2025-10-10: An Internship Experience With the Internet Archive as a Google Summer of Code Contributor
In the summer of 2025, I was selected for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) , a program that introduces new contributors to open source software development. I had the opportunity to contribute to the Internet Archive , an organization I have long admired for its efforts to preserve digital knowledge for all. Numerous open source organizations annually participate in the program as mentoring organizations ( 2025 mentoring organizations ), and that includes the Internet Archive . As a GSoC contributor, I was mentored by Dr. Sawood Alam , Research Lead of the Wayback Machine and WS-DL alum. Over the coding period, our project focused on detecting social media content in TV news, specifically through logo and screenshot detection. My work as a contributor is documented in my previous blog post , while this post highlights the GSoC program and my experience in it. Becoming a GSoC contributor Becoming a GSoC contributor is open to any beginners in open source (student or non-student) wh...