Ambuj K. Singh
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Much of Professor Singh’s research is around data-centric modeling of systems and he focuses on the development of new methods that can be applied to real-world applications. He enjoys interdisciplinary research and has led numerous such projects including an IGERT on Network Science (funded by the NSF 2013-2018) and UCSB’s Information Networks Academic Research Center (funded by ARL 2009-2014). He has served on the editorial boards of a number of journals and program committees of several conferences. His research has been funded by the NSF, NIH, and the US Army. He currently leads a large research group including undergraduate student, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. He participates in the interdisciplinary program in Biomolecular Science and Engineering.
Ambuj K. Singh is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a part-time appointment in the Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program. He received a B.Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a PhD degree from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests are broadly in the areas of network science, machine learning, social networks, and bioinformatics. He has published 250 technical papers over his career. He has led a number of multidisciplinary projects including UCSB’s Information Network Academic Research Center funded by the Army, Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Research and Training (IGERT) program on Network Science funded by the NSF, and the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) on Network Science of Teams funded by the US Army. He has worked with over 50 graduate and postdoctoral students over his career, including over 30 PhD students.