During February 2025, Yuqian Niu focused on enhancing the stability of the H.265 decoding pipeline in the intel/vpl-gpu-rt repository. He addressed a memory management issue by ensuring that slice objects were properly stored before decoding, which prevented memory leaks when frame decoding failed. This work required careful low-level programming in C++ and a strong understanding of memory management and video decoding internals. By validating the fix with appverifier, Yuqian reduced the risk of leaks and improved reliability under error conditions. The depth of this work reflects targeted debugging and a methodical approach to maintaining robust streaming performance in complex systems.