# Prospective GSoC 2027 Contributor: Introduction and Interest in AiiDA **URL:** \ **Category:** New to AiiDA\ **Tags:** aiida\ **Created:** [September 19, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/prospective-gsoc-2027-contributor-introduction-and-interest-in-aiida/770 "2026-09-19T12:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vividwhisp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/aiida.discourse.group/vividwhisp/32/448_2.png) [@vividwhisp](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/vividwhisp)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/prospective-gsoc-2027-contributor-introduction-and-interest-in-aiida/770/1 "2026-09-19T12:01:36Z")
Hello AiiDA community, My name is Vinesh, and I am a developer with a background in Python and AI/ML. I am writing to introduce myself as a prospective contributor for **Google Summer of Code 2027** under the NumFOCUS umbrella. I have been following AiiDA’s work, particularly the discussions around the **Natural Language Interface for AiiDA** project. I am very interested in contributing to this area, given my experience with NLP and LLM-based systems. I have successfully set up a local AiiDA development environment from the `aiida-core` repository and am currently exploring the codebase and documentation. I wanted to ask for some guidance on how to get involved early in a meaningful way. Are there any specific design discussions or exploratory prototypes related to the NL interface project that would be useful to follow or contribute to? I am eager to learn and engage with the community. Thank you for your time. Best regards, VINESH ---
**Author:** ![vividwhisp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/aiida.discourse.group/vividwhisp/32/448_2.png) [@vividwhisp](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/vividwhisp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/prospective-gsoc-2027-contributor-introduction-and-interest-in-aiida/770/2 "2026-09-20T01:52:52Z")
Environment fully working, ran a `CalcJob` end-to-end, generated the provenance graph, now running the test suite and reading the engine API. Also commented on issue #2908 and would like to take it as a first PR if still open. ---
**Author:** ![vividwhisp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/aiida.discourse.group/vividwhisp/32/448_2.png) [@vividwhisp](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/vividwhisp)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/prospective-gsoc-2027-contributor-introduction-and-interest-in-aiida/770/3 "2026-09-20T18:23:23Z")
I’ve set up my dev environment and am looking for a meaningful contribution. I see many open issues are v3-related or underspecified. Is there a specific area, perhaps around the NL interface direction or transport/repository layer, where a contribution from an external contributor would be genuinely useful right now?