Bio

Sufian is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience in the computer software and systems engineering industries, for almost a decade has been serving as an engineering leader at Microsoft. With a proven track record of driving innovation, optimizing systems, and developing strategic initiatives, Sufian has consistently delivered business growth and built high-performing teams. His expertise spans Software Solutions, System Design, Operational Management, Business Strategy, and Project Management.

Sufian has completed postgraduate studies at Stanford University and holds four master’s degrees: a master’s degree with honors in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, as well as master’s degrees in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas. Additionally, Sufian holds a double major Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas.

As a NASA SARP (Airborne Research Program) Mentor, Sufian Aldogom leads advanced projects that combine AI, systems engineering, and Earth observation science. He mentors top undergraduate researchers in analyzing atmospheric and satellite data from NASA flight missions, guiding them through end-to-end workflows involving data acquisition, signal processing, statistical modeling, and visualization. His mentorship emphasizes real scientific applications of machine learning, from aerosol and methane analysis to advanced AI predictions. Sufian’s work with NASA reflects his commitment to bridging engineering, data science, and planetary systems to empower the next generation of climate and space researchers.

At Harvard Medical School, Sufian collaborates with the Zitnik Lab on pioneering research that unites artificial intelligence, systems biology, and therapeutic discovery. His work contributes to developing intelligent systems that reason across biomedical data to uncover new therapeutic insights. He co-authored “Democratizing AI Scientists using ToolUniverse,” a joint MIT–Harvard publication that explores scalable architectures for autonomous scientific reasoning. Building on this collaboration, Sufian serves as an organizer of the NeurIPS 2025 competition, CURE-Bench, which evaluates AI models on clinically grounded reasoning for drug discovery and biomedical decision-making. His research at Harvard advances the frontier of AI-driven science, promoting a new era of computational discovery in medicine.

Currently, Sufian is a Research Affiliate at MIT, working in the CSAIL Lab under the Kellis Lab, where he mentor students and contribute to cutting-edge AI research. He also serve as a lecturer in courses such as Medlytics at MIT, bringing his industry expertise to the classroom to inspire the next generation of leaders in technology, engineering, and AI.

HONORS & AWARDS

• MIT Proactive Powerhouse Award – Recognized for leadership and contributions while co-instructing the
  Medlytics course at MIT Beaver Works.
• MIT AI Mantis Rising Scholar – Research affiliate at MIT’s CSAIL Lab, working on innovative AI visualization
  tools that help expand AI capabilities in real-world applications.
• Microsoft Award – Employee of the Month Recognized for exceptional leadership in retail software
  integration, delivering solutions that impacted millions of users.
• Alpha Epsilon Delta Honor Society – Recognized for academic excellence in healthcare and engineering.
• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society – Awarded for academic excellence and leadership potential during
  undergraduate studies.
• Ericsson Award – Hackathon Award #1 Awarded for innovative solutions delivered during Ericsson’s
  competitive internal hackathon.
• Ericsson Award – Operations North America (Over 25,000 employees) Led a team to create a $200
  million procurement system, earning top recognition for excellence in operational execution.
• IEEE Member – Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, contributing to the
  advancement of engineering standards and practices.
• INCOSE Member – Member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, committed to promoting
  best practices in systems engineering.
• NSPE Member – Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, supporting ethical practices
  and professional growth in engineering.
• NeurIPS 2025 Competition Organizer – Approved organizer of the CURE-Bench competition at the NeurIPS 2025 Conference, advancing clinical reasoning and therapeutic AI benchmarking in collaboration with Harvard Medical School’s Zitnik Lab.
• Harvard Medical School Collaboration – Recognized for contributions to biomedical AI research with the Zitnik Lab at Harvard Medical School, including development of the ToolUniverse ecosystem and publication of “Democratizing AI Scientists using ToolUniverse.”
• NASA SARP Mentor – Selected as a NASA Airborne Science Research Mentor for the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP), guiding national research teams in Earth observation, remote sensing, and AI-driven environmental analysis.