Hello.
I am a student at the University of Macedonia. I will graduate in September and will continue my studies at the master level.
During my studies, I participated in a project entitled “Using hybrid artificial intelligence models combined with machine learning, Big Data and IoT technologies for forest fire prediction and management”. The research can be found at https://firetell.github.io/.
Since the topic of fire prevention is a very important issue for my country, I would like to pursue it in master as a thesis and build an mvp, a model device. The algorithms are available but I’m not sure which model of Banana Pi I could use. Possibly one with processing power but also memory. Please suggest one.
As experience with Pi boards, I have only used the Raspberry Pi. I have built and written documentation for several projects. You can find several here https://iosifidis.github.io/.
I run https://shop.plati.ma and have the SBC-focused YouTube channel @PlatimaTinkers.
I am happy to test and review any boards if you want. I share a real-world experience though, so people know what they are getting into. If I find faults or challenges, I’ll share them, and of course also show users how to overcome them if I find a solution.
I am also starting to work on my own add-on components for SBCs, which I intend to make compatible where possible.
If not all good, just saw this thread and thought I’d drop a line.
Developers of various open source communities. Can add banana pi-related product support in your own community.
I’m active in various open source communities and currently working at Cisco, where we contribute to numerous open initiatives: https://opensource.cisco.com/
I’m personally interested in obtaining a BPI-R4 Pro development board to support the following open source projects:
Multimedia (XBian / LibreELEC / Kodi):
I’ve been developing and testing media center platforms like XBian and LibreELEC on various SBCs, primarily the Raspberry Pi. The BPI-R4 Pro’s powerful hardware makes it an ideal candidate for running and optimizing Kodi.
Virtualization:
With increased interest in alternatives to VMware (e.g., Proxmox, PXVIR, XCP-ng, oVirt), I’d like to explore lightweight virtualization on the BPI-R4 Pro. The MT7988 SoC and 10G networking make it suitable for SBC-based homelab and edge computing scenarios.
Networking (OpenWRT / DD-WRT):
I currently run DD-WRT on several routers and would like to contribute to testing and performance evaluation of Wi-Fi 7 support in OpenWRT on the BPI-R4 Pro.
NAS (Nextcloud / ownCloud)
I would like to do some Nextcloud/ownCloud performance testing, leveraging its high‑speed NVMe storage and 10G/2.5G network capabilities for private cloud storage. The board’s M.2 NVMe slot and fast networking would support efficient data throughput and responsiveness, particularly when paired with proper caching strategies. Previous setups on SBCs like Raspberry Pi have shown that performance improves significantly with SSD boot drives and optimized caching.
I currently work with a variety of boards including:
Gigabyte GA-9SISL-SI
Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F
ASRock D1521D4I
Raspberry Pi v2 to v5
The above x86 and ARM-based platforms supports my ongoing development in networking, virtualization, and media streaming. The BPI-R4 Pro would allow me to engage in next-gen Wi-Fi 7 and 10G networking tests.
If selected to receive a board, I’d be happy to share my development experience and results on the Banana Pi BBS, and potentially through blog posts or video content.
Let me know if you should have any questions and thank you for considering my application.
Krzysztof