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[Nakull Gupta <gupta.nakull@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi,

Below I have tried to answer the questions that have beem mentioned on the
GSoC website by HISP.

   1.

   Who are you? What are you studying?

I am Nakull Gupta - a student at the Birla Institute of Science and
Technology in India. I am pursuing my B.E.(Hons.) in Computer Science over
here.

 I am an ex-GSoC participant for GDCM - Grassroots DICOM (Digital Imaging
and Communications in Medicine)
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- a Medical Imaging Library. Presently I am an Research Intern at Microsoft
Research India ( a six month stint ).Over here I am contributing to the
Technology for Emerging Markets group which develops products and services
for people in Developing countries.


   1.

   Please provide the URL to your DHIS Launchpad personal profile page. (If
   you don't have one yet, please create one.)

https://launchpad.net/~gupta-nakull

   1.

   Why are you the right person for this task?

I have always had an interest in developing products for developing
countries and DHIS2 seems a wonderful effort in this direction. It holds a
great deal of promise for people in my country itself wherein Healthcare
facilities need strong improvements - specifically in rural areas. Both my
parents are doctors practicing in India so I myself have some hands on
experience in managing patient data and treatment programs. I am deeply
motivated for this cause and feel a better healthcare system is a must for
a better society.

Regarding my technical skills I have experience in contributing to Open
Source Projects( past GSoC). I am comfortable with large code bases,
version control( git, bzr, tfs ), agile development, incremental
development etc. I feel confident that I will be able to complete the
project which I undertake and help in creating an impact on the lives of
those who are benefited by HISP.

I am interested in the Project - Dialplan (PBX) generation for patient
communication.

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   What is your work style? How will you personally provide structure,
   discipline, and accountability in your work?

I believe in an incremental approach and that the there should be
deliverable's at each stage of the project. This way there will be
accountability at each stage plus bug tracking and removal will be much
easier. Appropriate buffer time and time for documentation should also be
kept.

Also I will provide periodic updates to my mentor and use the mailing list
and IRC channel when at a roadblock.


   1.

   Do you have any other commitments we should know about?

No. I will be finishing my internship in Microsoft Research by 15th of
June. After that I will be free for the duration of GSoC.

   1.

   Do you have experience with any of the following technologies: Java,
   JavaScript, Struts, Spring, PostgreSQL, HTML5? (Experience with any/all is
   not a requirement.)

I have experience in Java - did courses in it as well as projects. Also I
have programmed in C++(in my last GSoC) and in C#( at Microsoft Research).
I also have a broad overview of Struts and Springs. Besides I have a decent
experience in Web Technologies ( HTML5, JavaScript). As my project involves
using Asterisk, I have started exploring the commands in it. Also I am
experienced in XML related technologies.

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   List any other web or mobile development experience.

I am a contributor to the VidWiki Project<
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/vidwiki/> - a Microsoft
Research India initiative.

Also I developed a Website for my parents hospital - <

http:// <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/vidwiki/>
www.suryahospital.co.in

> .


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   List any previous experience working with open source projects. (not a
   requirement.)

I participated in the last GSoC for GDCM - a Medical Imaging library
implementing the DICOM standard. My project involved mapping DICOM files to
XML and vice - verse. I also created a XSD and a Relax-ng Schema for the
same.

   1.

   Please provide links to projects created by you and/or source code
   examples.

My github repository for the GSoC Project - <www.github.com/Nakull/GDCM> ,
the wiki page - <
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/gdcm/index.php?title=GSoC_2012_Export_From-To_XML>.
My projects at Microsoft Research are protected by an NDA , so I would not
be able to provide source code examples.

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   What is your preferred method of contact and how should we reach you
   with it? (phone, email, Skype, IRC, IM, etc.)

Skype, Mail, IM(gtalk- gupta.nakull), IRC(by the name of Nakull)

Current Status

I have already downloaded and built the source code. Also I am going
through the demo and prototypes to get an idea about how DHIS2 works. I am
also exploring Asterisk and how it could be used in generating Dial Plans
after parsing Patient Programs.

I hope to be ready with a tentative timeline in some time when I have a
clearer idea of the exact workflow.

I would be grateful if you could provide any feedback as well as any
suggestions on how I should proceed.

Thanks!

Nakull Gupta


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