Rishika Samala serves as a Data Analyst with Research and Analytics team since 2024. Her role involves performing predictive modeling, machine learning, data analysis, and developing data solutions forcampus and university stakeholders. She holds a Master's degree in Data Science from Indiana University Bloomington and Bachelor’s degree from Electronics and Communication Engineering from Osmania University in India. Before joining the team, she worked as Software Developer at Indiana School of Optometry for Professor Dr. Swanson for Early Glaucoma Detection Research. She also worked as Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai Mobis Technical Center of India developing data solutions for automotive applications. She loves spending time with family and spending time in nature. She is also interested in new innovations and discoveries going on in the world.