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General Grant Proposal - PSE/Semaphore Network
- Project: Various support as Embeded engineer in Semaphore Network (ETHSim)
Project Overview 
Overview
This proposal seeks the integration of an embedded engineer into the Semaphore Network team. The intent is to enhance the ongoing development of a project that, while operational in its software and hardware aspects, is still in the phase of exploring product-market fit and has not yet been deployed in targeted regions. Collaboration with EF ecodev and other external contributors is underway to pinpoint suitable locations and prepare for trial implementations. The embedded engineer will be instrumental in nurturing and implementing a range of innovative ideas to construct a robust and effective ecosystem.
Project Details
Current prototype idea: https://hackmd.io/@0Zojkr-jR6mSWu2eKlLtKQ/rkp3U0Lqp as dated on Jan/31
Responsibilities of the Embedded Engineer
- Prototype Development & mobile developement, for ex: Android apps etc.
- Collaboration with Teams
- Technical Expertise, Offering technical guidance and solutions in embedded systems
- Trial Run Preparation, such as assisting in the preparation and execution of trial runs in selected locations.
- Feedback Integration, Analyzing data and feedback from trial runs to refine the system and enhance its suitability for the target markets.
Team 
Team members
- Name: Dingdong Kang
- Email: vito.kang@gmail.com
- Telegram: https://t.me/ddkang
Team's experience
- Embedded software (drivers, kernel, applications) for enterprise/consumer electronic products: video system, smartphone/tablet, smart TV, camera, also smart cards for banking and transportation.
- Troubleshooting / debugging skills in bare metal, real-time multi-task environments.
- Experience with high-performance, robust and scalable solutions.
- Software system integration, version control for leading a demo to mass-production.
- Technical proficiencies include:
- Target OS: Bare metal, Embedded Linux, Android, Ubuntu
- Programming: C, Java, Shell, Python, …
- Hardware platform: ARM, MCU, Smart Card Microcontroller
- Architecture design: UML
Team Code Repos
Development Roadmap 
Due of nature of current project stage, we will submit this section as weekly work hour instead of fixed milestones.
Overview
- Total Estimated Duration: 12 weeks ( Feb/5 - April/26)
- Full-time equivalent (FTE): 16 hrs/ week (see)
- Total Costs: $12,000
Milestone 1:
- Estimated Duration: 4 weeks (Feb/5 - March/1)
- FTE: 1 FTE 16 hr/person, $62.5 /hour
- Costs: $4,000(for 64 hours)
- Estimated delivery date: March/1
Deliverable: Coding for project, a code and/ or write-up.
Milestone 2:
- Estimated Duration: 4 weeks (March/4 - March/29)
- FTE: 1 FTE 16 hr/person, $62.5 /hour
- Costs: $4,000(for 64 hours)
- Estimated delivery date: March/29
Deliverable: Coding for project, a code and/ or write-up.
Milestone 3:
- Estimated Duration: 4 weeks (April/1 - April/26)
- FTE: 1 FTE 16 hr/person, $62.5 /hour
- Costs: $4,000(for 64 hours)
- Estimated delivery date: April/26
Deliverable: Coding for project, a code and/ or write-up.
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