Jose M. Vidal

Jose M. Vidal is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Computer Science and Engineering department at the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan (1998), an M.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1991), and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT (1990).

His research focuses on multiagent systems, spanning theoretical aspects like coordination mechanisms, algorithmic game theory, and distributed algorithms, as well as implementation in agent-based simulations, web services, and mobile applications. He has authored numerous publications in fields including healthcare process optimization, traffic engineering, and sociological theory construction.

• 2019: Ad Hoc Vehicle Platoon Formation (Traffic Engineering)
• 2019: Wikitheoria for Sociological Theory Construction
• 2018: Email Intent Classification using Deep Learning
• 2017: Intelligent Transportation Systems using Mobile Data
• 2016: Healthcare Workflow Simulation Models
• 2014: Behavioral Modeling from Observational Data

He has received significant funding from the NSF, Darpa, and industry partners for projects like Wikitheoria (a collaborative theory-building platform), TargetShare (resource allocation), and mobile healthcare applications. His work bridges theoretical research with practical implementations in domains ranging from traffic systems to hospital operations.