Vrinda
Desai

Computer science educator and software engineer.

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Vrinda Desai

Teaching Experience

UC San Diego
Summer 2026
DSC 10: Principles of Data Science
Instructor
NCSSM
Summer 2026
Data Wrangling: Introductory Python & Data Analysis
Instructor
U of Michigan
Spring 2026
EECS 390: Programming Paradigms
Graduate Student Instructor
U of Michigan
Spring 2026
EECS 201: Computer Science Pragmatics
Graduate Student Instructor
U of Michigan
Fall 2025 · Spring 2025
EECS 280: Programming & Intro Data Structures
Graduate Student Instructor · Exam Lead
UNC Chapel Hill
Spring 2024 · Fall 2023 · Summer 2023
COMP 110: Introduction to Programming
Lead Teaching Assistant · Curriculum Design Lead
UNC Chapel Hill
Spring 2023 · Fall 2022 · Spring 2022
COMP 110: Introduction to Programming
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Industry Experience

Aug 2026 →
Associate Software Engineer
SAS Institute
May – Aug 2025
Fraud & Financial Crimes Intern
SAS Institute
May – Aug 2024
Fraud & Security Intelligence Intern
SAS Institute

Recognition

Christopher P. Moeller Award 2025
University of Michigan
Diane Pozefsky Teaching Assistant Award 2024
UNC Chapel Hill

Media Mentions

Michigan CSE · 2026
Masters Student Vrinda Desai Receives the 2026 Moeller Award
Michigan CSE · 2026
CSE Honors Grad Student Achievements at 2026 Grad Finale
Michigan CSE · 2025
CSE Grad Students Celebrate the Turn of Season with Ice Skating Outing

Say Hello

Email vrinda.desai78@gmail.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/vrindadesai
Location Cary, NC

Education

M.S. Computer Science
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · Aug 2024 – May 2026
B.S. Computer Science & B.A. English and Comparative Literature
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Aug 2020 – May 2024