Intel Summer School 0x7DD waiting for their students

It has already become a good tradition that at the end of April - early May, on the Intel blog, we announce the next set of the Summer Student School of Intel; Here, for example, how it looked last time . The year 0x7DD will not be an exception. So, this information is for you - senior students and graduate students! We offer everyone to spend summertime exciting and useful, gaining new knowledge and translating it directly into the program code!
Application deadline extended to May 12th.

Step one. We are interested and choose the field of activity

The rules for admission to summer schools (and, traditionally, there are only two - in Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk) have not undergone any changes, only the terms have shifted slightly. Not even the address of the page on the Intel site has been changed, which tells about schools. On this page you will find a list of tasks that will be solved during the training period. By May 12 (very little time is left!), Those who wish to enroll must send their questionnaire to the specified e-mail address, as well as a plan to solve any of the presented tasks in a free form.

This year's tasks are 48:27 for a school in Nizhny Novgorod and 21 for Novosibirsk. All of them relate to topics that are relevant to Intel: media processing, computer graphics, programming tools, parallel programming technologies, high-performance math libraries, etc. I will try to choose the most interesting of them - to interest you.

Task 8. Improve open media libraries by integrating the Intel Media SDK to perform decoding and encoding.
Open source media libraries are often used in commercial products. It is proposed to build the Intel Media SDK library into one of these open libraries in order to get a performance boost of this library when launched on the Intel platform.
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Task 14. Development / optimization of analytical algorithms for big data analysis
The project consists of several stages: high-level comparative analysis of some algorithms for data analysis; selection, development of algorithms in the C language and their analysis in terms of scalability in terms of data size, as well as available hardware resources (length of the vector register, number of cores, etc.); optimization of algorithms for Intel architectures using Intel's C / C ++ compiler, Intel MKL library, etc .; writing a report that summarizes the results of the analysis, conclusions and recommendations.

Task 22. Analysis of the performance / power consumption of applications for Intel mobile platforms (Android, Win 8).
Participation in a project to support the launch of Intel platforms for mobile devices. Analysis of performance / power consumption of applications, validation of applications. OS: Android, Win8.

Task 27. Development of sign and voice interfaces to geographic information or graphic applications
Popular geo-information applications (Yandex Maps, Google Maps, ...) or graphic editors (Photoshop, GIMP) have a rather heavyweight, mouse-oriented user interface. Objective: to select 2-3 applications among the popular graphic or geographic information; develop a draft interface that allows you to naturally manage the application using both hands and voice capabilities; develop an interface module based on the PerC SDK, which implements the concept of the interface and allows you to control the application in an alternative way; create a package of demo applications.

Naturally, all those who are seriously interested should carefully examine the entire proposed list of tasks - what if there is exactly what you have long wanted to do? I emphasize that all tasks are absolutely real, the results will be further used in the work of Intel.

Step two. We are waiting for the conclusion of the expert committee

Within a month, from May 1 to June 1 , all submitted applications are examined by experts, and interviews are held with suitable candidates. The selection results are sent to contestants and posted on the Intel website on June 4th . I have no doubt that if you seriously work at the first stage (let me remind you once again - there is not much time left!), Then your name will surely be on the list of students.
I want to draw your attention: the initial choice of the problem does not necessarily coincide with the final distribution of the projects.

Step three. Packing Suitcases

All further information you will receive from the Intel coordinators by mail or by phone. During the internship, a scholarship is paid, non-resident interns are given a grant to travel from school to school and back, as well as accommodation in a student dormitory.
Classes in schools will be held from July 3 to August 23 .
The best students who have successfully completed an internship will receive an advantageous opportunity to work at Intel during their studies as interns and after graduation as full-time employees.

I sincerely wish good luck to all who made the decision to try their hand. And for those who will study at the Intel 0x7DD Summer School, I sincerely wish to write a small report about what they saw and send it to our Intel blog - as one of the participants did last year .