Pranathi Pantham is a Software Development Lead at ASU’s Decision Theater specializing in computational modeling, large-scale data integration, and research-oriented software engineering. Prior to ASU, she worked for Cerner in Malvern, Pennsylvania, developing health IT solutions for large-scale clinical and revenue systems.
At Decision Theater, Pranathi leads the development of advanced visualization platforms and decision-support tools for high-impact projects, including Metro Foresight, Colorado River water-systems modeling (CuRVE/STREAM), national-scale trade and investment data integration for a Minerva DOD grant, and tools supporting military readiness, urban heat mitigation (HUE), and COVID-19 diagnostic decision-making. Her work merges data-driven research, human-centered design, and computational modeling to support policy innovation and real-time decision-making across government, academic, and community partners.
Pranathi excels in transforming multi-layered, complex requirements into practical, scalable solutions. She is passionate about meaningful and socially impactful projects, which inspired her to join Decision Theater and pursue advanced research in complex adaptive systems.
She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Amrita University in Bangalore and is a proud Sun Devil, having earned her Master’s in Computer Science from ASU Tempe in May 2018. Her technical expertise spans Python, Java, JavaScript (React, Vue, Angular), data engineering, multi-screen dashboards, GIS, and large-scale visualization (D3, WebGL). She has authored peer-reviewed publications, a book chapter, and multiple web tools centered on urban resilience, real-time social data, and distributed systems.
Her research interests include complex adaptive systems, computational modeling, urban systems, and data-driven policy analysis, with a focus on developing scalable software that advances impactful decision-making.