Wes Turner

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  • 180 students
  • 20 free students
  • Saw my TED Talk
  • Shuttle tracker - hardware tracking the shuttle on campus
  • Submittee - used by CS department.. ECSE - electrical and computer science engineerin
  • RCOS - Rensselaer Center for Open Source
  • Some paid projects - from outside companies, but inside more. Issue with paid projects - keeping it open source
  • Shawn - alumnus - started with a $1M grant.
  • License - requires an open source license by OSI standard. Has good relationship - Patrick Masson - director of OSI.
  • Interested in - with respect to multiple universities
  • Wes is part of Teaching Open Source
  • CSAW, YAKS - larger projects?
  • Citizens Science for South African Waters
  • University - but doesn't have funds to pay for much. Does have a makerspace with 3D printers.
  • Good penetration in the CS department.
  • Trying to be less software and bring in other interests outside of software.
  • RPI is a tech oriented university. Has some humanities.
  • Broaden student base - artistic and hardware interest as well.
  • Hoped to invite me to come down. But things have changed. RPI is close to NYC - COVID -
  • Open to a student group - collaboration between RCOS and OSE.
  • Would potentially be an advisor. How can we leverage RCOS for any projects?
  • If leverage RCOS. Students are given a lot of freedom.
  • We can propose a project - that is open source, collaborative, audacious, and is technology for good.
  • Hardware, software, enterprise, marketing, architecture, writing, communition.
  • Summer - runing RCOS - interesting to brainstorm a collaboration. Relatively small chunk project.
  • Initial proof of concept application - rising Juniors. People who just completes software year. Will have 30-40.
  • Would normally do a selection process. We put in OSE as part of a selections. Proposal for remote control tractor.
  • When is the Summer School? May 20-Aug 20 summer semester. Has semesters - but now have Fall, Sprint, and Summer.
  • Pitch day - people pitch project. Find out ahead of time - get some students interested ahead of time.
  • 8 projects with - 4-6 students per project.
  • Remote control tractor - interesting. Medical imaging and robotics. Looking for projects.