Ashok Srinivasan

Dr. Ashok Srinivasan is the William Nystul Eminent Scholar Chair and Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of West Florida, within the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering. He is actively engaged in research, teaching, and professional leadership in high-performance computing and its applications to public policy and health.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1996
• M.S. in Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, 1992
• B.S. Tech (Honours) in Chemical Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli, 1987

Dr. Srinivasan's research focuses on high-performance computing, supercomputing applications, and simulation-based public policy analysis, particularly in modeling infection spread through air travel. His work integrates computational methods from quantum Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, and GPU programming with real-world challenges in epidemiology and transportation. He leads Project VIPRA, a multi-institutional effort using supercomputers to analyze public health policies.

His recent publications emphasize multiscale and parallel modeling of pedestrian and infection dynamics in transportation systems, leveraging massive computational power for policy-relevant insights. These works span disciplines including computer science, physics, public health, and urban planning.

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• Fulbright Senior Research Scholar
• Best Paper Award at International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP)
• Featured among 12 major breakthroughs using Blue Waters supercomputer

Dr. Srinivasan has served as PI or co-PI on approximately $4 million in grants from NSF, DOE, and DoD. He is a founding co-chair of the Student Research Symposium at HiPC, has organized over 15 professional events, and served on more than 40 international conference technical program committees. He actively mentors students and collaborates with researchers at institutions like IBM, Argonne National Lab, and Oak Ridge National Lab.

He leads the Project VIPRA research team, which involves interdisciplinary collaboration across universities and domains such as biochemistry, mechanical engineering, and urban planning. His lab focuses on large-scale simulations for public policy impact.