[Maria-developers] Student looking to contribute to MariaDB

Hello everybody, I am a third year student looking to contribute towards MariaDB for the upcoming Google Summer of Code program. I am very proficient in C++, Java, Python and Scheme. I have done some projects in machine learning as well as NLP. My exposure to databases is limited to an undergraduate course on Database systems. What level of knowledge would I need to contribute to the project? What sort of project would be appropriate for my skill set? Thank you, Rishab Jaju.