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Researcher

Udit Gupta

Udit Gupta is a researcher in computer architecture, machine-learning systems, and sustainable computing. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering at Cornell and a computer science PhD at Harvard, and coauthored the MLPerf Training Benchmark. His research spans architectural carbon modeling, computing carbon accounting, and projects to reduce generative AI's environmental footprint. As of October 2026, he is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell Tech and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.

Works
79
Citations
3,634
h-index
23
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 27 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2016

    A Cornell engineering degree

    He earns a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Cornell University in 2016.

  2. 2019

    MLPerf Training Benchmark

    In 2019, he coauthors MLPerf Training Benchmark, a paper presenting an ML benchmark for evaluating training systems.

  3. 2022

    A Harvard PhD and ACT

    In 2022, he completes a computer science PhD at Harvard University with a dissertation titled “Enabling High Performance, Efficient, and Sustainable Deep Learning Systems At Scale.” He also coauthors ACT, a paper presenting an architectural carbon modeling tool for sustainable computer systems.

  4. 2023

    A faculty post and NSF grant

    In 2023, he joins Cornell Tech's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as a visiting assistant professor for the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. During his Harvard PhD, he also serves as a Visiting Research Scientist at Meta AI. In September 2023, he receives a $300,000 NSF EAGER award to develop cloud infrastructure for designing sustainable electronics.

  5. 2024

    A $12 million NSF study

    In 2024, he is part of a $12 million NSF team working to establish new standards for carbon accounting in computing. He receives Google's Academic Research Award in 2024 for work on the life-cycle carbon footprint of AI inference.

  6. June 2025

    Google Junior Faculty Award

    In June 2025, he receives Google's ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award.

  7. November 2025

    The Green Choice project

    In November 2025, he receives Cornell Atkinson funding for The Green Choice, a project to use EcoGPT, a generative AI interface, to trade slightly slower responses for a smaller carbon footprint.

  8. As of October 2026

    Assistant professor at Cornell Tech

    As of October 2026, he is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell Tech and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. His research covers computer architecture, systems for machine learning, and sustainable computing.

Career

  1. NowCornell UniversityAssistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
  2. From 2023Cornell UniversityVisiting Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
  3. MetaVisiting Research Scientist

Education

  1. 2022Harvard UniversityPhD in Computer Science
  2. 2016Cornell UniversityBS in Electrical and Computer Engineering

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Cornell Tech - Udit Gupta Leads $2 Million Project to Tackle Tech's Environmental Toll tech.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Cornell Tech - Udit Gupta tech.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. MLPerf Training Benchmark arxiv.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Udit Gupta Publications ugupta.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. ACT: Architectural Carbon Modeling Tool | ACT alugupta.github.io. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Cornell Tech - Cornell Tech Welcomes Six New Faculty Members in 2023-24 Academic Year tech.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. Cornell Tech - Cornell Tech Researcher Part of $12 Million NSF Study to Reduce Computing’s Carbon Footprint tech.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. Udit Gupta ugupta.com. Checked 27 October 2026.
  9. Grants to support research at nexus of AI, climate science | Cornell Chronicle news.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.