Monday, May 11, 2026
On behalf of the entire OWASP Foundation, it is our absolute pleasure to welcome 26 new contributors to Google Summer of Code 2026. This summer, you’re not just writing code, you’re helping build a more secure world, one commit at a time.
OWASP’s mission has always been clear: no more insecure software. Every year, GSoC brings us fresh energy, brilliant minds, and bold ideas that push that mission forward. This year is no exception.
Our 2026 contributors are tackling some of the most exciting and impactful challenges across OWASP’s ecosystem. A warm welcome goes out to each of you:
OWASP BLT
- Ananya19
- Md Kaif Ansari
- Preetham Poojari
- Sakshee Suman
OWASP Cornucopia
- Ayman Algamal
- Mahaboobunnisa Md
- Mradul Tiwari
OWASP DSOMM
- sawankshrma
OWASP FinBot
- ashike25
- Muhammad Daniyal
- Nitin Awari
- Regis
- stealthwhiz
OWASP Honeypot
- R1sh0bh
OWASP Nest
- Ahmed Gouda
- Anurag Yadav
- harshitverma
- Rudransh Shrivastava
OWASP Nettacker
- Aarush_289
OWASP OWTF
- Abhay Bansal
- piyushgupta
- saurabh42
OWASP OpenCRE
- Manshu Saini
- PRATEEKSINGHWY
- ParthAggarwal
OWASP Pygoat
- samyak003
Highlights from the 2026 Project Slate
This year’s projects span the full spectrum of application security, and a few themes stand out:
Agentic AI Security is a major focus, with multiple contributors — ashike25, Muhammad Daniyal, Nitin Awari, Regis, and stealthwhiz — building guardrail and detection frameworks for OWASP FinBot, one of the most forward-looking projects in the OWASP portfolio.
Developer Tooling & Automation shines through projects like Mradul Tiwari’s work automating print-ready PDF generation for Cornucopia, sawankshrma’s Angular 13→21 upgrade for DSOMM, and Md Kaif Ansari’s ambitious BLT-Next migration from a Django monolith to a modern edge-based architecture.
Security Knowledge & Intelligence takes center stage with Manshu Saini and ParthAggarwal both working on OpenCRE, alongside PRATEEKSINGHWY’s work on The Librarian module for the OWASP Agent.
Community & Transparency are at the heart of contributions from Anurag Yadav (OWASP Pulse & Contributor Recognition Program), Rudransh Shrivastava (Board Activity and Candidate Verification), and Harshit Verma (OWASP Community Snapshots).
A Word of Thanks to Our Mentors
None of this would be possible without our incredible mentors. Thank you to:
OWASP BLT
- Ankitsinghsisodya
- BishalDas — LinkedIn
- CarlaV
- Chigorin.1337
- DonnieBLT
- Jisan
- Ramansh
- Rinkit Adhana — LinkedIn
OWASP Cornucopia
OWASP DSOMM
OWASP FinBot
- CarolinaS — LinkedIn
- Helen Oakley — LinkedIn
- Nirupam
- Sanjeev Agarwal — LinkedIn
- Venkata Sai Kishore Modalavalasa — LinkedIn
OWASP Honeypot
- Adrian Winckles — LinkedIn
OWASP Nest
- Arkadii Yakovets — LinkedIn
- Ime Iyonsi — LinkedIn
- Kateryna Golovanova — LinkedIn
- Kriti Birda — LinkedIn
- Marie Wang — LinkedIn
- Noland Crane — LinkedIn
- Rishi Mondal — LinkedIn
- Raja Nagori — LinkedIn
- Wandji Collins — LinkedIn
OWASP Nettacker
- Sam Stepanyan — LinkedIn
OWASP OWTF
OWASP OpenCRE
OWASP Pygoat
Special Acknowledgement
A special thanks goes to Stephanie Taylor and Mary Radomile, the Google GSoC Program Leads, for their essential support and dedication to the program.
What Comes Next
Communicate early and often, lean on the community, document everything, and be bold. You were selected because we believe in your ideas. Welcome to the OWASP family — we can’t wait to see what you build this summer.
All the best,
Fabio Cerullo & Starr Brown
OWASP GSoC Org Admins