Contact Information:

Name: Rohan Pandey

Email: rohan1706pandey@gmail.com

Discord Username: rohan_pandeyy

Github Profile URL: https://github.com/rohan-pandeyy

Twitter Username: https://x.com/rohan_pandeyy

LinkedIn Username: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohanpandeyy/

Phone: +91 9971187301

Country of Residence: India

Eligibility Disclosure

What is your age?: 18+ years old.

Are you a relative of any mentor from AOSSIE?: No

Have you already been accepted for GSoC with AOSSIE in a previous year?: No

Disclose any Potential Conflicts of Interest: I would like to disclose two potential conflicts of interests for transparency.

Two seniors from my college, Madhav Gupta (Discord: m4dhav) and Archit Ojha (Discord: archit381_), are currently mentors at AOSSIE of two different projects. I am not in any direct or private communication with any one of them regarding GSoC or AOSSIE.

Nature of Interactions: Madhav Gupta: I first learned about AOSSIE through a university-wide announcement celebrating Madhav’s achievements. This motivated me to explore open-source on my own. At that time, I reached out to him for general guidance on "best practices" for open-source contributions (e.g., how to draft a PR, understanding general rules).

• Most Recent Interaction: Our last discussion took place openly in the AOSSIE Discord "Meeting Room" regarding the PictoPy project. This was a public call attended by several other contributors where he shared general expectations for the application.

Archit Ojha: I recently contacted Archit for professional guidance regarding a campus placement interview at a company where he currently interns. It was through this conversation that I learned he was also a mentor at AOSSIE. Nothing else.

Clarification of Independence: I want to emphasize that my application remains entirely independent of these connections. My contributions and application are for PictoPy, a project mentored by Rahul Harpal (Discord: rahulharpal). This project has no connection to either Madhav or Archit.