Alok Choudhary

Prof. Alok Choudhary is the Harold Washington Professor and Dever Chair Professor at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering, with affiliations in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and the Kellogg School of Management. He directs the Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security (CUCIS). His research focuses on AI, big data science, and supercomputing applications in materials, medicine, and business. He founded 4C insights (acquired by MediaOcean), holds over 400 publications, and has advised 45+ PhD students. Awards include NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, IEEE/ACM/AAAS Fellowships, and the TIMMY Technology Manager of the Year.

Education: PhD (University of Illinois), M.S. (University of Massachusetts), B.E. (Birla Institute of Technology and Science).

Research emphasizes AI-driven materials discovery, medical informatics, and scalable data mining. He consults for industries like Intel, Microsoft, and Xilinx, and serves on the Secretary of Energy’s AI Advisory Board. His work appears in major media and conferences, with patents and tools like MPpredictor deployed globally.