Biplav Srivastava

Biplav Srivastava is a Professor at the University of South Carolina's AI Institute, Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing, with joint appointments in Computer Science and Engineering. His work pioneers neuro-symbolic AI for human-machine collaboration, trusted systems, and social applications.

Education includes a PhD from Arizona State University, MS from ASU, and BTech from IIT-BHU.

Research integrates reasoning and learning for ethical AI assistants, with applications in smart cities (water management, elections) and healthcare. The AI4S group develops frameworks for bias detection, team formation, and crisis response chatbots. Recent awards recognize deployed AI solutions for market intelligence and public engagement.

Publications emphasize causal AI bias rating, LLM-enhanced planning, and pandemic chatbot utilization. Article trends show increasing focus on sociotechnical AI impacts and neuro-symbolic architectures.

• ACM Distinguished Scientist (2014)
• AAAI Senior Member (2020)
• AAAS Leshner Fellow (2020-2021)

Advises 15+ graduate students on projects spanning trustworthy chatbots, traffic optimization, and meal planning AI. Directs the AI for Society (AI4S) research group with corporate partnerships (Cisco, JP Morgan) and NSF-funded initiatives.