Professor of Architectural Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Dr. Ruchi Choudhary is Professor of Architectural Engineering in the Engineering Department at University of Cambridge. She specializes in simulation methods for predicting energy demand of the built environment. At Cambridge, she leads the multi-disciplinary Energy Efficient Cities Initiative (EECi). The energy questions in her research are wide ranging and interdisciplinary: understanding the synergistic role of plants in urban environments, joint geotechnical and energy modelling of underground spaces (e.g. foundations, subway systems), Bayesian statistical modelling of uncertainties in computer models across scales in urban contexts, and computationally intensive city-scale simulations involving socio-demographic features. Working at the interface of Data Sciences and Simulation Modelling, Ruchi has lead research on ‘Digital Twins of the Built Environment’ at the Alan Turing Institute in UK (2018-2022). The interconnections between these diverse research endeavours to support future evolution of cities constitute the intellectual core of Dr. Choudhary's research.

In 2019 she became fellow of the International Building Performance & Simulation Association (IBPSA). She was elected chair of IBPSA-England from 2018-2023. She has held Visiting Professorships at U. of Tokyo (2015), U. of Osaka (2024), and Stanford University (2025). Prior to joining University of Cambridge, she was Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (2004-2008) and taught at the Architectural Association (2007-2009).