Selected as #1 ranked contributor globally at the PEcAn Project for Google Summer of Code 2026. Working on "Increasing PEcAn Modularity — Refactoring the Trait-Meta-analysis-Configuration Pipeline" under mentor Mike Dietze (Boston University). 📅 May – September 2026  |  7+ PRs merged  |  ~2000+ lines of code changed

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• 🏆 GSoC 2026 — Selected #1 globally at the PEcAn Project out of a competitive applicant pool
• 🌿 Active contributor at 5+ open-source organizations with 15+ merged PRs
• 🔧 Experienced in Java (Spring Boot) and Python — building clean, scalable backend systems
• 💻 Solved 211+ LeetCode problems (83 Easy · 113 Medium · 15 Hard) | Contest Rating 1416
• 📚 Exploring ecological informatics, RAG agents, and LLM integration
• ⚡ 169 active days on LeetCode | Max streak: 29 days

15+ total merged PRs across 5+ organizations · ~3000+ lines of code contributed

Real-time bus tracking system with live location updates for college students.
Java Spring Boot WebSocket HTML/CSS

Full-stack web app for managing student records with CRUD operations.
Java Spring Boot MySQL HTML/CSS

Chrome extension that verifies news authenticity in real-time using AI/LLM.
Python LLM Integration JavaScript Chrome Extension API

211 Problems Solved  |  Contest Rating: 1416  |  169 Active Days  |  Max Streak: 29

I'm always open to collaborating on open source projects, backend systems, or anything that involves solving real-world problems with clean code. Hit me up!

⚡ "First, solve the problem. Then, write the code." — John Johnson

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