Vladimir Filkov

Vladimir Filkov is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering. He leads two research labs: the DECAL Lab and the AI for Health Lab. He is actively engaged in research, teaching, and service, with a focus on open-source software sustainability, AI in healthcare, and data science. He has held leadership roles such as General Chair of ASE 2024 and inaugural Director of Translational Data Science at UCD DataLab.

• Professor, Department of Computer Science, UC Davis
• Director, DECAL Lab
• Director, AI for Health Lab
• General Chair, ASE 2024
• Director of Translational Data Science, UCD DataLab (2020–2024)

His research centers on the sustainability of open-source software, using socio-technical and governance data to forecast project success and evolution. He also investigates AI applications in health, particularly multimodal models for atrial fibrillation and NLP in medicine. His work bridges empirical software engineering, data science, and healthcare informatics, with strong community engagement through forums and podcasts. He has led major NSF, Google, and Sloan Foundation-funded projects on OSS sustainability and UC-wide OSPO initiatives.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in empirical software engineering, particularly around open-source governance, lifecycle analysis, and sustainability forecasting. There is also a growing emphasis on health-related AI, including multimodal models for cardiac conditions and natural language processing in clinical settings. The work combines data-driven modeling with real-world impact in both software ecosystems and healthcare.

• ACM Distinguished Member
• ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award

Vladimir Filkov has successfully secured competitive grants from the NSF (GCR, Phase I and II), Google, and the Sloan Foundation. He advises PhD students including Likang Yin, Raiyan Jahangir, and postdoc Stefan Stanciulescu. His mentoring spans topics in software engineering, AI, and computational biology. He has organized major research forums and collaborative initiatives across the UC system.

He leads the DECAL Lab and the AI for Health Lab at UC Davis, fostering interdisciplinary research in software sustainability and healthcare AI. These labs support graduate students, postdocs, and collaborative projects with national and international partners.