Suraj Thapa

Suraj Thapa is a Machine Learning Engineer at The Texas Tribune since December 2022, with expertise in migrating CI/CD pipelines and integrating AI technologies into product development. As a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Home State Politics, Suraj Thapa is building a comprehensive legislative database and leading data partnerships. Previous experience includes a Data Engineer II role at Lightcast, where Suraj Thapa developed web-scraping capabilities and machine learning models, and a Python web scraping developer role at the University of Denver. Suraj Thapa holds a Master's degree in Global Economic Affairs from the University of Denver and a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Maths, and Statistics from the University of Idaho. Additional academic and research roles demonstrate a strong foundation in data analysis and project execution across various domains.