] <br>
 
==FAQ==
[[GSoC_FAQ|Answers to commonly asked questions.]] This includes a set of requirements around working hours, who can apply, and other commitments you might have for the summer. Please read!

Latest revision as of 15:32, 1 March 2019

GSoC2016Logo.jpg


Welcome to Berkman Klein Center Google Summer of Code 2019

Who are we?

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.

We investigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code, of commerce, of governance, and of education, and the relationship of law to each. We do this through active rather than passive research, believing that the best way to understand cyberspace is to actually build out into it.

Our faculty, fellows, students, and affiliates engage with a wide spectrum of Net issues, including governance, privacy, intellectual property, antitrust, content control, and electronic commerce. Our diverse research interests cohere in a common understanding of the Internet as a social and political space where constraints upon inhabitants are determined not only through the traditional application of law, but, more subtly, through technical architecture ("code").

As part of our active research mission, we build, use, and freely share open software platforms for free online lectures and discussions. We also sponsor gatherings, ranging from informal lunches to international conferences, that bring together members of our diverse network of participants to swap insights – and sometimes barbs – as they stake out their respective visions for what the Net can become. We also teach, seeking out online and global opportunities, as well as supporting the traditional Harvard Law School curriculum, through our Cyberlaw Clinic, and in conjunction with other Harvard schools and MIT.

Read more about the Berkman Klein Center at our homepage.


Project Opportunities and Ideas

There are several GSoC 2019 projects at the Berkman Klein Center. We also recommend checking back here through out the GSoC "shopping" and application period and ideas may be refined and updated. We hope that this will provide transparency into our thinking.

Media Cloud

Media Cloud (github) is an open source platform for studying media ecosystems, run jointly by the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University and the Center for Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab.

Lumen

The Lumen Database is an archive of requests for removal of online content. This lets lawyers, journalists, and the general public study threats to speech online and understand their rights. (github).

Ayanda

Ayanda is an Open Source Android Library that makes it easy to discover nearby devices and share files through a simple API.

Question Tool

A tool for asking and voting on questions during events or classes (github). Written in Javascript using the Meteor.js framework.

Dotplot

Dotplot is a D3-based visualization tool that lets you tell stories about data (github).

What is GSoC?

It's where you spend your summer writing code for awesome open source projects:

Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on introducing students to open source software development. Students work on a 3 month programming project with an open source organization during their break from university.

Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together almost 11,000 student participants and 10,000 mentors from over 113 countries worldwide. Google Summer of Code has produced over 50 million lines of code for 515 open source organizations.

As a part of Google Summer of Code, student participants are paired with a mentor from the participating organizations, gaining exposure to real-world software development and techniques. Students have the opportunity to spend the break between their school semesters earning a stipend while working in areas related to their interests.

In turn, the participating organizations are able to identify and bring in new developers who implement new features and hopefully continue to contribute to open source even after the program is over. Most importantly, more code is created and released for the use and benefit of all

The official GSoC homepage describes how it works and what it involves.

The GSoC Wikipedia entry also includes some interesting background information.


How to Apply

Applications open March 25, 2019 at 13:00 (EDT) / 18:00 (UTC). You must submit your application via GSoC: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/get-started. We will not be able to accept or process any application in any other way. Please use the below application template when submitting your application.

All proposals must be submitted by April 9, 2019 at 13:00 (EDT) / 18:00 (UTC).

Application Template

Berkman Klein Application template for GSoC. This is the preferred template for submitting your application to work on a Berkman Klein Center project.

Contact Us

We prefer email, though we also run an IRC channel.
Email: gsoc@cyber.harvard.edu

FAQ

Answers to commonly asked questions. This includes a set of requirements around working hours, who can apply, and other commitments you might have for the summer. Please read!