EMBL-EBI Google Summer of Code Projects

Welcome to the EMBL-EBI Google Summer of Code (GSoC) project repository

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is a global leader in biological data, developing open data resources and open-source software used by researchers worldwide.

This repository contains project code, documentation, and resources for the EMBL-EBI GSoC 2026 participation.

About Google Summer of Code

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global programme that brings new contributors into open-source software development.

At EMBL-EBI, GSoC projects typically focus on:

• Bioinformatics tools and data infrastructure

• Open-source software for life sciences

• Data visualisation and analytics

• Machine learning applications in biology

• Improving usability and accessibility of scientific resources

Repository structure

projects/
  2026/
    project-1/
      README.md
    project-2/
      README.md
archive/
  2019/

• Each project has its own folder and README

• The main branch always reflects the current year’s projects

2026 Project Ideas

Full details available on our official page

Contributing

We welcome contributions from mentors and collaborators!

• Create a new folder under projects/2026/

• Add a README.md describing the project

• Open a pull request

License

This repository is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all mentors, contributors, and students who make EMBL-EBI’s open-source ecosystem thrive.