I engineer Python backends, AI systems, and data analytics that deliver real impact.

I'm Prachi, a BCA student in Ahmedabad. I architect Python APIs, GraphRAG knowledge platforms, computer vision systems, and quantitative data pipelines. Led my team to 2nd place at the SIH 2026 internal hackathon.

9.12CGPA, BCA
2nd PlaceSIH 2026 Internal Hackathon
6× Team LeadNational & Global Hackathons
11+ ProjectsPython, AI, Data & Full-Stack
Portrait of Prachi Zala

Engineering with rigor & leadership

I'm pursuing my BCA at Shanti Business School (2024 to 2027) with a CGPA of 9.12. My development approach centers on test coverage, production architecture, and data-driven problem solving.

A proven 6× Hackathon Team Leader, I have captained engineering squads across national and global arenas: leading Team CyberForge to 2nd Place at the SIH 2026 Internal Hackathon, and captaining teams at HACKCULT '26 (Team Believers • Dharohar 4D), Hackbriven (National Level, Ahmedabad • Qoneqt), VOYAGEHACK 4.0, VORTEX 2K26 Global AI Innovation Hackathon (Team Eklavya), and the Silver Oak University (SOU) Mini Hackathon (MathSprint).

My career goal is to excel as a Python Developer / Applied AI & Data Engineer building reliable, scalable systems.

2024 to 2027

BCA, Computer Applications

Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad (GTU)

2025 – 2026

6× Hackathon Team Leader

HACKCULT '26 (Team Believers), Hackbriven (Qoneqt), VORTEX 2K26 (Team Eklavya), VOYAGEHACK 4.0, SIH Internal (2nd), SOU Mini Hackathon

2024 to present

Student Software & AI Developer

Backend systems, GraphRAG, computer vision, and data analytics pipelines.

Hackathons & leadership track record

Open Source Contributor

Starlette (FastAPI ASGI Core). Fixed RFC 9110 Section 5.6.1.2 compliance for CORS header element parsing (Issue #3786 • branch: fix/cors-empty-header-elements).

2nd Place (Lead)

SIH 2026 Internal Hackathon. Team Leader of Team CyberForge (58 marks, internal college selection round).

Team Leader

HACKCULT '26 (IIT Gandhinagar × NxtWave). Team Leader of Team Believers • built Dharohar 4D (3D Heritage Digital Twin platform).

Team Leader

Hackbriven Hackathon (Ahmedabad). Team Leader at premier National-Level Hackathon • built Qoneqt (ContentOS) workflow engine.

Team Leader

Silver Oak University (SOU) Mini Hackathon. Team Leader on real-time MathSprint multiplayer classroom battle arena.

Team Leader

VORTEX 2K26 Global AI Innovation Hackathon. Captain of Team Eklavya building cutting-edge AI solutions.

Team Leader

VOYAGEHACK 4.0. Leading full-stack engineering and product sprint.

Participant

CricHeroes Hackathon 2025. Impact Metric Track (CricketIQ XGBoost Model).

Organiser

College-Level Hackathon. Managed participants, mentorship coordination, and execution.

Skills and certifications

Languages & Core

Python 3.11DartJava 8+TypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)SQLHTML5CSS3

Backend & Architecture

FastAPIFlaskNode.js / ExpressSQLAlchemyPostgreSQL (pgvector)SQLiteREST APIsDocker ComposePytest (40+ Tests)RedisCeleryGitHub Actions CI/CD

AI, RAG & Data Analytics

Scikit-LearnXGBoostStreamlitGraphRAGNeo4jpgvectorChromaDBOpenCVSHAPPandasNumPyMatplotlibSeabornOllamaOn-Device NLP & CBT

Mobile & Frontend

FlutterReact Native (Expo)Next.js 14/15ReactTailwind CSSAndroid SDKPWAFirebase RTDB

Certifications

Oracle: Agentic AI Foundations AssociateGoogle: Introduction to Generative AIInfosys Springboard: Data Visualization with TableauAkash Technolabs: Android App Development Using JavaUnlox: Generative AI Certification

Selected projects

Distributed Task & Job Processing Engine

Production Backend Engineering • Distributed Systems & Async Architecture

Production-ready asynchronous distributed task engine built with FastAPI, Celery, Redis, and PostgreSQL. Implements Redis sliding-window rate limiting, priority job queues (high/default/low), JWT RBAC authentication, exponential backoff retries, multi-container Docker Compose orchestration, and automated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline with 100% automated test coverage.

Python 3.11FastAPICeleryRedisPostgreSQLDocker ComposeGitHub ActionsPytest
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PulseSync — Offline-First Emergency Triage & Dispatch Engine

Mobile & Backend Engineering • Offline-First Flutter & FastAPI Architecture

Production-ready emergency dispatch and field triage system engineered for zero-connectivity disaster environments. Combines a Flutter mobile client featuring reactive local-first caching (Drift SQLite, Riverpod state management, OsmDroid offline map tiles) with an asynchronous FastAPI backend (Redis background queuing, Pydantic v2 schemas, automated bi-directional sync conflict resolution). Validated with an end-to-end GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow covering backend pytest and mobile integration testing.

FlutterDartFastAPIPython 3.11Drift (SQLite)RedisOffline-FirstGitHub Actions CI/CDPytest
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Enterprise Knowledge Graph RAG Copilot

Academic Project • Advanced Generative AI & GraphRAG

An enterprise-grade Knowledge Graph RAG (GraphRAG) copilot combining PostgreSQL (pgvector) dense search with Neo4j multi-hop graph reasoning and Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF). Eliminates hallucinations via strict citation provenance and supports zero-cost private inference via local Ollama containers.

GraphRAGFastAPINeo4jpgvectorOllamaNext.js 14
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AI Smart Attendance System

BCA 5th Sem Minor Project • Academic Engineering Project

Dual-factor employee attendance platform combining Haversine GPS geofencing (100m perimeter) with facial verification to prevent proxy check-ins. Features admin dashboard, leave approvals, offline punch queue, 35 automated Pytest tests, and Docker Compose deployment.

PythonFastAPIOpenCVReact Native (Expo)SQLiteDockerPytest
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90-Day Workforce Attendance Analytics & ML Simulator

Academic Project • Predictive ML (XGBoost ROC-AUC 0.91) & Streamlit HR Simulator

Workforce intelligence study on 3,550 employee punch records over 90 days across 5 departments. Features a predictive XGBoost classifier (ROC-AUC 0.908) forecasting severe late arrivals (>15m) and an interactive Streamlit HR simulator demonstrating that a 15-minute flexible grace window reduces tardiness by 67.8% across departments.

PythonXGBoostScikit-LearnStreamlitPandasSeabornAltair
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Dharohar 4D — 3D Heritage Digital Twin

HACKCULT '26 Hackathon (IIT Gandhinagar × NxtWave) • Team Leader (Team Believers)

A WebGL-powered 3D digital twin platform preserving historical monuments in interactive 4D space with dynamic time-travel lighting, architectural cross-sections, and spatial annotations built during HACKCULT '26.

Three.jsReactTypeScriptWebGL3D Modeling
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Qoneqt — Autonomous AI ContentOS & Video Engine

Hackbriven National Hackathon (Ahmedabad) • Team Leader

Autonomous AI vertical video generation engine and publishing platform built during the premier national Hackbriven hackathon. Features coordinated multi-agent scripting (ResearchAgent → ScriptAgent → SceneDirector), Remotion studio canvas, procedural audio ducking, and an automated Viral Retention Scoring (0–100) & 1-Click Hook Optimizer.

Next.js 14FastAPIMulti-Agent AICelery & RedisRetention AI
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MathSprint — Real-Time Classroom Battle Arena

Silver Oak University (SOU) Mini Hackathon • Team Leader

High-intensity classroom speed-math competition platform with server-authoritative anti-cheat scoring, server-synchronized clocks, live teacher telemetry, and dual-layer Firebase RTDB + 2.5s smart polling synchronization.

React NativeExpoTypeScriptNode.jsFirebase RTDB
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WeatherGPT — Agentic Meteorological Intelligence & Corridor Radar

Academic Project • Applied AI & Travel Micro-Climate Decision Engine

Agentic meteorological intelligence platform featuring Highway Travel Micro-Climate Corridor Radar with waypoint timeline safety alerts, grounded RAG anti-hallucination verification, biometeorology heat index, weather-adaptive ambient audio soundscapes, and offline PWA mobile installability.

FastAPIPythonReact ViteChromaDBTravel RadarSoundscapesPWA
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CricketIQ — Advanced Tactical Intelligence & Match Simulation

Academic Project • Explainable ML (XGBoost + SHAP) & Decision Science

Context-aware cricket intelligence platform powered by XGBoost regression and SHAP waterfall explainability. Features interactive what-if match simulator, Win Probability Added (WPA) turning point curve, IPL auction purse optimizer & ROI auditor, batter vs. bowler tactical matchup matrix, and natural language AI scouting assistant.

XGBoostSHAPWhat-If SimulatorWPA EngineNext.js 16React 19TypeScript
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NoteIQ — Active Learning AI Notes Platform & Exam Studio

Academic Project • Multi-Model Generative AI & Exam Intelligence

Comprehensive academic intelligence studio featuring 10 AI Active Learning Innovations: NotebookLM-style two-host AI study podcast generator, interactive AI viva voce simulator, 7-day spaced repetition revision planner, university exam question predictor (2/5/10 marks), 1-page printable cheat sheet generator, and floating in-text highlight reader with pgvector hybrid retrieval.

FastAPINext.js 14PostgreSQL (pgvector)AI PodcastsViva VoceStudy PlannerRedis RQ
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Mental Health Tracker — On-Device CBT & Mindfulness Suite

Native Mobile Engineering • Pure-Java On-Device NLP & Cognitive Therapy Engine

Privacy-first, 100% offline mental health and mood journaling suite built with native Java and Android SDK. Implements a zero-cloud on-device sentiment analyzer and Cognitive Distortion (CBT) clinical detector that evaluates journal entries across 5 distortion types (catastrophizing, all-or-nothing, overgeneralization, emotional reasoning, should-statements) and serves therapeutic reframing prompts in real-time. Features animated 4-7-8 and Box breathing visualizers, custom 3D glassmorphic adaptive iconography, and automated GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Android SDKJava 8+On-Device NLPCBT EngineSQLiteMaterial 3GitHub Actions CI/CDJUnit
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Let's build something exceptional together

I'm actively seeking internships and full-time opportunities in Python Development, Applied AI, and Data Analytics. Feel free to connect directly:

prachizala2003@gmail.com