Jignesh Patel

Jignesh Patel is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in database systems and data-intensive computing. His research focuses on hardware-software synergy for high-performance databases and democratizing data analytics through no-code interfaces. He co-founded DataChat, a startup focused on intuitive data analytics platforms.

He holds fellowships from AAAS, ACM, and IEEE, along with teaching awards. His work emphasizes building systems that leverage novel hardware and user-friendly interfaces.

Research interests include scalable data platforms, LLM-based query interfaces, and optimizing database performance through hardware collaboration. Notable projects include the Quickstep data platform and the Ava conversational interface.

• Awards: Fellow of AAAS, ACM, IEEE; Multiple Teaching Awards
• Labs/Teams: CRISP (Intelligent Storage and Processing), DataChat startup