Aravind Srinivasan

Aravind Srinivasan is a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, with additional appointments in UMIACS (University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies) and AMSC (Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computation). He is an Amazon Scholar since 2019, applying his expertise in algorithms to cloud computing challenges at AWS.

Dr. Srinivasan earned his B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Madras (1989) under Prof. C. Pandu Rangan, followed by a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University (1993) under Prof. David B. Shmoys. He completed postdoctoral work at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) and DIMACS (Rutgers) from 1993-94.

His research spans algorithms, probabilistic methods, data science, network science, and machine learning, with applications across multiple domains. He has pioneered work at the intersection of algorithms and AI, focusing on interpretability and explainability. His research in health includes computational epidemiology, cancer genomics, pharmacology, organ exchange, and medical devices. In the Internet economy, he works on E-commerce, digital marketing, cloud optimization, crowdsourcing, and social networks. He is a leading researcher in algorithmic fairness, developing methods to systematically incorporate probabilistic, per-user/demographic fairness in AI systems. His work also extends to networking algorithms, distributed computing, and sustainable growth applications including energy networks.

His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating algorithmic fairness with practical applications in healthcare, resource allocation, and sustainability. The research shows increasing focus on probabilistic methods for fair decision-making in online environments, with applications ranging from kidney exchange programs to pandemic response planning. His work consistently bridges theoretical computer science with real-world impact.

• Professional Recognition:
• Elected Fellow of six professional societies: ACM, IEEE, AMS, AAAS, EATCS, and SIAM
• Member of Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe)
• Distinguished University Professor of the University of Maryland (2020)
• Dijkstra Prize, Danny Lewin Award, and Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science

Dr. Srinivasan has advised an extensive portfolio of students at all levels, from high school to postdoctoral researchers. His current PhD students include Sharmila Duppala, Kishen Gowda, and Sanna Madan (co-advised with Eytan Ruppin). His graduated PhD students have gone on to faculty positions (Brian Brubach at Wellesley, Bo Han at George Mason), industry leadership roles (Tom DuBois as CTO of Maven/Salesforce), and research positions at major tech companies. His research has been funded by Adobe, Amazon, Google, NSF, IARPA, and other government agencies, focusing on applications in cloud computing, epidemiology, and fair resource allocation. He serves as Associate Editor for ACM Transactions on Algorithms and previously served as Editor-in-Chief (2014-2020), and as Managing Editor of Theory of Computing (2006-2019).