Re: Introduction and GSoC Questions - Ziad Haithem

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Hi Ziad,

Welcome! You are using the mailing list perfectly.

Our ideas list includes projects that are currently available. You are
welcome to propose your own idea; however, as you noted, that would require
finding a mentor for the project.

Regarding the 5G scanner, I believe this has already been implemented. We
have several other exciting projects listed for this year that may interest
you.

Cheers,

Johannes

On Fri, 6 Mar 2026, 18:50 Ziad Haithem 202201027, <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear GNU Radio Community,
>
> My name is Ziad Haithem, and I am a Communication and Information
> Engineering student from Egypt. I am writing to introduce myself and ask =
a
> few questions regarding GSoC.
>
> I have a strong interest in communication systems and DSP, so I was quite
> excited to see GNU Radio participating in GSoC this year.
>
> I wanted to share a quick story about my experience with SDR last semeste=
r
> in my Digital & Wireless Communication course. Our project was to transmi=
t
> audio or images wirelessly. We used LabVIEW and two NI USRPs. My teammate=
s
> and I decided to be ambitious and build an OFDM-based system. Creating th=
e
> OFDM system in LabVIEW, debugging the issues, and finally transmitting
> audio over a distance of just a few centimeters was one of the most
> painfully educational experiences I've had in college.
>
> I came out of it with one big realization: theory is great, but the thing=
s
> that were a nightmare to deal with were the practical issues you rarely
> think about in a classroom=E2=80=94managing buffers and limited memory,
> synchronizing everything so your demodulation isn't ruined by being off b=
y
> a single sample, and getting creative with debugging techniques just to
> figure out what was breaking.
>
> I feel like developing the skills to tackle these exact issues can only
> come from actually building and contributing to real-world communication
> systems, which is why I am so eager to get involved with GNU Radio.
>
> Regarding GSoC, I had a few questions I was hoping the community could
> help clarify:
>
>    1.
>
>    When it comes to the list of projects from previous years, are all the
>    projects mentioned still available to be proposed this year, or are th=
e
>    ones that had a student attached to them already considered complete?
>    2.
>
>    I wanted to get in contact with the mentors of one of last year's
>    projects (the 5G cell scanner). Their names are listed; however, I don=
't
>    see any actual contact info for them.
>
> Lastly, this is the first time I have used a mailing list. I apologize if
> I have broken any etiquette; please let me know if I have, and where an
> email like this one would be more appropriate to send.
>
> Thank you for your time, and I look forward to contributing.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ziad
> -
> Ziad Haithem Fahmy
> ID:202201027
>
> Communications and Information Engineering Student
>
> Zewail City of Science, Technology and Innovation
>
> Ahmed Zewail Road, October Gardens, Giza 12578, Egypt
> <https://goo.gl/maps/bbNTX7EMrbZA1Lhu7>
>
> www.zewailcity.edu.eg
>
>
> 0120 205 7175
>
> Whatsapp number - 0109 479 1824
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Hi Ziad,<br><br>Welcome! You are using the mailing list p=
erfectly.<br><br>Our ideas list includes projects that are currently availa=
ble. You are welcome to propose your own idea; however, as you noted, that =
would require finding a mentor for the project.<br><br>Regarding the 5G sca=
nner, I believe this has already been implemented. We have several other ex=
citing projects listed for this year that may interest you.<br><br>Cheers,<=
br><br>Johannes<div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_contain=
er" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 6 Mar 2026, =
18:50 Ziad Haithem 202201027, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:s-ziad.fahmy@zewailcity=
.edu.eg">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><p>Dear GNU Radio Community,</p><=
p>My name is Ziad Haithem, and I am a Communication and Information Enginee=
ring student from Egypt. I am writing to introduce myself and ask a few que=
stions regarding GSoC.</p><p>I have a strong interest in communication syst=
ems and DSP, so I was quite excited to see GNU Radio participating in GSoC =
this year.</p><p>I wanted to share a quick story about my experience with S=
DR last semester in my Digital &amp; Wireless Communication course. Our pro=
ject was to transmit audio or images wirelessly. We used LabVIEW and two NI=
 USRPs. My teammates and I decided to be ambitious and build an OFDM-based =
system. Creating the OFDM system in LabVIEW, debugging the issues, and fina=
lly transmitting audio over a distance of just a few centimeters was one of=
 the most painfully educational experiences I&#39;ve had in college.</p><p>=
I came out of it with one big realization: theory is great, but the things =
that were a nightmare to deal with were the practical issues you rarely thi=
nk about in a classroom=E2=80=94managing buffers and limited memory, synchr=
onizing everything so your demodulation isn&#39;t ruined by being off by a =
single sample, and getting creative with debugging techniques just to figur=
e out what was breaking.</p><p>I feel like developing the skills to tackle =
these exact issues can only come from actually building and contributing to=
 real-world communication systems, which is why I am so eager to get involv=
ed with GNU Radio.</p><p>Regarding GSoC, I had a few questions I was hoping=
 the community could help clarify:</p><ol start=3D"1"><li><p>When it comes =
to the list of projects from previous years, are all the projects mentioned=
 still available to be proposed this year, or are the ones that had a stude=
nt attached to them already considered complete?</p></li><li><p>I wanted to=
 get in contact with the mentors of one of last year&#39;s projects (the 5G=
 cell scanner). Their names are listed; however, I don&#39;t see any actual=
 contact info for them.</p></li></ol><p>Lastly, this is the first time I ha=
ve used a mailing list. I apologize if I have broken any etiquette; please =
let me know if I have, and where an email like this one would be more appro=
priate to send.</p><p>Thank you for your time, and I look forward to contri=
buting.</p></div><div><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Ziad</p></div><span class=3D"gmai=
l_signature_prefix">- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"=
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