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Jan 30, 2026
SONiC Mentorship Spotlight: Meghana Ambalathingal on Improving Test Flakiness and Runtime in sonic-swss
The SONiC Mentorship Program brings together new SONiC contributors and mentors to work hands-on on real-world technical challenges and strengthen the open networking community. In this spotlight, we speak with Meghana Ambalathingal, a recent UC Berkeley graduate, about her work on improving test speed, reliability, and determinism in the sonic-swss…
Jan 29, 2026
SONiC Mentorship Spotlight: Kalyan Pullela on Advancing Dataplane Testing with SONiC-Alpine
As part of the SONiC Mentorship Program, contributors work closely with experienced mentors to tackle real-world technical challenges and strengthen the open networking ecosystem. In this spotlight, we speak with Kalyan Pullela, a first-year PhD student at Oklahoma State University, about his work on integrating SONiC-alpine dataplane testing into SONiC’s…
Dec 3, 2025
2025 SONiC Hackathon Most Innovative Award Spotlight: Data Path Diagnostics on SONiC
At the 2025 SONiC Hackathon, innovation meant tackling challenges that are rarely seen, and even harder to diagnose. The Most Innovative Award was presented to Sridhar Talari, Anand Mehra, and Xiaohu Huang from Cisco for their work on a key feature: data path diagnostics on SONiC. Silent packet corruption and…
Nov 24, 2025
2025 SONiC Hackathon Most Wanted by Devs Award Spotlight: SONiC COWBOYS
Among 31 teams from 12 organizations competing in this year’s SONiC Hackathon, one project earned exceptional enthusiasm from the developer community. The Most Wanted by Devs Award was awarded to the SONiC COWBOYS team from Alibaba Cloud’s Network R&D Department: Jiayi Hu (team lead), Yubin Li, Fengsheng Yang, and Shijie…
Nov 21, 2025
2025 SONiC Hackathon Most Impactful Award Spotlight: Optimizing Output Buffer Memory for Show Commands
The 2025 SONiC Hackathon brought together 31 teams from 12 organizations, guided by 9 judges who evaluated contributions across innovation, scalability, and real-world impact. Among this year’s standout entries, one project delivered a solution that resonated deeply with operators who manage SONiC at scale. The Most Impactful Award went to…
Nov 17, 2025
2025 SONiC Hackathon Rising Star Award Spotlight: AutoSONiC
The 2025 SONiC Hackathon brought together 31 participating groups from 12 organizations, evaluated by a panel of 9 expert judges, showcasing some of the most innovative thinking across the SONiC community. Among this year’s standout contributors was Kalyan Pullela, a PhD student at Oklahoma State University and the sole member…
