Pranav Rajaram

Pranav Rajaram

Data Science, UC San Diego

Data Science Major
Sports Analytics Enthusiast
Graduation: June 2026
GPA: 4.0

"Creative data scientist with strong fundamentals in machine learning, software engineering, and AI development. Shows high upside in predictive modeling and full-stack development environments, with a knack for data visualization and clear communication."

Draft Me

    Game Film

    Highlight reel of key projects showcasing technical skills and problem-solving abilities.

    Preview of NFL Big Data Bowl
    NFL Big Data Bowl

    Utilized XGBoost to model NFL tracking data, assigning tackle probabilities to plays to develop a new 'Tackle Rate over Expectation' metric. Commended for quality of visualizations and animations by NFL analytics departments.

    R
    XGBoost
    Data Visualization
    Preview of Fire-Ready Forests Data Challenge
    Fire-Ready Forests Data Challenge

    Used Aerial and Terrestrial Laser Scanning data to build 3-D Canopy Height Models, generate engineered treelists, and train machine learning models to predict tree species and forest attributes for wildfire simulation.

    Machine Learning
    3D Modeling
    Laser Scanning Data
    Preview of Power Outage Analysis
    Power Outage Analysis

    Built a Random Forest Regression model with scikit-learn to analyze a dataset of power outages, used techniques like one hot encoding, hyperparameter tuning, and cross-validation to optimize model predictions.

    Statistical Modeling
    Hypothesis Testing
    Data Science Lifecycle
    Preview of Body Sway Study
    Body Sway Study

    Using JavaScript, I built a “scrollytelling” article that analyzes a research study about human body sway. The article includes interactive visualizations and animations to help readers understand the study's findings.

    JavaScript
    D3.js
    Interactive Visualization