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Alok Chaturvedi

Research

Interests

Technologies for Social Empowerment; Mobile and Serious Gaming; Predictive Analytics; Counterterrorism, Preparedness, and Response; Bio-terrorism and Individual-based Computational Epidemiology; Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulation (SEAS); Grid Computing; Electronic Commerce; Computational Models of Human Behavior and Artificial Agents; Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computing; Enterprise Integration and Enterprise Information Systems Strategy.

Research Grants

  • PI, “Dynamic Data Driven Operator Error Early Warning System,” four-year, $1.2M proposal submitted to Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Collaborators: Doug Adams, Sunil Prabhakar, Tahira Reid, and Robert West (Iowa State University), 2014-2017. Funded $300,000 for Year 1.
  • PI, “Human Behavior Modeling for National Cyber Range,” $60,000 grant from DARPA, 2009.
  • PI, “CSR--CSI: Composing Large-Scale Synthetic Environments through Self-Assembly of Heterogeneous Simulations,” $325,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, 2007-2010.
  • PI, “Center for Computational Homeland Security,” $2,200,000 grant from Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund (co-PIs: Coyle, Dark, Engi, and Mehta)
  • PI, ‘Synthetic Environment for Continuous Experimentation,” $1,178,000 ITR grant from National Science Foundation (co-PIs: R. Aliprantis, E. Houstis, S. Mehta, J. Busemeyer, R. Bartlett, M. Ward, S. Mittal, and D. Dolk).
  • PI, ‘Synthetic Environment for Continuous Experimentation,” $1,350,000 grant from Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical/Biological Defence (co-PIs: R. Aliprantis, E. Houstis, S. Mehta, J. Busemeyer, R. Bartlett, M. Ward, S. Mittal, and D. Dolk).
  • PI, “Air Traffic Management Research for the 21st Century and Beyond,” $90,000 grant from e-enterprises Center (co-PIs: M. Rotea, D. Andrisani, T. Carney, M. Nolan, and S. Mehta), 2003.
  • PI, “Scalable Enterprise Systems Phase II: Agent Based Scalable Enterprise System for Enterprise Co-Design,” $500,000 grant from National Science Foundation, 2001.
  • PI, “ICER: Indiana Consortium for e-business Research,” $1,000,000 grant from Indiana State 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, 2001
  • PI, “Neptune: NAVAIR Supply Chain Modeling and Simulation,” $120,000 grand from Office of Naval Research, 2001.
  • Co-PI, “Behavior Based Artificial Agents for Information Security,” $60,000 grant from the Center of Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), Purdue University, 2001 (co-PIs Mukul Gupta, Shailendra Mehta, and Bharat Bhargava).
  • PI, “An Agent-based Modeling Framework for Scalable Interdependent Markets and Organizations" $100,000 National Science Foundation, 2000.
  • PI, “DoD Acquisition Policy Live Cases, $131,000 grant from the US Navy, 1999.
  • PI, “Information Security Policy for e-Commerce in the Financial Sector,” $50,000 grant from the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, 1999. (co-PIs S. Mehta and M. Gupta).
  • PI, “Web-based 3D Modeling and Visualization for Supply-Chain Forecasting,” (co-PI Gordon Wright), funded $100,000 by SAP America, 1998.
  • PI, “Database and User Interface Design for the Synthetic Environments for National Security Estimates,” Funded $20,000 by Institute for Defense Analyses, 1998.
  • PI, “Interagency Information Wargame,” Funded $20,000 by the Presidential commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, 1997.
  • PI, “Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation,” (co-PIs Shailendra Mehta and Chandrajit Bajaj), funded $253,000 equipment grant from Intel, 1997.
  • PI, “Economics of Software Renting and Superdistribution,” over $11,000 grant from Purdue Research Foundation, 1997-98.
  • PI, “Center for Computational Image Analysis and Visualization,” charter member, funded $100,000 a year recurring through Purdue University research Reinvestment program.
  • PI, “3-D Fax,” (with C.L. Bajaj) funded $23,000 by AT&T Foundation, 1995.
  • PI, "Measuring the Effectiveness of Distance Learning," funded $36,000 by PictureTel, 1994.
  • PI, "Real-Time and Multimedia Transaction Processing for Enterprise Integration," funded $10,200 by Purdue Research Foundation, 1994.
  • PI, "Computational Ecology and Organizational Design," funded $49,999 by IBM, 1993.
  • Co-PI, "Enhanced Teaching and Learning Effectiveness Using Technology Based Delivery," funded $1,200,000 for five years by Ameritech, 1993.
  • PI, "Virtual Collocation and Navigation through Virtual Environments," (co-PI C.L. Bajaj), funded $30,000 by CMME, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 1993.
  • PI, "Workgroup Computing," funded $4,500 by Microsoft, 1993.
  • PI, "Key Information Systems Management Issues in Developing Countries: Differences in the Indian and US Contexts." Research funded by the Center for International Business and Economics Research (CIBER), Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, funded by CIBER, 1993.
  • PI, "Model Management Systems in Business: An Empirical Study," (co-PIs G. Wright and Radha Mookerjee) a Research Grant of $10,000 from AT&T-GIS, January 1992 - December 1992.
  • PI, "An Architecture for Cooperative Control in Computer Integrated Manufacturing," (with Rakesh Gulati). Research funded by a dissertation fellowship to Rakesh from the Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 1992.
  • PI, "An Architecture for Manufacturing Enterprise Integration," (co-PI D.L. Nazareth), Research funded by a Grant from the Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 1992.
  • PI, "Neural Nets for Scheduling Algorithm Selection" (co-PI K. Altinkemer & E. Tunc), Research funded by a Grant from the Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 1992.
  • PI, "Expert System Problem Selection: An Innovation Management Perspective," (co-PI Carol Brown) a Research Grant of $2,000 from the Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 1990.
  • PI, "A Hybrid Model for FMS Scheduling: Integrating Simulation and Machine Learning," a Research Grant of $3,500 from the Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, 1989.

Purdue Policy Research Institute

As the Global Affairs Fellow, Dr. Chaturvedi was responsible for directing PPRI’s academic activities. Specifically, through interdisciplinary research, data-driven policy analysis, education and outreach PPRI bridges the gaps in understanding among the academic, policymaking communities, and the public. Dr. Chaturvedi developed programs to:

  • Prepare students by training them in technologies, tools, and processes for data-driven analysis for policy; creating opportunities for internships and interaction with leaders from corporations, government agencies, and think tanks.
  • Mentor faculty through Purdue Policy Network and Shaping the Conversation thematic dinners.
  • Create resources such as databases for policy analysis, Purdue policy methodology, and courses and certificate programs in policy analysis
  • Build partnerships with national and international think tanks such as RAND Corporation, Chatham House for collaborative activities.