Shivank Anchal contributed to privacy-preserving logging and stream data optimization across two Rust-based projects. In holochain/kitsune2, Shivank refactored the bootstrap server to move address logging from the core library to the binary, preventing sensitive information leaks when used as a library and maintaining backward compatibility through a new print_addrs method. For openobserve/openobserve, Shivank developed a feature to selectively track distinct field values in stream data, optimizing storage and performance, and improved error handling in the Search Service Cluster HTTP Module by replacing unsafe unwraps with robust propagation patterns. The work demonstrated depth in Rust, backend development, and system programming.