Vivek Shandilya

Education
- PhD Computer Science, University of Memphis, 2015
- MS Computer Science, University of Memphis, 2011
- BE (Bachelor of Engineering) Electronics and Communication Engineering, Bangalore University, 2005
Areas of Expertise
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, Cyber Security, Data Science
Biography
Dr. Vivek Shandilya is assistant professor in the department of computer science and the director of SOPSS Lab (sopss.org) in Bowie State University. His work involves investigating and establishing the structures in the interaction of intelligent agents with conflicting & mutually unknown motivations in stochastic systems. This problem manifests in optimization & security situations of computational, biological, and socio-economic systems. His current projects are related to the cyber security ,intelligent transportation systems, recommendation systems and security of cloud and IOT in healthcare applications.
Research Interests
Primary Research Theme: Artificial Intelligence
Primary Research Expertise
- Interaction of Intelligent Agents in Stochastic Systems
Primary Research Projects
- Recommendation System for Crowdsourcing
- Game-Theoretic Modeling of Cancer Cells Behavior
Bios of Students
- Two doctoral students and one master's student working on optimization and security projects.
Secondary Research Interests
- Algorithmic and Complexity Problems Related to Network Security
Secondary Research Projects
- Game-Based Security Architecture
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Security in Cloud-Based Systems and IoT
Service Interests
- I am the director of the SOPSS Lab (sopss.org), leading the security and optimization group at Bowie State University.
- I am reviewer for the top journals and conferences, on the technical program committees of the conferences and chair many sessions.
- I am a foreign examiner for doctoral dissertation.
- I have been a judge for the National Science Projects Competition for high school students at county and state level.
Awards & Honors
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Was supported by Office of Naval Research National Laboratories grant during doctoral studies. (2010)
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Was part of a team which was awarded NSF S-Stem grant (award number: 1356544) (2021)