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 ![GSOC](https://ml4sci.org/images/GSoC/GSoC-icon-192.png)
 
 Please take a look at our [GSoC Page](https://ml4sci.org/activities/gsoc.html) for more details.
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+## GSoC 2026
+This repository contains information and project ideas for Google Summer of Code 2026.
+Students are encouraged to explore project descriptions and contact mentors early.
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+## Baseline ML Strategy
+- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to understand detector feature distributions and data quality issues.
+- Begin with classical baseline models such as Logistic Regression, Random Forest, or Gradient Boosting.
+- Address class imbalance using techniques like reweighting or resampling if needed.
+- Evaluate performance using Precision, Recall, F1-score, ROC-AUC, and confusion matrices.
+- Use cross-validation to ensure model robustness across different data-taking periods.