Bilal worked on the Ensembl/public-plugins repository, focusing on correcting and recalculating database size data across multiple species. He addressed a data integrity issue by updating db_sizes.inc, ensuring that the overall total accurately reflected the sum of individual species’ database sizes. His approach involved rigorous data validation and cross-species consistency checks, with careful change tracking to support downstream analytics and dashboards. Using HTML and data update skills, Bilal’s work improved the accuracy of capacity planning and reporting. The depth of his contribution lay in the attention to detail required for precise numerical adjustments and the propagation of updated totals.