During August 2025, this developer enhanced the videolan/vlc repository by implementing album identifier exposure and standardized ID handling within the media library. Using C++ and the Qt framework, they introduced MLAudio::getAlbumId() to provide stable album-level identification, extended MLAudioModel to consistently expose album metadata, and developed MLItemId serialization for unified item identification across components. Their work focused on aligning model and data serialization patterns, which improves filtering, search, and analytics capabilities while supporting future machine learning and UI features. This approach strengthened data integrity and enabled seamless cross-component tooling, demonstrating skills in object-oriented programming, software design, and data modeling.