Hello, I'm

Pratham

M.S. Data Science @ Michigan State

Continuously tuning my hyperparameters and dodging overfitting, on and off the screen.

About Me

Driven by curiosity. Grounded in data.

I'm a data scientist focused on uncovering meaningful patterns, building intelligent systems, and making complex ideas easy to understand. I enjoy working at the intersection of ML, analytics, and storytelling.

My experience spans research and industry, from validating forecasting models to prototyping narrative visualizations for technical and non-technical audiences. Along the way, I've led teams, built communities, and helped others turn ideas into working systems.

Outside of work, I dive into Wikipedia articles and catch up to One Piece.

Previously: Michigan State University · AI Club · SpartaHack

Data Science & Machine Learning
Statistics
Data Visualization
A/B Testing
Deep Learning
RAG
PCA
Programming & Development
Python
R
SQL
Git
Docker
HPC
Tools & Platforms
AWS
Azure
Dataiku
PyTorch
Streamlit
Tableau

Experience

Grad Intern Data Scientist Ⅲ

June 2026 - August 2026
Bentonville, Arkansas

Walmart

Designed graph models to track shopper behavior on Walmart.com. Streamlined the performance evaluation of supplier catalogs.

Technologies
Neo4jBayesian StatisticsBigQuery
Key Achievements
  • Analyzed 10M+ daily event logs
  • Pinpointed reasons for lagging product sales

HR AI Data Science Intern

January 2026 - May 2026
Austin, TX

Itron

Launched conversational AI assistants to handle HR policy questions. Programmed backend workflows to aggregate regional timesheets.

Technologies
AzureWorkdayServiceNowAI Clone
Key Achievements
  • Generated $200K+ in Q1 productivity value
  • Eliminated 5+ hours of manual work per cycle

Data Science Intern

May 2025 - August 2025
Cincinnati, OH

GE Aerospace

Contributed to ML projects at a global leader in jet engine manufacturing. Automated pipelines to enhance internal document search.

Technologies
PythonSQLRAGAWS
Key Achievements
  • Improved forecasting accuracy by 10%
  • Engineered a RAG pipeline for a 1000+ page document

Data Science Capstone

January 2025 - May 2025
East Lansing, MI

TechSmith

Developed churn prediction models using subscription data for a leading software platform. Designed dashboards to support visualizations.

Technologies
Scikit-learnStreamlitAutoML
Key Achievements
  • Implemented a churn prediction model for 3000+ customers
  • Deployed a Streamlit dashboard to generate heatmaps

Undergraduate Researcher

September 2022 - Present
East Lansing, MI

SLIM Lab @ MSU

Joined a multidisciplinary research group specializing in computational imaging, neuroscience, and ML. Applied deep learning models to EEG data from meditation studies.

Technologies
Deep LearningPyTorch
Key Achievements
  • Submitted 2 abstracts to top-tier conferences
  • Created group website; eliminated bot traffic

Interests & Side Projects

Beyond the Data

Workout & Fitness

Staying active and healthy through regular workouts, weight training, and maintaining peak physical condition.

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Music

Exploring different genres, discovering new artists, and finding the perfect soundtrack for every moment.

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Spikeball

Playing competitive spikeball matches with friends, improving hand-eye coordination and having a blast outdoors.

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Food

Tasting diverse cuisines, trying new restaurants, and appreciating the art of cooking and dining.

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Mental Math

Ranking top 10% globally in Matiks. Sharpening cognitive skills through rapid mental calculations.

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Anime

Watching and discussing anime series, appreciating the storytelling and artistic creativity in Japanese animation.

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Side Projects

Embodied Drosophila Vision Simulation

Biomechanical 3D Drosophila simulation in MuJoCo modeling compound eye optics and biological Giant Fiber escape reflexes from basketball tracking video.

PythonMuJoCoComputer Vision
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Fitness Evolution & Purchase Analytics

Editorial Streamlit data story mapping 5-year strength training milestones against historical Amazon and Costco procurement data.

StreamlitPandasData Visualization
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EEG Research Poster

Research poster on EEG signal processing and analysis. Exploring brain-computer interfaces and neural data interpretation.

PyTorchSignal ProcessingNeuroscience
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