Pragati Awasthi

About

Pragati Awasthi is a Data Science Teaching Professor at Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science. She has led curriculum development and industry engagement initiatives in AI/ML education at the university level. Before entering academia, Pragati built her expertise across high-stakes industry roles. She served as a founding data scientist at a fintech company, where she built NLP systems and fraud detection pipelines from the ground up. She later operated at critical roles in a financial institution, heading credit risk ML initiatives. Her research has been published at a leading international data conference, invited speaker and session chair at prominent AI and analytics conferences. She also serves as a peer reviewer for recognised data mining and information science venues. Pragati is available to speak to journalists on: AI and ML in financial services, fraud detection and risk modeling, responsible and ethical AI deployment, and what it takes to educate the next generation of AI practitioners.