16:08 < zoq> rcurtin: Refactored the FFN and RNN class: https://github.com/zoq/mlpack/tree/ann_batch

16:52 < rcurtin> zoq: awesome, if that has all the changes then do you want to open a PR and we can update Rajiv on what we've done?

17:04 < zoq> Right now it does not include the changes from your branch, so either we merge your branch first or I cherry pick the commits; either way it's fine for me.

17:32 < kaushik_> rcurtin: hi, here to tell you that I will be able to work on the Serialize() port only after 14th.

20:17 < Akshay> hello everyone!

20:19 < Akshay> Can anyone point me to some low hanging fruits? and in which no one is working?

20:33 < zoq> Akshay: You could skim over the open issues and maybe there is something interesting, also we are always open for new contributions.

22:40 < gk__> hi, I'm a student interested to join mlpack's development

22:41 < gk__> my name is gaurav and I'm from India.

22:43 < gk__> ry

22:43 < gk__> My interests lie in Computer Vision, specifically Object detection and segmentation. I have been reading the source for the last week particularly ann

22:44 < gk__> please guide me

22:45 < zoq> gk__: Hello Gaurav, reading the source code is a good start also make sure to skim over: http://www.mlpack.org/involved.html

22:46 < zoq> We are always open for new contributions, maybe you have something interesting you like to contribute or you find and interesting issue.

22:46 < gk__> zoq: I have already compiled from source and will continue to look in the source code.

22:47 < gk__> And the documentation

22:48 < zoq> gk: Sounds good, if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

22:50 < gk__> Yes, I had a question. When installing armadillo 8.1 from source, in it's installation instructions, some packages were recommended like OpenBLAS, SuperLU and ARPACK.

22:51 < gk__> I wanted to know whether these are important in the context of mlpack

22:56 < zoq> OpenBlas is a high-speed LAPACK and BLAS replacement, so it could be faster, same for SuperLU; it's not necessary to make a contribution since armadillo already abstracts everything for you.

22:58 < gk__> Thanks for the clarification.