Dr. Janani Selvaraj works as a senior research and analytics consultant for a start-up in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. She is a mathematics graduate with an interdisciplinary Ph.D in environmental management. Her research interests include mathematical and statistical modeling, spatial modeling, and environmental epidemiology. She currently trains students in data science and works as a consultant on several data-driven projects in a variety of domains. She is an R programming expert and founder of the R-Ladies Trichy group, a group that promotes gender diversity.