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Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan is a University Professor and holder of the Niki Max Nikias Chair in Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). He has served as the inaugural Vice President of Presidential Initiatives and is a member of USC's President's Senior Leadership Team. His roles include Professor at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and joint appointments in Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, and Pediatrics. He is the inaugural director of the Ming Hsieh Institute and Research Director at the Information Sciences Institute at USC. Narayanan has a distinguished career working on signal processing and has made significant contributions to human-centered sensing and interaction technologies. He has published over 1000 research papers and holds 19 U.S. patents, focusing on speech, audio, and multimodal biomedical problems. Narayanan has received several prestigious awards, including Fellow designations from multiple professional societies and various technical achievement awards. His research is supported by federal grants and aims to address real-world challenges in defense, security, and healthcare, highlighting the impact of technology on societal needs.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Holds the Niki Max Nikias Chair and serves various academic leadership roles.
Information Sciences Institute, USC • Los Angeles, CA
Oversees research in signal processing and related fields.
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