Chandra Krintz

Chandra Krintz is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She co-directs the RACELab (Lab for Research on Adaptive Computing Environments) and leads research initiatives in IoT/AI systems, cloud-edge computing, and precision agriculture. Her work focuses on hybrid edge-cloud systems, energy-efficient computing, and agricultural sustainability through projects like SmartFarm and Where's the Bear (WTB).

• Affiliations: UCSB Computer Science, RACELab
• Roles: Academic Leadership (Vice Chair), Research Director, NSF-funded projects

Research interests span IoT systems, distributed computing, and AI-driven agriculture. Notable projects include SmartFarm for sustainable farming and WTB for wildlife monitoring using edge-cloud integration. She has authored over 100 publications and secured grants from NSF, DOE, and industry partners.

Awards:

• 2022 Best Paper Award (MSDBench)
• NSF and DOE grants for research in distributed systems and agriculture

Teaching: Courses on runtime systems (CS263), cloud-edge IoT (CS190B), and software project management (CS148). Supervised numerous graduate and undergraduate students in research and capstone projects.

Labs/Teams: RACELab collaborates with academia and industry on IoT, cloud computing, and AI applications. Key projects include xGFabric, SmartFarm, and WTB, with deployments in environmental monitoring and agricultural analytics.