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Parimala Anjanappa

Data Science • AI/ML Engineer • Data Analysis • Software Engineering

Passionate about transforming data into actionable insights and building models that solve real-world problems. Currently seeking opportunities to make meaningful contributions in Data Science and AI.

About Me

My 'why' is rooted in a deep passion for this field and genuine curiosity to solve real-world problems through data and technology. I have masters in Applied data science from Indiana University and ~6 years experience working in IT on ML/ AI/ Data projetcs. I'm grateful for the opportunity to pursue work that challenges me intellectually and fulfills me personally.

I'm actively seeking opportunities to work on impactful projects as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer, or in AI/ML roles.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python R SQL Java C/C++ SAS MATLAB HTML/CSS

Data Engineering

Apache Airflow Kafka Spark APIs ETL/ELT Data Warehousing Data Mining

Machine Learning & AI

Pandas Numpy Pytorch Scikit-learn TensorFlow XGBoost NLTK Deep Learning NLP

Cloud & Databases

Azure AWS GCP

Data Visualization

Tableau Power BI Plotly|Matplotlib|Seaborn R Shiny

Featured Projects

🎵 Multi-Class Genre Classification

R Decision Tree Random Forest Spotify API

Analyzed Spotify audio features to classify music genres using multiple ML algorithms. Achieved 85%+ accuracy in genre prediction and discovered key audio characteristics distinguishing genres.

🏠 Real Estate Sales Prediction

Python Streamlit Machine Learning EDA

Developed an interactive web application using Texas housing data to forecast sales trends. Enabled real-time predictions for city-specific and global housing market analysis.

🌾 Crop Row Detection (Computer Vision)

TensorFlow U-Net Computer Vision IoU

Implemented U-Net architecture for semantic segmentation of crop rows from aerial imagery. Optimized model performance using IoU metrics and advanced image preprocessing techniques.

HIV Drug Prediction Model

Python XGBoost RDKit FastAPI MLOps

QSAR machine learning system predicting HIV compound efficacy with 87.3% accuracy on 40K+ pharmaceutical compounds. Built complete MLOps pipeline with REST API deployment and model monitoring.

💭 Consumer Sentiment Analysis

Python NLP NLTK Naive Bayes

Built sentiment classification models achieving 79.83% accuracy on customer feedback. Implemented text preprocessing, feature extraction, and created visualizations for insight discovery.

🛒 Walmart Sales Forecasting

Python Deep Learning Time Series Feature Engineering

Predicted weekly sales for 45 Walmart stores using historical data, holiday indicators, and economic factors. Implemented gradient boosting and neural networks for accurate forecasting.

Professional Experience

Data Assistant

Indiana University Indianapolis
April 2023 – June 2025

Research Assistant

Indiana University Indianapolis
Aug 2023 – May 2024

AI/ML Data Engineer

Asian paints-Netcube Technologies, Bangalore
January 2019 – February 2022

Software Engineer

Tech Mahindra, Bangalore
August 2016 – October 2018

Education & Certifications

Master of Science in Applied Data Science

Indiana University Indianapolis
January 2023 – May 2024 • Dean's Scholarship Recipient

Dean's Scholarship Recipient
Coursework: Data Analytics using Python and R, Data Visualization(Tableau, Power BI), Machine Learning-Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, DBMS, Statistics (SAS, R)

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical & Aeronautics

Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, VTU, India