Pankaj Choudhary

Pankaj Choudhary is a Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he also serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics since 2021. Previously, he was Associate Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences from 2015-2021. He has been a faculty member at UTD since 2002, progressing from Assistant Professor (2002-2008) to Associate Professor (2008-2017) and finally to Professor (2017-present).

His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Statistics from Ohio State University (2002), an M.S. in Statistics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1998), and a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Delhi (1996).

Dr. Choudhary's research focuses on Biostatistics, Statistical Methodology, Method Comparison Studies, Risk Prediction, and Proteomics. His work bridges theoretical statistics with practical applications in healthcare and biomedical research. He has developed specialized statistical methods for agreement assessment in method comparison studies, which have become influential in clinical and laboratory settings where multiple measurement techniques need validation against each other. His research in risk prediction, particularly for contralateral breast cancer through the CBCRisk calculator and R package, demonstrates his commitment to translating statistical methodology into clinical decision support tools.

His publication record shows a clear trajectory from foundational work in statistical methodology for method comparison studies toward increasingly sophisticated applications in biomedical research, particularly in cancer risk prediction and substance use disorder modeling. Recent work demonstrates integration of Bayesian approaches and machine learning techniques with traditional statistical methodology.

Dr. Choudhary has authored two significant books in his field: "Ordered Data Analysis, Modeling and Health Research Methods" (2015) and "Measuring Agreement: Models, Methods, and Applications" (2017), the latter of which has received positive reviews in major statistical journals.

He has been involved in securing research funding, including a $20,000 grant from the Actuarial Foundation (2007-2008) for work on multivariate conditional density estimation and a $100,000 grant from the American Health Assistance Foundation (2005-2007) for proteomics research related to Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Choudhary has also developed the CBCRisk calculator, an online tool for predicting personalized risk of contralateral breast cancer.

As Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, he plays a significant role in shaping graduate education within the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. He has taught specialized short courses at major statistical conferences and summer schools, including the Joint Statistical Meetings and MESIO UPC-UB Summer School.