2025-06-13 –, A113 (capacity 64)
Contributor experience can make or break an open-source project. This talk explores how AI and automation are transforming the contribution workflow by offering personalized onboarding, automating changeset creation, and providing real-time feedback. With AI-powered PR review tools, custom bots, and workflow automation, projects can lower the barrier to entry, improve engagement, and streamline collaboration. We'll showcase real-world examples of how AI-driven solutions—like intelligent review assistants, automated issue triaging, and interactive onboarding bots—are making open source more accessible and efficient for both newcomers and maintainers.
Beginner - no experience needed
Hey there, I'm Aakanksha, a 2023 CSE grad, I'm currently working at Red Hat as an Associate Software Engineer.
I'm an Open Source Enthusiast who has guided 100+ participants to start their open-source journey. I have contributed to numerous open-source projects like AsyncAPI organization, Meshery (a CNCF project), etc and now mentoring various projects and teams.
I have received the prestigious Linux Foundation Training Scholarship (LiFT’23 - Recipient under the Women in Open-Source category
amongst the top 500 scholars globally).
I'm a GitHub Campus Expert where I was selected among the top 65 Campus Experts from around 10,000 global applications and uplifted my local community on campus with training, mentorship, and support from GitHub.