During June 2026, contributed to the tracel-ai/burn repository by implementing CubeCL fusion lowering for integer bitwise operations, including AND, OR, XOR, and bit shifts. This work expanded the backend’s fusion capabilities, enabling more efficient execution of workloads that rely on these operations. The approach emphasized test-driven development, with a comprehensive test suite validating both correctness and performance of the new fusion path. Leveraging Rust for backend development and compiler optimizations, the changes improved throughput for integer operations without introducing new bugs. The focus on commit hygiene and performance testing ensured robust integration into the existing codebase and workflow.