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Hi, I’m Sanjana Ponnapalli, a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University graduating in May 2026 with minors in Data Science in Business and Cognitive Science. I love turning ideas into reliable software, with strengths in frontend development, data analysis, and AI research. I’m passionate about building accessible tools that help people learn, explore, and solve real problems. During internships and research, I’ve built full‑stack AI projects with React and Firebase, analyzed large datasets with Python, and automated infrastructure tasks with Ansible and Kafka. I thrive collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and turning complex systems into maintainable solutions.…Hi, I’m Sanjana Ponnapalli, a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University graduating in May 2026 with minors in Data Science in Business and Cognitive Science. I love turning ideas into reliable software, with strengths in frontend development, data analysis, and AI research. I’m passionate about building accessible tools that help people learn, explore, and solve real problems. During internships and research, I’ve built full‑stack AI projects with React and Firebase, analyzed large datasets with Python, and automated infrastructure tasks with Ansible and Kafka. I thrive collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and turning complex systems into maintainable solutions.

Sanjana Ponnapalli

Front-End Developer, Web Developer, Data Scientist, +2

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Hi, I’m Sanjana Ponnapalli, a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University graduating in May 2026 with minors in Data Science in Business and Cognitive Science. I love turning ideas into reliable software, with strengths in frontend development, data analysis, and AI research. I’m passionate about building accessible tools that help people learn, explore, and solve real problems. During internships and research, I’ve built full‑stack AI projects with React and Firebase, analyzed large datasets with Python, and automated infrastructure tasks with Ansible and Kafka. I thrive collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and turning complex systems into maintainable solutions.…Hi, I’m Sanjana Ponnapalli, a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University graduating in May 2026 with minors in Data Science in Business and Cognitive Science. I love turning ideas into reliable software, with strengths in frontend development, data analysis, and AI research. I’m passionate about building accessible tools that help people learn, explore, and solve real problems. During internships and research, I’ve built full‑stack AI projects with React and Firebase, analyzed large datasets with Python, and automated infrastructure tasks with Ansible and Kafka. I thrive collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and turning complex systems into maintainable solutions.

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Hi, I’m Sanjana Ponnapalli, a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University graduating in May 2026 with minors in Data Science in Business and Cognitive Science. I love turning ideas into reliable software, with strengths in frontend development, data analysis, and AI research. I’m passionate about building accessible tools that help people learn, explore, and solve real problems.

During internships and research, I’ve built full‑stack AI projects with React and Firebase, analyzed large datasets with Python, and automated infrastructure tasks with Ansible and Kafka. I thrive collaborating across teams, mentoring others, and turning complex systems into maintainable solutions.

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Work Experience

IT Middleware & Automation Intern at Blue Cross NC

May 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Automated Kafka topic and partition management across 18 brokers using shell scripts, increasing production speed by 70% and improving readiness on 6 key brokers; Deployed Sectigo certificates and App Connect fix packs across 16 servers to resolve Java and schema issues, improving system security and uptime; Built Ansible playbooks to manage Kafka components, cutting manual workload by 75% and improving reliability; Led 6 of 20 executive and employee coffee chats, building relationships across 15 departments

Data Analysis Research Assistant at Computer Science Undergraduate Research Department

January 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Analyzed help-seeking behaviors of 1800 CS students using Python, applying K-means clustering, PCA, and statistical tests to uncover patterns by gender, experience, academic performance, and anonymity; Visualized trends to generate actionable insights supporting educational strategies in 2 large-scale courses; Authored 2 research papers and presented findings at a symposium in a competitive, stipended research program

Front-End Developer at International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition - NCSU Team

January 1, 2025 - Present

Developed a React-based wiki for the team to highlight research milestones, increasing public visibility; Designed wiki page layouts, organizing content for clarity and user-friendly navigation; Supported preliminary data analysis and machine learning modeling for PCB detection and bioremediation research

Website Development Intern at NCSU Climate Solutions Collaborative

August 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024

Developed a dynamic website showcasing sustainability initiatives of 156 faculty members, boosting visibility by 30%; Categorized 25 climate efforts into 7 themes and visualized interdisciplinary faculty networks through 5 Gephi maps; Collaborated across departments to promote the website and boost user engagement

Software Engineering AI Fellow at Headstarter

July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Developed and deployed full-stack AI projects using React and Firebase

Competitive Dancer at Wolfpack Junoon

June 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025

Practiced 10 hrs/week, performing 9–10 dance styles in national competitions

Teaching Assistant at Satellite Camp

May 1, 2024 - Present

Assisted in teaching computer science concepts and providing mentorship to high school students

Organizational Manager, Head of Interview Dept, Tutor at Youth Promise

July 1, 2020 - August 1, 2023

Supervised 22 interviewers, managed administrative operations, and tutored children in Math and Python