Archives: Volunteers

  • Google exploreCSR

    Google exploreCSR

    Mentored Underrepresented Students in Tech – Guided undergraduates in ML, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision under Google exploreCSR grant.

    Developed AI Projects with Google AIY Vision Kit – Led a project using Raspberry Pi, TensorFlow, and CNN to identify grocery products and calculate prices, presented at a semester symposium.

    Advanced Diversity in Computing – Supported Google’s mission of fostering inclusivity by mentoring historically marginalized students in research-focused computing pathways.

  • National Cyber League by CyberSkyline

    National Cyber League by CyberSkyline

    Ranked in the top 3% nationally (176th out of 6,102) in the NCL Spring 2021 Individual Game, demonstrating exceptional cybersecurity problem-solving skills.

    Ranked 37th nationally and 5th in the Silver Bracket (top 1%) in the NCL Spring 2021 Team Game, showcasing elite performance in real-world cybersecurity challenges.

    Achieved 100% mastery in Cryptography, Forensics, Log Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, OSINT, and Scanning & Reconnaissance, proving deep expertise across critical cybersecurity domains.

    Scored 2,765/3,125 (Individual) and 2,730/2,965 (Team), surpassing national benchmarks, highlighting advanced analytical and technical proficiency in cybersecurity.

    Certification Links:
    https://cyberskyline.com/report/LWFDU6AWEFUU
    https://cyberskyline.com/report/ECH6G0KET8R8

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) University Club

    Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) University Club

    Served as Secretary for Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), managing communication and scheduling of meetings and events.

    Organized and maintained records of club activities, ensuring efficient information dissemination to members.

    Collaborated with other club officers to plan and execute workshops, hackathons, and tech talks, enhancing student engagement and professional development.

    Archive Club Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20210929052809/https://www.pfw.edu/student-life/student-organizations/association-for-computing-machinery

  • Google Code-In

    Google Code-In

    Mentored pre-university students in open-source development for the Google Code-In 2019 program under the Drupal Organization.

    Recognized by Google for outstanding mentorship and awarded a certificate for contributions.

    Designed and curated technical tasks to introduce students to real-world software development in Drupal.

    Reviewed and approved student code contributions, ensuring high-quality open-source development.

    Provided real-time technical guidance via Slack, leading to multiple students listing me as their mentor on Drupal.org.

    Contributed to the final edition of Google Code-In (2019) before the program was discontinued by Google.

    Students who list me as mentor: Student Mentored

    GCI Tasks List: GCI Tasks List

  • Google Summer of Code 2019

    Google Summer of Code 2019

    Project: Porting of the Drupal 7 Icon API Module to Drupal 8

    Selected from a global pool of 30,922 applicants as one of 1,276 students accepted into GSoC’19, and successfully completed the program as one of 1,134 contributors.

    Successfully rewrote a legacy Drupal 7 module into modern object-oriented PHP for Drupal 8, aligning it with the Symfony framework and Drupal’s plugin system.

    Overcame major architectural incompatibilities in migrating procedural to object-oriented code while ensuring seamless backward compatibility.
    Developed a modular API enabling icons to be used dynamically in Blocks, Menus, Fields, and Content Filters, improving UI consistency across Drupal sites.

    Created custom FontAwesome integration for Drupal’s ecosystem, optimizing icon rendering for thousands of users.

    Led technical discussions with Drupal’s core maintainers and mentors, ensuring the module met Drupal 8 security and performance standards.
    Contributed code that became part of Drupal’s official module repository.

    Attended weekly Agile SCRUM meetings with mentors and organization admins, improving project planning and collaboration skills.

    Published a detailed technical blog series documenting the module’s migration, architecture changes, and performance optimizations.

    Earned global recognition in the open-source community, reinforcing my expertise in Drupal development and large-scale system migrations.

    GSoC Statistics: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2019/09/google-summer-of-code-2019-statistics.html

    Icon API module: https://www.drupal.org/project/icon_api

    GSoC Project Details: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/projects/4598684933685248

    GSoC Journey Blog: https://malik-naik.blogspot.com/

    GSoC Drupal Page: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/archive/2019/organizations/4872193886912512

    GSoC Drupal Kickoff page: https://groups.drupal.org/node/535117