Padmini Srinivasan

Padmini Srinivasan is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa, affiliated with the College of Engineering. Her work bridges computer science, informatics, and social applications through advanced research in information retrieval, natural language processing, and data mining.

Research Interests: Her research focuses on Information Retrieval & NLP, Text and Web Mining, Biomedical Text Mining, Privacy/Security & Censorship, Social Media Analytics (particularly in political and health belief contexts), and Crowdsourcing & Games. She leads the Text Retrieval & Text Mining Group, fostering interdisciplinary research involving machine learning, human computation, and real-world data challenges.

Publication Trends: Her recent work appears in top-tier venues such as SIG-IR, KDD, WSDM, ICWSM, EMNLP, JASIST, and PLOS One, reflecting sustained contributions to both foundational and applied aspects of data science. These publications span topics from ranking optimization and query modeling to social dynamics, health informatics, and ethical AI.

• Scientific Awards: No specific awards were mentioned in the provided text.

Advising and Grants: She has advised numerous graduate students including Osama Khalid, Ingroj Shrestha, Asad Mahmood, Jonathan Rusert, and others. While grant details are not listed, her publication record in premier venues suggests consistent external funding and collaborative research activity.

Labs and Teams: She leads the Text Retrieval & Text Mining Group, which conducts cutting-edge research in search technologies, text analysis, and social media understanding, often integrating crowdsourcing and game-based methods for data collection and evaluation.