GSoC NumFOCUS 2026

[Dhruv patel]

Hi NumFOCUS GSoC community,

My name is Dhruv. I'm a Python developer with a background in
quantitative finance and I'm preparing my GSoC 2026 application
for the CVXPY sub-organization under NumFOCUS.

About me:
- Strong Python skills (NumPy, pandas, matplotlib, CVXPY)
- Interest in convex optimization applied to finance
- Already built a Markowitz portfolio optimizer using CVXPY
- Currently setting up dev environment and working on first PR

Project I'm proposing:
A benchmark suite for quadratic programs used in quantitative
finance — portfolio optimization, risk parity, factor models —
comparing CVXPY solvers (SCS, CLARABEL, OSQP) on real-world
problem structures.

I've already:
✅ Forked and cloned the CVXPY repo
✅ Set up dev environment and run the full test suite
✅ Read CONTRIBUTING.md completely
✅ Identified first issue to fix

Looking forward to connecting with anyone else applying to CVXPY,
or any mentors who can share guidance on proposal direction.

Thanks!
Dhruv