Rahul Deshpande [he/him] is a software engineer and data journalist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. There, he builds features for AJC.com, analyzes data for investigations, builds bespoke interactive graphics and helps the newsroom use data in reporting. His interests lie in the intersection of technology and journalism, and he is passionate about using data to tell stories.

He is a two-time graduate of Georgia Tech, holding a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science. During his time as a student there, he revived the Institute's yearbook, Blueprint, and served as the editor-in-chief of the Technique, the student paper. Additionally, he served in the Student Government Association and the Residence Hall Association.

In his downtime, he enjoys playing the bansuri, experimenting with film photography, and following college athletics (especially football, women's volleyball, and men's and women's basketball).

Here are some of the projects I've worked on at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

• Chases Unchecked: How state patrol pursuits endanger Georgians — Graphic to provide overview of consequences of high-speed chases in Georgia, first in a series of articles investigating the practice.
• Georgia statewide power outage map: See outages by county — Helped create auto-updating interactive map to track power outages in Georgia.
• Interactive: Explore Hank Aaron's legendary career — Created interactive timeline of Hank Aaron's career for the 50th anniversary of his record-breaking HR.
• How Atlanta training center opponents collected more than 11,600 signatures — Conducted data analysis to show how opponents of a proposed training center collected signatures.

And here are some I worked on at the Technique, Georgia Tech's student newspaper.

• 2022 midterm election voter resources — Flowchart to explain voting by mail for OOS students at Georgia Tech
• President Cabrera Reflects on Institute Rankings — Visualization showing Georgia Tech rankings over time
• Collins, Stansbury Relieved of Duties — Graphic summarizing the Collins era of Georgia Tech football
• Tech's State-Wide Economic Impact Grows — Graphic showing Georgia Tech's economic impact on the state
• Institute Changes COVID-19 Operations — Flowchart explaining new COVID guidelines from GT's Stamps Health Center
• Tech Dining Faces End-of-the-Year Feeding Frenzy — Article and graphics about student use of 'Dining Dollars' campus currency
• Institute's Newest Admission Stats — Graphs breaking down the Fall 2023 cohort of first-years
• Technique Analysis Finds Only Five Out of 82 Buildings and Facilities on Campus Named After Women — Article and graphics analyzing building names on campus