Arpita Wadhwa

Arpita Wadhwa is a Senior Research Associate (Data) on the Cash-Assistance Program in Tamil Nadu, wherein, she works on leveraging machine learning techniques to improve the targeting of social protection schemes in the state. She has previously worked extensively on healthcare projects aiming to increase immunization rates of children in Haryana. 

Arpita is interested in exploring the utility of computational techniques in answering questions of social science. She is keen to work at the intersection of public policy and technology to devise scalable solutions for social protection, inclusive development and public health.