During March 2026, Nora Howard focused on improving trace data integrity in the airbnb/kaldb repository. She addressed a critical backend issue by implementing normalization and validation of span and trace IDs within the TraceFetcher component. Using Java and unit testing, Nora introduced logic to detect empty or invalid IDs and applied hashing to non-hexadecimal values, ensuring all trace identifiers conformed to a canonical format. This work reduced inconsistencies in trace data and prevented downstream errors in analytics and search pipelines. Her targeted bug fix enhanced the reliability of tracing dashboards and established a stronger foundation for future metrics governance.