Update docs: Enhance CONTRIBUTING.md with performance section & add Contributors widget to README

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -326,14 +326,23 @@ def extract_entities(
 
 ## Types of Contributions
 
-### Code Contributions
+### 💻 Code Contributions
 
-- Bug fixes
-- New features
-- Performance improvements
-- Refactoring
+- **Bug Fixes**: Resolving issues reported in the issue tracker.
+- **New Features**: Implementing new capabilities (please discuss via an issue first!).
+- **Refactoring**: Improving code structure and maintainability without changing behavior.
+- **Algorithm Optimization**: Improving the efficiency of graph algorithms and vector search.
 
-### Documentation Contributions
+#### ⚡ Performance and Latency
+We deeply value efficiency. Contributions that make Semantica faster and lighter are highly appreciated!
+
+- **Latency Reduction**: Optimizing critical paths, reducing function call overhead, and improving response times for RAG pipelines.
+- **Memory Optimization**: Reducing memory footprint during graph processing and vector operations.
+- **Throughput**: Improving the number of operations processed per second (e.g., bulk ingestion, parallel queries).
+- **Benchmarks**: Adding performance benchmarks to track regressions.
+- **Async/Concurrency**: Improving asynchronous execution and concurrency handling.
+
+### 📚 Documentation Contributions
 
 - Fix typos and grammar
 - Improve clarity

README.md

@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ git push origin feature/your-feature
 2. **Documentation** - Improvements, tutorials
 3. **Bug Reports** - [Create issue](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/issues/new)
 4. **Feature Requests** - [Request feature](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/issues/new)
+5. **Performance and Latency** - Improve Speed, Performance, and Speedup Semantica 
 
 ### Recognition
 
@@ -594,6 +595,12 @@ Contributors receive:
 - Semantica swag
 - Featured showcases
 
+## 🌟 Contributors
+
+<a href="https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/graphs/contributors">
+  <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=Hawksight-AI/semantica" />
+</a>
+
 ## 📜 License
 
 Semantica is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/Hawksight-AI/semantica/blob/main/LICENSE) file for details.