Abdullah Tariq Choudhry
I'm passionate about AI, and I love building things that solve real problems and make a difference in people's lives.
Biography
Abdullah Tariq Choudhry is a computer science graduate with a passion for Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, and human-centered innovation. He graduated from the University of the Pacific in Fall 2025 as Valedictorian with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Data Science, earning multiple academic honors for excellence in research, leadership, and scholarship.
His work spans a wide range of AI research, particularly in the realm of Deep Learning, with applications in Computational Biology, Education, Autonomous Vehicles, and Environmental Sustainability.
Abdullah interned at NVIDIA working at the intersection of GPUs and deep learning, and continues to push the boundaries of intelligent systems.
Additionally, he was one of the founding members and first serving President of the University of the Pacific's first AI-powered Robotics club: AIR.
Quick Stats
Research Interests
Deep Learning & Neural Networks
Machine Learning Algorithms
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Professional Experience
Education
University of the Pacific
Jan 2022 - Dec 2025B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Data Science
- •GPA: 4.00
- •Valedictorian - Class of 2025
- •Summa Cum Laude
- •Departmental Outstanding Graduate
- •Departmental Academic Excellence
- •Dean's Honor Roll: Spring 2022 - Fall 2025
Experience
Performance Engineer, Deep Learning and HPC
Jan 2026 - PresentNVIDIA Corporation
Teaching Assistant - Artificial Intelligence
Sep - Dec 2025University of the Pacific
Research Assistant - Deep Learning and Computer Vision
Sep - Dec 2025University of the Pacific
Teaching Assistant - Reinforcement Learning
Jun - Jul 2025University of the Pacific
Teaching Assistant – Data Science (SHSI)
May - Jun 2025University of the Pacific
Research Assistant - Cybersecurity and Machine Learning
Feb - May 2025University of the Pacific
Performance Engineer Intern
May - Dec 2024NVIDIA Corporation
Teaching Assistant - Discrete Mathematics
Jul - Aug 2023University of the Pacific
Hackathons
Organizations
AIR: AI-powered Robotics Club
Aug - Dec 2025President & Founding Member | University of the Pacific
ISACA Cybersecurity Club
Mar - Dec 2025Member | University of the Pacific
Phi Kappa Phi
Apr - Dec 2025Member | University of the Pacific
Mortar Board Honor Society
Apr 2024 - Dec 2025Member | University of the Pacific
Google Developer Student Club
Oct 2022 - Dec 2025Member | University of the Pacific
Pledge of the Computing Professional
Feb 2025Member | University of the Pacific
Academic Publications
Book Chapters
Beyond the Black Box: xAI Techniques to Interpret Complex Machine Learning Models
Abdullah Tariq Choudhry, Brittany Ho, and Vivek K. Pallipuram
•To appearExplainable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Education: A Researcher's Guide to Data Science (Editor: Dr. Myint Swe Khine), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
That Makes Sense: xAI Techniques to Interpret Machine Learning Model Predictions using an Education Data Case Study
Abdullah Tariq Choudhry, Brittany Ho, and Vivek K. Pallipuram
•To appearExplainable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Education: A Researcher's Guide to Data Science (Editor: Dr. Myint Swe Khine), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
V.K. Pallipuram, Vineeth Sai Varikuntla, and Abdullah T. Choudhry
•2025
Future Learning with Large Language Models: Applications and Research in Education (Editors: Myint Swe Khine, Bognar Laszlo, and Ernest Afari; ISBN: 9781032934327)
Conference Papers
Neural Oceans: Physics-Informed Deep Learning for Underwater Marine Debris Forecasting
AT Choudhry, VK Pallipuram
•2025
IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA)
Cracks in the Vision System: Vandalism-induced Occlusion Attacks in Autonomous Vehicles
AT Choudhry, T Das
•2025
Authorea Preprints
Posters
Deep Learning for Genomic Feature Prediction Using Semantic k-mer Embeddings and a CNN-LSTM Architecture
AT Choudhry, JE Olivieri
•2025
Pacific Research and Creativity Showcase
Unveiling Gene Similarities Through RNA-Seq Analysis
AT Choudhry, J Olivieri
•2024
Pacific Research and Creativity Showcase
Media & Press
AI Robotics Club brings hands-on innovation at Pacific
Pacific Faculty and Student Team Propel Advances in AI, Ocean Research
Abdullah's Road to Becoming Valedictorian at the University of the Pacific
Abdullah's Path to Academic Excellence
Updates
2026
Started my full-time job as a Performance Engineer, Deep Learning and HPC at NVIDIA!
2025
Graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Minor in Data Science!
My senior project, DreamDirector, won 1st Place at the Senior Project Showcase Fall 2025!
University of the Pacific posted an article and video about my student organization, AI-powered Robotics!
Awarded Tiger Roar Award for being an outstanding Resident Assistant Mentor!
University of the Pacific posted an article and video about my Neural Oceans research!
Awarded Fall 2025 Tiger Tech Award to fund research conference travel for ICMLA 2025!
Neural Oceans research paper got accepted at IEEE ICMLA 2025!
Founded and Elected as the 1st President of AIR: AI-powered Robotics Club!
Won at Cal Hacks: AI Hackathon 2025! Two awards: Best use of Gemini AI from Google and Best use of LLM Agents from Berkeley RDI and Nobel Era Group!
Invited as an undergraduate and one of two students to present research to the Dean’s Advisory Council
Awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2025!
Walked at Commencement and Hooding Ceremony 2025 as Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Outstanding Graduate and with Departmental Academic Excellence Award!
Won 2nd Place at HackHayward 2025 in the Sustainability with Artificial Intelligence track!
2024
Started a Co-op at NVIDIA as a Performance Engineer intern working on HPC and Deep Learning!
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