GSOC 2026 Project #19 guidance

[garvittsingla]

Hey @adrianboguszewski
I’m a student with a strong interest in systems programming, and performance-focused software development. I have been actively working on projects involving C++, and real-time processing, and I enjoy building efficient, low-level solutions.

I’m planning to apply for GSoC 2026 with OpenVINO and would really appreciate your guidance on drafting a strong proposal—especially in identifying impactful problem statements and structuring a meaningful contribution.
Please help me finalize the problem statement and draft the proposal !

I have many things and am interested in many Ideas, am getting confused which to pick as many ideas interest me a lot
I have done some system programming in Rust and cpp as well as python and a hell lot of web dev
My opensource Contributions till now
My experience :

1. Worked on imagediff system for scummvm in python https://github.com/sev-/ImageDiff/pull/2
2. Changed some low level config for RS tiled Make SFML and GGEZ examples optional features so tests can run mapeditor/rs-tiled#337
3. Mentored a open source language learning Project under hacktoberfest made entirely in RUST https://github.com/Open-Source-Chandigarh/praxis
4. Was a Async builder in Turbin3(Solana based cohort) and made smart contracts in Rust and Anchor

Hope you get a idea of the things I did and my background
Any suggestions from your side?

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from your insights.

Best regards,
Garvit Singla

[adrianboguszewski]

Please talk to the mentors, they will decide. But remember to use our template in the proposal.

[garvittsingla]

Just mentioned them here only in discussion? Sorry for asking but is it a only way of contact to mentors?
Waiting for their reply!!

[adrianboguszewski]

Yes. They are usually very responsive, but please note they are located in the US timezone.

[garvittsingla]

Hi @freddychiu @ravi9 — I'm interested in Project 19 (OVMS One-Command Installer & CLI).
My background includes Python, Bash scripting, REST/SSE APIs, and I've built CLI tools before (https://github.com/Open-Source-Chandigarh/praxis in Rust). My further more opensource contributions are mentioned above in thread please have a look at it

How I am Different from other candidates?

I have already worked with chat bots and CLI tools before and I like working on CLI tools. I have also incorporated many CLI libraries like RATATUI in Rust. Moreover I have made a ImageDIFF tool for scummvm in python only, https://github.com/sev-/ImageDiff/pull/2
I have already built CLI tool before (https://github.com/Open-Source-Chandigarh/praxis in Rust)

My plan: build the install-ovms.sh bootstrap script first, then the ovms run REPL wrapping the existing OVMS binary.
Like I have many doubts and things to ask but one of them is is Windows support equal priority to Linux?

Happy to share my thinking and answer tour questions
Please guide me in making my Proposal!!
Looking forward to your guidance.

[ravi9]

Hi @garvittsingla ,
Thank you for your interest in this project.
Yes, Windows support is equally important !

Thanks,
Ravi.

[garvittsingla]

Ahh okay, how should i draft my proposal? Do you want anything specific ? Should i share my approach?

[ravi9]

Here is a guide to follow: https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/wiki/Google-Summer-Of-Code#application-template

[garvittsingla]

@ravi9 @freddychiu
here is the proposal I submitted, let me know what you think
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FgZgHvWiEulbsQBs7LDpj-qu0hfMLyWr/view?usp=sharing

[mjdomeik]

Garvit, Hello. I hope you are well. Praveen is out this week. What questions do you have on the project? If you’d like feedback on your approach, please share. Thanks! Max From: Garvit Singla ***@***.***> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 3:16 AM To: openvinotoolkit/openvino ***@***.***> Cc: Domeika, Max J ***@***.***>; Mention ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [openvinotoolkit/openvino] GSOC 2026 Proposal draft guidance (Discussion #34917) Hey Mentors @praveenkk123<https://github.com/praveenkk123> @mjdomeik<https://github.com/mjdomeik> I am finding No-Code AI Workflow Automation with n8n and OpenVINO Model Server for GPU/NPU interesting , can you share me some insights other than description provided or tell you straight my approach open to answer all your questions Regarads — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#34917?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAKC5ZN2TXACYHXF2GWFEE34SOWVPA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRTGA3TMMBTUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-16307603>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAKC5ZJV67ROT4SGFCREEV34SOWVPAVCNFSM6AAAAACW6SQFM2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMMZQG43DAMY>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>>

[mjdomeik]

Hi, Yes, please follow the guidelines explained in the link below. https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/wiki/Google-Summer-Of-Code Yes, it would be good to provide some details on your approach. Thanks! Max From: Garvit Singla ***@***.***> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2026 8:12 AM To: openvinotoolkit/openvino ***@***.***> Cc: Domeika, Max J ***@***.***>; Mention ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [openvinotoolkit/openvino] GSOC 2026 Proposal draft guidance (Discussion #34917) Ahh okay, how should i draft my proposal? Do you want anything specific ? Should i share my approach? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#34917?email_source=notifications&email_token=AAKC5ZMC7BTJLCDEAPLJBM34SVCCJA5CNFSNUABIM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2ENFZWG5LTONUW63SDN5WW2ZLOOQXTCNRTGI4DMOJTUZZGKYLTN5XKO3LFNZ2GS33OUVSXMZLOOSWGM33PORSXEX3DNRUWG2Y#discussioncomment-16328693>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAKC5ZJUSLDXAL2GMP7XJ5L4SVCCJAVCNFSM6AAAAACW6SQFM2VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTMMZSHA3DSMY>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>>