Pragna Chennuri

CS @ UCSC | Incoming MSCS @ USC

Torrance, California, United States

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Experience

  • Software Engineering Co-op - UCSC Capstone Program at Nutanix
    Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · 6 mos

  • Baskin Engineering Undergraduate Instructor at Baskin Engineering at UCSC
    Jan 2026 - Jun 2026 · 6 mos

    - Develop and co-teach a 10-week undergraduate course in introductory frontend web development, covering HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks. - Deliver twice-weekly lectures and facilitate discussion sections and office hours to support 10+ students’ mastery of core web development concepts. - Design and grade labs, quizzes, midterms, and finals, providing detailed feedback to strengthen students’ technical skills and debugging practices. - Create instructional materials, slides, examples, and project prompts that scaffold learning and reinforce industry-relevant frontend patterns. - Collaborate with the teaching team in weekly sprint-style planning meetings to refine course structure, align on pedagogy, and iterate on content based on student feedback.

  • Baskin Day (3 yrs)
    • Co-Chair
      May 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • External Team Director
      Jul 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Tech4Good @ UCSC (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Director of Web Development
      Jan 2025 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Full-stack Research Engineer
      Sep 2024 - Jun 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Mayfield Fellow
      Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

  • Science Internship Program Mentor at Science Internship Program
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos