Announcing Oppia’s GSoC 2024 contributors!

[Hasitha Kaushan]

Hi all,

I'm delighted to announce that the following 8 contributors will be working with Oppia as part of Google Summer of Code this year:

Dev Workflow Team (Web)

Name	Intro
Justin Nguyen (mentored by Vojta)	Hi, my name is Justin and I am currently a first-year university student majoring in computer science. I have worked at Oppia for about 4 months as a volunteer and have had a great experience programming and fixing issues. I am very excited to work on this project during summer since I have always enjoyed working with Devops and this project will aim to speed up development for all Oppia developers.
Akhilesh Kumar Yadav (mentored by Christie)	I am a Computer Science Engineering student from Gurgaon India with a keen interest in development technologies. I was looking for an open-source software (OSS) project where I could apply my learning to practical use cases in a complex real-world codebase. I’m grateful that Oppia has provided me with that platform. I am excited about my project "Acceptance Tests” and look forward to learning and growing during this journey. I also eagerly anticipate meeting my fellow GSoC 2024 contributors mentors and admins at Oppia.

LaCE Team (Web)

Name	Intro
Mohd Afzal Khan (mentored by Nikita)	I'm Afzal Khan, a 3rd year engineering student from India, and I'm really excited to work on the project as it will impact a lot of learners. I believe this will provide them with a structured learning path and boost their efficiency. My time in the Oppia community has been great, I've learned a lot from the code reviews and other teammates.
Vir Kothari (mentored by Kevin)	Hi, I'm Vir Kothari, an 18 year old tech enthusiast. I've been curious about tech ever since I was a child and fell in love with coding when I learned about game development in around 8th grade. Ever since then, I've had fun toying with new technologies and started my open source journey very recently. It has been an amazing experience collaborating with Oppia and I really look forward to the journey ahead.
Akash Paloju (mentored by Harsh)	I am a Full Stack Web developer from India. I love to build efficient and accessible Web Apps using my skills in OOPs , System Development, Data Structures and Algorithms. I am excited about my project in which I develop accessible, responsive and user-friendly UIs. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Oppia community, which aligns with my passion for making education accessible and engaging.
Pritam Singh (mentored by Nikhil)	I'm Pritam Singh, a dedicated software developer eager to contribute to oppia's mission. I'm enthusiastic about utilizing my skills to create a meaningful impact within the oppia community.

Android Team

Name	Intro
Saptak Manna (mentored by Adhiambo)	I'm Saptak Manna, a Computer Science & Engineering student, excited to embark on this journey with Oppia for GSoC 2024. I'm particularly enthusiastic about this learning opportunity and eager to collaborate with the Oppia community to make a positive impact through my project.
Rama Devi (mentored by Ben)	I'm Rama Devi, aka RD, from Chennai, India. I'm pursuing my master's degree. I've transitioned from web to Android development over the past three years and participated in GSoC'23.

If you’d like to learn more about what they'll be doing, you can find their proposals on the Oppia wiki. We will add the proposals to the wiki soon.  Each contributor will also be maintaining a weekly contribution journal which will also be linked on the wiki page.

Please join me in congratulating them, and we look forward to an enjoyable and fulfilling summer ahead!

Thanks,

Sandeep, Sean and Hasitha (for the Oppia GSoC team)