Prajna Gururaj Puranik

Hello! I am a computer science graduate student at San Jose State University.

I worked as a software engineer at Tata Consultancy Services for 3.5 years in Bengaluru, India before starting my masters journey at San Jose.

Solving problems excite me and there's nothing quite like the rush of implementing it. Finding the best possible solution with minimum complexity is something that I constantly strive to be better at.

I believe in constant learning, professionally and personally. Everyone should be given an equal opportunity to learn and I try to do my bit when I can. I volunteered with Teach for India organization for about 5 months to help educate children from marginalized and impoverished sections of society. Spreading tech literacy to children, in particular, is something I'm passionate about.

I'm a voracious reader and you can often find me reading novels on my phone. When I don't have my head buried in a book, I can be found watching comedy shows, stand-ups, listening to music or traveling.