Mahesh Chaudhari

Mahesh Chaudhari is Assistant Professor in the Data Science program at the University of San Francisco, specializing in databases, data engineering, and cloud computing. His research builds autonomous data infrastructure for hybrid cloud environments and optimizes distributed data processing. Chaudhari holds a PhD in Computer Science from Arizona State University.

Research focuses on query optimization techniques for heterogeneous data sources, distributed stream processing, and scalable data architectures. His work addresses performance challenges in large-scale data systems through metadata management and hybrid database designs.

Prior to academia, Chaudhari accumulated 11 years of industry experience, serving as Principal Software Engineer at TransUnion and Chief Architect at Zephyr Health Inc. He received the Graphies Award in 2013 for innovative healthcare applications.