# GSOC 2026: Intro about myself
**URL:** https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741
**Category:** Google Summer of Code
**Tags:** gsoc-system-tests, gsoc-period-reachout
**Created:** [February 22, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741 "2026-02-22T10:38:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Geethapranay1](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Geethapranay1)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741/1 "2026-02-22T10:38:22Z")
Hello preCICE community,
My name is **Geetha pranay** and I’m currently in my **prefinal year of Mechanical Engineering**. I got increasingly interested in the software aspects of simulation and scientific computing, particularly the architecture, testing and maintenance of large numerical codes.
I came across preCICE while reading about **multiphysics coupling tools** and found it very interesting because it lies exactly on the border between engineering and software engineering. I have been exposed to **computational fluid dynamics** and **numerical methods** during my coursework and coupling independent solvers together “through the cleanest coupling interface”.
For GSoC 2026, the **System Tests Improvements project** is the one I’m most keen on. Rather than increasing the validation of small isolated parts, I like the idea of improving the reliability of the full simulation workflow. In the last few months, I have been improving my python skills and becoming more familiar with Docker and GitHub workflows, and this feels like a way to put those skills into a relevant context.
I’m currently setting up preCICE locally and plan to go through the system tests and **try adding an extra tutorial** as suggested in the entry test. This will undoubtedly require getting to know the preCICE existing testing structure better and offering my assistance where possible.
Happy to receive any suggestions of how to get started digging a little deeper.
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### Author:  [@Makis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Makis)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741/2 "2026-03-16T21:40:35Z")
Welcome, @Geethapranay1!
Mechanical Engineering sounds definitely relevant. Maybe you even get to use preCICE in your thesis / job later on!
Thank you for the PRs, I have already merged one, I will look at the other one as soon as possible:
[https://github.com/precice/tutorials/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3AGSoC+author%3AGeethapranay1](https://github.com/precice/tutorials/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3AGSoC+author%3AGeethapranay1)
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### Author:  [@Geethapranay1](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Geethapranay1)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741/3 "2026-03-17T02:37:46Z")
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!
I’m glad the contribution was useful, I’ve been finding the system tests part really interesting and will keep exploring it further.
I’ll now focus on preparing my proposal based on this work.
And yes, I’d definitely like to use preCICE in my thesis.
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### Author:  [@Geethapranay1](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Geethapranay1)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/gsoc-2026-intro-about-myself/2741/4 "2026-03-21T10:34:49Z")
Hi @Makis
I’ve submitted my initial gsoc 2026 proposal draft for **System Tests Improvements**. It includes my current contributions and a project plan with milestones and deliverables.
I’ll keep refining the write-up and scope based on feedback especially around test selection/tiers, CI logging/artifacts, and safe parallelism, but the full structure and core plan are already in place.
Thanks for your time, and I appreciate any feedback whenever possible.