Akshay Kumar Kona, originally from Hyderabad, India, is a Master’s student in Data Analytics at Kansas State University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML). Previously, he worked as an AI Engineer, developing AI-driven automation, product recommendation systems, and optimizing prompts with LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Prompt Engineering. As a Data Scientist Intern, he developed GenAI-powered chatbots and fine-tuned speech recognition models. In his role as a Web Developer Intern, he designed front-end interfaces and integrated backend services to streamline data processing. With expertise in Generative AI (GenAI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and cloud-based automation, he is passionate about leveraging AI to drive innovation and solve real-world challenges across industries.