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Neil Prasanth

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Neil Prasanth

  • Scott Scholar | Class of 2028
  • Computer Science | Cybersecurity | Artificial Intelligence
email:
neilprasanth@unomaha.edu

This summer, Neil worked with Union Pacific Railroad as an Innovation Ignited Fellow, a prestigious program sponsored by the Scott Scholars Program in partnership with MIT. Previously, Neil has worked with Dr. Magie Hall at UNO in collaboration with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, conducting research in the machine learning and software development space. During his Scott Scholars Design Studio internship in 2024, Neil assisted in the formulation of a 5-year comprehensive action plan for the city of Valentine, NE, to combat brain drain in rural communities. At UNO, Neil is a part of NULLify, UNO's cybersecurity club. Outside of work and school, Neil is the co-founder of ClassroomSentry, a start-up he founded with his father that aims to minimize gun violence in schools. He is proficient in Python, HTML/CSS, Angular/Ionic, and JavaScript, has intermediate fluency in Image Preprocessing and Processing as well as YOLO, and emerging proficiency in AWS Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure Open AI, Azure Open AI Search. In addition, Neil is a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner, Scrum Master, and Scrum Product Owner. Following graduation, Neil hopes to launch a career in the tech industry.

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