Re: [GSoC 2026] AI-Powered Guiding Assistant — Requesting Guide Log Data

[Pavan Kumar]

Hi John,

Thank you for submitting your logs! The data will be extremely valuable for
this project.

I’ll share updates as the project progresses.

Best regards,
Pavan

On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM John Evans <john.e.evans.email at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Pavan,
>
> Welcome to the KStars project!
>
> Your project is very interesting as well as being valuable to the KStars
> community so I'm keen to follow progress as you make it.
>
> I've just submitted my guide logs.
>
> Regards,
> John Evans
>
>
>
> On Mon, 11 May 2026 at 06:26, Pavan Kumar <pk6122004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm Pavan, a GSoC 2026 student working on an AI-powered guiding assistant
>> for Ekos. The idea is to train a lightweight neural network that learns
>> your mount's tracking behavior from guide logs and uses that to predict and
>> correct errors.
>>
>> I've written about the project and approach here:
>> https://www.pavansg.me/blog/gsoc
>>
>> I'm currently collecting guide logs to build the model. If you have any
>> guide logs you'd be willing to share, I'd really appreciate it.
>>
>> I've set up a Google Form where you can upload logs and fill in your
>> equipment details: https://forms.gle/bSGjsS4XmupKJNdSA
>>
>> All data will be used solely for this open-source project. No personal
>> information is required. Any insights or feedback are very welcome!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pavan
>>
>
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