Dr. Gaurav Sukhatme

Professor

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Biography

Gaurav S. Sukhatme is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). He holds the Donald M. Alstadt Chair in Advanced Computing and serves as the Executive Vice Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Sukhatme is the Director of the USC School of Advanced Computing and has been a co-director of the USC Robotics Research Laboratory. His research interests include networked robots, learning robots, and field robotics, and he has published extensively in these areas. Sukhatme has led numerous research projects funded by organizations such as NSF, DARPA, and NASA. He is a Fellow of AAAS, AAAI, and IEEE, and has received various prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award and the Okawa Foundation Research Award. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief for Autonomous Robots and has held editorial positions for several other journals within the field of robotics.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

Teaching and conducting research in computer science and robotics.

Director

— Present

School of Advanced Computing, USC • Los Angeles, CA

Overseeing academic and research programs in advanced computing.

Chairman

— Present

Department of Computer Science, USC • Los Angeles, CA

Led the department, managing faculty and academic programs.

Awards

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American Association for Advancement of Science Fellow

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USC Provost’s Mentoring Award

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Distinguished Alumnus

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Outstanding Engineering Merit Award

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AAAI Fellow

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USC Mellon Mentoring Award

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IEEE Fellow

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Center for Excellence in Research Faculty Fellow

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Okawa Foundation Research Grant

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IEEE Senior Member

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Outstanding Senior Program Committee Member

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NSF CAREER Award

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Junior Faculty Research Award, USC VSoE/Northrup Grumann

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Excellence in Research, NASA/JPL/Caltech

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Gambrinus Fellowship

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.