// about
Sai Shashank Gandavarapu
Data Scientist with 4 years of combined research and industry experience building data pipelines and ML models using Python and R. Currently pursuing MS in Engineering Data Science at the University of Houston (May 2026).
Previously at Capgemini India where I built production RESTful APIs across 50+ projects and backend systems handling 1M+ records. Now doing research on EEG signal processing and cognitive state detection at UH.
// experience
Research Assistant / Data Scientist
University of HoustonOct 2024 — PresentHouston, TX
- ›Designed AWS-based data pipelines for high-frequency EEG signals using wavelet and Hilbert transforms
- ›Developed regression models achieving R² up to 0.83 correlating multi-modal physiological data
- ›Built classification models improving cognitive-state detection accuracy using scikit-learn and MATLAB
Sr Analyst / Data & Software Engineer
CapgeminiJan 2022 — Jul 2024Hyderabad, India
- ›Designed and deployed applications backed by SQL Server supporting ingestion of 1M+ records
- ›Developed and maintained RESTful APIs across 50+ projects, reducing provisioning time by 75%
- ›Built scalable backend services enabling analytics dashboards used by 20+ internal stakeholders
- ›Achieved 99.9% system uptime by executing 120+ unit tests and resolving 50+ critical defects
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication
VelTech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D InstituteGraduated May 2022Chennai, India
- ›B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering
- ›Foundation in signal processing, embedded systems, and programming
// certifications
Quantitative Research Job Simulation
J.P. Morgan
AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Azure
Agile Software Development
Coursera