Dr. Budhu Bhaduri

Dr. Budhendra “Budhu’ Bhaduri is a Corporate Research Fellow and the director of science, programs, and partnerships for national security sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In that capacity he provides strategic guidance and leadership to scientific and programmatic endeavors spanning geospatial science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and scalable and high-performance computing particularly focusing on defense space and intelligence programs. Additionally, he fosters strategic partnerships with leading universities, research institutions, private companies, and charitable organizations to expedite the development and implementation of innovative solutions.
Dr. Bhaduri is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Association of Geographers (AAG), and has served on the Geographical and Geospatial Sciences Committee of the National Academy of Sciences. He is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geospatial Sciences Steering Committee and is a recipient of the Department’s Outstanding Mentor Award for his dedicated service to the department for developing workforce for the nation.