Prasad Rao Thottempudi is a data scientist currently employed at Merck Group since May 2022. In addition to this role, Prasad founded Data Science Info in April 2019, a thriving community that has grown to over 200,000 data science and machine learning enthusiasts. Prior experience includes working as a data scientist and intern at BEPEC Solutions from January 2019 to April 2022, and serving as a primary research associate at MindForce Research between April 2018 and December 2018. Prasad holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from GITAM Deemed University, completed in 2017, and received early education at Kendriya Vidyalaya from 2001 to 2010.