# Ananya Anand

> Incoming @ Microsoft AI | Computer Science and Engineering @ UCLA

Location: Fremont, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ananyaanand

Student at UCLA passionate about leveraging software/AI for social good.

## Work Experience
### Incoming Applied AI/ML Software Engineering Intern @ Microsoft AI
Jan 2025 – Present | Redmond, Washington, United States
Summer 2026

### Software Developer @ Nova, Tech for Good
Jan 2023 – Present | Westwood, California, United States
• Building a P2P fundraising platform with Stripe + Salesforce integrations for Drop In the Bucket, an NPO focused on improving sanitation systems in schools throughout sub-Saharan Africa
• Developed a volunteer database management system for the nonprofit Alzheimer’s San Diego using Next.js/Supabase tech stack to optimize volunteer tracking, event coordination, and data management
• Led product development for an LA Food Policy Council app, using advanced filters to connect food-insecure residents with healthy food options

### ML Research Intern @ Computational Genetics Lab @ UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jan 2024 – Present | Westwood, California, United States
• Built a React/Flask web app integrating a custom YOLO/Fast-SAM model and LLM assistant to detect real-time labware placement errors in the Opentrons OT-2 robot, used for processing 25,000+ COVID-19 samples daily.
• Trained and integrated the computer vision model and prompt-engineered the LLM for Python protocol parsing
• Containerized the project with Docker for easier development and scalability
• Automated pooling protocols in Python, improving liquid handling accuracy to 95%.

### Learning Assistant @ UCLA Computer Science
Jan 2026 – Jan 2026 | Westwood, CA
• Learning Assistant for COMSCI 31 (Introduction to Computer Science), teaching C++ OOP principles to 60 students weekly

### Software Engineering Intern @ Western Digital
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States
Team: Enterprise Mobility
 • Developed and deployed a GenAI Hub website, featuring generative AI tools that serves 40K+ employees
 • Boosted website performance by deploying paginated API endpoints to accelerate page loading by 2.5x
 • Accelerated development by 2x by integrating CodeScene, a ML-based code quality analysis tool, into the CI/CD pipeline
 • Built and published an NPM UI Kit with 25+ reusable React components to Artifactory with documentation in Storybook, streamlining internal frontend workflows

### AI/ML Engineer @ Creative Labs
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Westwood, California, United States
• Finetuned a Llama 2 model using Gradient to develop a motivational LLM coach for a personalized fitness app

### Center Assistant @ Kumon North America, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Fremont, California, United States
• Provided individualized tutoring in math, reading, and writing to K-12 students, fostering strong foundational skills and enhancing academic performance

### Founder @ Creative Arts for Recovery and Emotional Support (CARES)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Fremont, California, United States
• Certified 501(c)(3) non-profit that donates art to hospitals to enhance patient care experience, appreciate first responders, and raise mental health awareness 
• Designed acrylic paintings/wall murals for 20+ hospitals across the Bay Area (ex. Tang Center at UC Berkeley, UCSF, etc.) and hosted art workshops for 500+ patients
• Initiated art therapy sessions for high schoolers in collaboration w/ high school's mental wellness center


## Education
### Bachelors of Science - BS • Computer Science and Engineering
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

### High School Diploma
Irvington High School

### Dual Enrollment in High School
De Anza College

### High School Credit Program (HSCP) 1-4
California Tamil Academy


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ananya-anand04

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Last updated: 2026-04-10