Srijan Kumar

Srijan Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Computing. His research focuses on data science, AI for security, and online safety, addressing challenges in detecting malicious users, misinformation, and enhancing AI robustness. His work has been deployed in platforms like Flipkart and Wikipedia, and recognized through awards such as the NSF CAREER and Forbes 30 Under 30.

Education:

• B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park
• Postdoctoral training at Stanford University

Research Interests:

• Multi-modal/multi-lingual detection of harmful content and users
• Adversarial robustness of AI models
• Graph and network analysis for early detection
• Responsible recommender systems

Awards & Grants:

• NSF CAREER Award (2023)
• Kavli Fellow (2022)
• Facebook/Adobe Faculty Awards
• NSF Convergence Accelerator Phase II grant ($5M)

Advising & Labs: Leads the CLAWS Lab, advising over 20 students. Active in mentoring through conferences and NSF-funded projects.