Scientific software / AI systems / open source

I build systems that make the hard parts faster, safer, and useful.

Abid Khan is a 19-year-old Computer Engineering student in India, accepted for GSoC 2026 with NumFOCUS/scikit-bio. His work spans Numba-optimized bioinformatics, AI reliability tooling, civic tech, healthcare AI, and live developer platforms.

Accepted GSoC contributor Live users + OSS reviews Benchmarks, not vibes
GSoC 2026NumFOCUS / scikit-bio
500+ usersAdventurers Guild
99 reposGitHub public footprint
NASASpace Apps Regional Finalist
Open PawsAI + advocacy tooling

01 / Case Files

Flagship work, presented as systems.

The strongest projects here are not just apps. They are operating environments: scientific compute paths, user marketplaces, civic intelligence workflows, and clinical AI infrastructure.

The design language is intentionally light, precise, and evidence-led: closer to a product/research workspace than a flashy student landing page.

Developer marketplace

Adventurers Guild

Quests → XP → Rank → Work

Gamified platform where developers complete real quests, gain XP, and rank up from F to S tier. Selected for GirlScript Summer of Code 2025 and NSOC, with active user and contributor workflows.

500+Users
25Forks
LiveStatus
Next.jsTypeScriptPrismaStripe

Civic AI

Open Permit

Permit → Legal context → Objection

AI system for generating legal objections to factory farm and planning permit proposals across jurisdictions. Born at Code 4 Compassion, then developed into a civic intelligence platform.

8+Countries
37Frameworks
LiveStatus
AI/NLPCivic TechLegal Workflows

Healthcare AI

Knight Medicare

Clinical data → Safety → Backend

Clinical AI infrastructure for diagnosis support and patient data management. Abid is CTO and co-founder, building production readiness and security hardening into the backend.

CTORole
AIClinical tooling
OpenPR #206
Full-stackSecurityBackendHealthcare

02 / Evidence

Technical proof beats portfolio theater.

The site should make the work legible: benchmarks, reviewed PRs, production risk reduction, and concrete engineering constraints.

Selected OSS contributions

RepoWorkSignal
scikit-bio#2429, #2436Array API foundation for GSoC performance work
daytona#4107Merged sync-session stdin handling fix
nextflow#6869Clarified staged path behavior in bioinformatics pipelines
scanpy#3986Reduced duplicated scientific docs drift
codecarbon#1080CLI robustness for emissions tooling
kepler#2431Minimal install path for Kubernetes energy monitoring
benchmark.snapshot
center_distance_matrix prototype

Size      Cython      Numba @njit(parallel=True)
n=500     0.39 ms     0.34 ms
n=1000    1.75 ms     1.01 ms
n=3000    19.3 ms     7.91 ms

Result: 2.4x faster at n=3000
Accuracy: max abs diff < 1e-15
Memory: in-place pattern preserved

dispatch target:
Numba CPU -> Numba CUDA -> Array API fallback

03 / GitHub

Recent work clusters around trust.

The current engineering pattern is clear: AI output validation, security hardening, maintainership structure, and production readiness.

Recent public PRs

desloppify intelligence gate

De-hallucination gate for API veracity in Open Paws AI workflows.

Merged

Adventurers Guild security

TLS production guard, PII log removal, and URL sanitization.

Open

Knight Medicare readiness

Security hardening and backend production enhancements.

Open

pydantic-ai validation

Strict runtime validation for tool outputs in Python AI tooling.

Open

Current roles

GSoC Contributor

NumFOCUS / scikit-bio, Numba-optimized performance-critical functions.

Accepted

Rapid Impact Developer

Open Paws AI tooling for animal advocacy and campaign workflows.

Active

CTO & Co-Founder

Knight Medicare, building clinical AI and backend infrastructure.

Building

Google Gemini Campus Ambassador

Representing Gemini and AI education on campus.

Campus

04 / Field Notes

The blog is where the proof gets unpacked.

The homepage gives the signal. The blog gives the architecture, benchmarks, tradeoffs, and operating notes behind the work.

05 / Contact

Reach out when the work has teeth.

Best fit: scientific Python, AI reliability, civic tech, animal advocacy tooling, healthcare AI, and serious open-source collaboration.

Identity

NameAbid Khan / Abi
Age19
EducationComputer Engineering, GTU - GIDC Navsari
LocationIndia, UTC+5:30

Links

Emailabid@openpaws.ai
Email
GitHubgithub.com/LarytheLord
Open
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/abikhn
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Xx.com/larysonlawliet
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Instagram@aulterabid
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