**Name: Rishav Gupta**
**Email**: rishavgupta933@gmail.com
**Education**: B-tech (CSE) 2nd year student , Gurunanak Institute of Technology
**Linked-in**: [[ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishav-gupta-edutainer/ | Rishav Gupta ]]
**Github :** [[ https://github.com/Rishavgupta12345 | Rishavgupta12345 ]]
**Other communication modes**: Hangouts, discord, Zulip, Slack.
**Location during GSoC**: kolkata/West Bengal, India
**Synopsis**:
**App**
Wikimedia Commons is an android app by the Wikimedia Foundation that allows users to browse and upload pictures to the Wikimedia commons repository from phones/tablets. Users can select images from the gallery or directly from the camera for an upload.
**Project:**
The project is about improving the UI of the Custom Picture Selector of the app and making quality enhancements.
Issue link: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues/4764
**Implementation**: TODO
**Mentors** :
@Nicolas_Raoul
@Madhurgupta10
@AdityaSrivastav2009
**Timeline** : TODO
**About Me** :
I am Rishav Gupta, a sophomore at [[ https://gnit.ac.in/ | Gurunanak Institute of Technology ]], India pursuing Btech in Computer Science and Engineering (expected 2024). I am an active member of BitByte Coding club of my college.
When I entered college I developed my interest in android development. And worked on different self-made and open source projects. This helped me gain a good knowledge about it.
I like to sing and listen to music. I read self-development books in my free time and solve Rubix cube for fun. I also like to play Valorent.
**Availability** :
- **Are you eligible for Google Summer of Code ?** I’ve read the eligibility criteria and I am eligible to apply for Google Summer of Code.
- **Do you plan to submit any other proposal apart from this one ?** No, I am only submitting this proposal.
- **Do you have any other plans during the period of GSoC ?** No, I don’t have any other plans during the period of GSoC.
- **How many hours can you dedicate to this ?** I have no other commitments this summer. I’ll be able to give 40+ hours per week. If
required I can put in more time to finish up the goals for the week.
- **Have you been selected to GSoC before ?** No, this is my first time participating in GSoC.
**What Excites me about this project** : TODO
**Why should I be selected for the project** : TODO
**Past Experience** :
I’ve worked on many android applications and is learning android dev for a year now. I’ve contributed and collaborated on several open-source projects. I am familiar with git, GitHub, and version control. I have also participated in open source contests like Hacktoberfest and IIT Kharagpur winter of code and successfully cleared them.
**Projects** :
- [[ https://github.com/Rishavgupta12345/minesweeper | Minesweeper ]] - developed a minesweeper android game as an assigned project.
**Relevant Skills**
- Familiar with android architecture components
- UI design in Android.
- Android SDK.
- Jetpack library.
- Github and git Version control.
- Unit Tests in Android.
- can work on both JAVA/KOTLIN
**Contributions to Wikimedia Commons** "TODO