Randall K. Julian

Randall K. Julian, Jr., PhD, is founder and CEO of Indigo BioAutomation, which develops cloud computing and machine learning tools for mass spectrometry data analysis in diagnostic and hospital laboratories. With over 30 years at the intersection of analytical chemistry and computational science, his current research focuses on using machine learning to solve complex analytical challenges. After completing his doctorate on non-linear dynamics in ion trap mass spectrometers at Purdue University, he worked in Eli Lilly's Discovery Chemistry group before founding Indigo in 2006. Dr. Julian serves as adjunct professor of chemistry at Purdue, mentoring students in programming for data acquisition and analysis in analytical chemistry. He has also developed and taught R programming workshops for mass spectrometry applications at international laboratory medicine conferences.