Naveen K. Vaidya

Dr. Naveen K. Vaidya is a full Professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. He received his PhD and M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from York University, Canada, and M.Sc., B.Sc., and B.Ed. from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. His postdoctoral research was conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Western University, Canada.

Research Interests: Dr. Vaidya specializes in applied mathematics and mathematical biology, focusing on modeling infectious diseases such as HIV, SARS-CoV-2, dengue, malaria, and tuberculosis. His work spans within-host and between-host dynamics, integrating differential equations, dynamical systems, optimal control, and biostatistics. Recent projects explore climate impacts on disease spread and machine learning in public health analytics.

Scientific Awards: He has received prestigious honors, including the

• University of Missouri Faculty Scholars (2015/2016)
• Susan Mann Dissertation Award (2008)
• NSERC Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories (2008/2009)
• Travel Support Awards from NSF and MBI (2018)
• Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant (2020, declined due to NSF grants)

Grants and Funding: Dr. Vaidya has secured multiple grants from the National Science Foundation (2016–2021; 2020–2023), Simons Foundation, International Mathematical Union, and SDSU Start-up Funds. He also organized the AMNS-2019 conference in Nepal and led workshops on collaborative research.

Labs and Teams: As principal investigator of the SDSU-DiMoLab, he leads a multidisciplinary team studying COVID-19, HIV, and other infectious diseases. The lab trains graduate and undergraduate students and collaborates internationally, particularly with Tribhuvan University, Nepal.