Dr. Sujan Anreddy joined SSRC in January 2018 as a computer specialist, and after completing his PhD, he was named an assistant research professor. He currently works on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded project, “Child Health and Development Project” where he is designing and managing an integrated database that links educational records from MS Department of Education (MDE) with health records from the Division of Medicaid and the Mississippi State Department of Health. As part of managing this integrated database, he deals with technical issues related to system maintenance and data quality, such as integration, consistency and integrity and provides support to data analysts. Additionally, given his expertise in data visualization, he provides the SSRC with the capacity to develop data dashboards and interactive visualizations. He holds a doctorate in Computer Science from Mississippi State University, specializing in data visualization. His expertise and research interests include applying and evaluating machine learning algorithms and building visual patterns using interactive visualization techniques to help analysts explore, identify, and comprehend big data features at multiple levels.
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Contribution to Project: Co-PI Dr. Anreddy (Visual Analytics Computer Scientist) has years of experience developing visual analytical products for public health and safety needs. His expertise in visual analytics and prior experience mentoring computer science graduate and undergraduate students working with social media data is informative for the objectives outlined in this infrastructure project.