Speaker - Shashank Shekhar Singh

Shashank Shekhar Singh is an accomplished and driven individual with a strong passion for technology and innovation in Open Source Softwares. Currently he is pursuing his undergraduate course in his third year at IIT BHU in India. He is a Machine Learning Intern at American Express and currently leads the CoPS-IG (Programming Group) at IIT BHU. A selected contributor for Google Summer of Code 2024 with HumanAI, he is also a part of the LFX Mentorship Program under the Linux Foundation Networking and is contributing to libbitcoin as part of the Summer of Bitcoin 2024. Shashank gained industry experience as a Data Science Intern at Blue Yonder and showcased his technical prowess during the Inter IIT Tech Meet 13, collaborating with Adobe. As a core member of CoPS SDG, he consistently fosters collaborative learning and open-source contributions. With 7 hackathon victories under his belt, Shashank demonstrates a strong problem-solving mindset, leadership abilities, and a deep commitment to leveraging technology for real-world impact.