alindima: retain at rank 1

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+# Evidence-0002: Retention at Rank I
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+| **Report Date** | Date of submission (2024/12/19)                                                             |
+| **Submitted by**| Alin Dima                                                                                   |
+
+
+## Member details
+
+- Matrix username: `@alin:parity.io`
+- Polkadot address: `148f8D1P4CP2tV8JuaVHzEXQQgj3jBxEg3k9qZydPzkJjbQG`
+- Current rank: I
+- Date of initial induction: 2024-04-26
+- Date of last report: 2024/10/01
+- Area(s) of Expertise/Interest: Parachains consensus, Elastic Scaling, Availability
+
+
+## Reporting period
+
+- Start date: 2024/10/01
+- End date: 2024/12/19
+
+
+## Evidence
+
+My contributions in these past months have been mostly centered around Elastic Scaling.
+
+### Elastic Scaling
+
+I have continued the implementation of [RFC103](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/103), which enables having an untrusted collator
+set when using elastic scaling:
+- creating v2 receipts on collation-generation: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/5908
+- refactoring and hardening the core index check: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6217
+- validating the receipt version when fetching the collation: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6011
+- adding e2e zombienet-sdk test that verifies elastic scaling works both with the old and new receipt versions: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6452
+- successfully debugged 12 core elastic scaling which will enable 500ms block times: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/6858 
+
+I have also started updating the elastic scaling enablement guide for parachain teams (PR still open): https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6739 
+
+Another notable contribution is my involvement in the design discussions around [streamlined block production](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/5190#issuecomment-2505949587)
+I researched and proposed an alternative implementation idea which would achieve the desired result in a much shorter time
+(thanks to the simpler design, despite it being less efficient). I successfully developed a PoC and tested it with gluttons and spammening parachains.
+The code is available here: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/tree/alindima/post-state-poc
+
+### Other contributions:
+
+- Offering significant guidance and help on the collation fetching fairness PR: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/4880
+- I have started offering technical mentorship for a new hire inside Parity's parachains team (which I'm a part of)
+- Fix a best backable chain reversion bug in prospective parachains: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6417
+- Rewriting some of the flaky zombienet tests to zombienet-sdk: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/6757
+
+Polkadot-sdk reviews: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Aalindima
+
+## Voting record
+*Provide your voting record in relation to required thresholds for your rank.* 
+
+|  Ranks | Activity thresholds | Agreement thresholds | Member's voting activities | Comments |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+|I  |90%   |N/A   |I have voted on 0 out of 0 referenda in which I was eligible to vote (i.e 100 % voting activity).   |There were no referendums available for my rank to vote on.  |
+|II |80%   |N/A   |   |  |
+|III|70%   |100%  |   |  |
+|IV |60%   |90%   |   |  |
+|V  |50%   |80%   |   |  |
+|VI |40%   |70%   |   |  |
+
+
+## Misc
+
+- [ ] Question(s): 
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+- [ ] Concern(s): 
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+- [ ] Comment(s): 
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