Venkata Siva Prasad Reddy Eppagunta

Graduate Assistant

Venkata Siva Prasad Reddy Eppagunta is a graduate student in Computer and Information Sciences at East Texas A&M. He brings over three years of professional experience as a full-stack developer, having worked at Wipro and Siam Computing prior to joining the university. Venkata's academic interests lie in software development, system optimization, cloud technologies, and data-driven applications.

He is passionate about leveraging his technical expertise to build inclusive and accessible software systems that benefit diverse user communities, particularly in educational and finance environments. As a research assistant, he contributed to automating reporting processes, optimizing database systems, and supporting interdisciplinary studies using Java J2EE, Python and SQL.

Educational Background

• M.S., Computer and Information Sciences, East Texas A&M University, In Progress
• B.Tech., Computer Science, Vel Tech R&D Institute of Science and Technology, 2021

Work Experience

• Graduate Assistant Research, East Texas A&M University, 2024 – Present
• Software Engineer, Wipro Technologies, 2021 – 2024
• Software Engineer (Intern), Siam Computing, 2020 – 2021

Research and Projects

• Capstone project, “Bad Content Detection Blog Web Application”, won the Best Project Award.
• Co-authored and presented a research paper titled “Smart Garbage Monitoring System Using IoT and Blockchain”, published in IJAST.
• Presented poster at East Texas A&M Annual Research Symposium, on “Meta Analysis for Solution-Focused Brief Therapy” at East Texas A&M University.

Technical Skills

• Languages/Frameworks: Java J2EE, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, Python
• Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, IBM DB2
• DevOps & Cloud: Git, Jenkins, Docker, AWS
• Other Tools: Agile, MVC Architecture, Entity Framework, Redux

Certifications

• AWS Fundamentals, Coursera
• Python Programming, Coursera
• Front-End Development, Wipro