Chandrajit Bajaj

Chandrajit Bajaj is a Professor of Computer Science and Computational Applied Mathematics Chair in Visualization at the University of Texas. He leads the Center for Computational Visualization (CVC) within the Oden Institute of Computational Engineering and Sciences. His research focuses on actionable intelligence, machine learning, computational biology, imaging sciences, and visualization. He holds a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.

Professional Experience: Professor at University of Texas since 1997; Director of CVC and Image Analysis & Visualization Center. Previously held roles at Purdue University and visiting positions at Cornell.

Awards: AAAS, ACM, IEEE, and SIAM Fellowships; Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Delhi; ICES-Sid Moncreif Awards; multiple best paper awards.

Research: Develops algorithms for geometric modeling, bioinformatics, and predictive data sciences. Current projects include microscopy optimization, generative design, and nature-inspired models. Sponsors include NSF and NIH.

Education: B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (IIT Delhi), M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science (Cornell).