GSoC Introduction - Extending Tor Network Metrics

To: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: GSoC Introduction - Extending Tor Network Metrics

From: kevin berry <xckjb88@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 17:12:45 -0400

Delivered-to: archiver@xxxxxxxx

Delivered-to: or-talk-outgoing@xxxxxxxx

Delivered-to: or-talk@xxxxxxxx

Delivery-date: Sat, 01 May 2010 17:12:54 -0400

Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=HWL9lRA+9v+mVDFHpPgmulX1hfeBgE8XzkPAYeOc80M=; b=GuTyK4Pm+nLTqlfQBCK+fGzbDts8+V3HFReehtcy3UK96lOkezqMIp/JXzvBZ3W/6K bL8qg/mYh4RHAeqY/SRokh8PJkvPiNV538b//fOdLzDIuZz99wFNECSbMqnX0NN2NZ+g BHiKluneW2amwOOVJty6ybgBDpWJEU7qM8AGI=

Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=aOFYpI2E3bJx5rbzwMULMEvfIe37JlgsZlpWujN4Neto0oqBasdxXJmQhXu14TgWAz Tywr2OoA74X5A24p/xoYPfL4M0JPp8aImLAJZydwQ3FlIIDIKuHBpaT03Da9hRPNJudA zl7rXZQRA7i3b6FaeUDMTr0Wn/O8rOTha0qqo=

Reply-to: or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sender: owner-or-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm Kevin Berry, one of the GSoC students working for Tor this summer. Originally from New Jersey, I'm currently a junior at Villanova University in Philadelphia. I will be guided by Karsten on "Extending Tor Network Metrics." My plans revolve around porting Ernie (the metrics portal software) to a dynamic web application. I will add a search feature to the *large* amount of relay descriptor data (for specific items like server names, characteristics), and automate the collection and publishing of a few high-level network statistics. If you haven't yet read my initial proposal, I'm including it here: http://kjb.homeunix.com/files/gsoc2010_tor_application.html . The timeline was made a bit more specific since I submitted it. Lots to do!

I plan on hosting my GSoC blog and project at http://kjb.homeunix.com . Since a bit of my project involves web development, I plan to have snapshots of my project hosted there. It's a dynamic dns domain pointing to a box at home, so I apologize if it is slow/unreliable at times.

I'm usually idling in oftc and freenode as kjbbb. I've already met a few of you, but definitely feel free to drop me a line. I will be around a lot more often after finals end next week, so I will have time to set up, ask questions, and get ready to begin working this summer. I'm excited to be able to dedicate my full time to open source and Tor, so thank you Google and everyone else involved for giving me this great opportunity!

Kevin