diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
index b89fb04345..66add582d7 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ Copyright:
   Copyright 2017, Parminder Singh <parmsingh101@gmail.com>
   Copyright 2017, CodeAi <benjamin.bales@assrc.us>
   Copyright 2017, Franciszek Stokowacki <franek.stokowacki@gmail.com>
-
+  Copyright 2017, Samikshya Chand <samikshya289@gmail.com>
+  
 License: BSD-3-clause
   All rights reserved.
   .
diff --git a/src/mlpack/core.hpp b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
index f9a9ea74a2..8b1d308448 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/core.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
  *   - Parminder Singh <parmsingh101@gmail.com>
  *   - CodeAi (deep learning bug detector) <benjamin.bales@assrc.us>
  *   - Franciszek Stokowacki <franek.stokowacki@gmail.com>
+ *   - Samikshya Chand <samikshya289@gmail.com>
  */
 
 // First, include all of the prerequisites.