# Nalini Venkatasubramanian

Nalini Venkatasubramanian
Biography
Nalini Venkatasubramanian is a Professor of Computer Science in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. She is known for her contributions to distributed systems, resource management, multimedia computing, and urban crisis response. Her research focuses on the efficient management and utilization of resources in global information infrastructures, with applications in disaster response, networked systems, and ubiquitous computing.
Early Life and Education
Venkatasubramanian was born and raised in Bangalore, India. She pursued her undergraduate education in computer science before moving to the United States for graduate studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1998. Her doctoral research focused on resource management in distributed systems.
Career
From 1991 to 1998, Venkatasubramanian worked as a Member of Technical Staff and Software Design Engineer at Hewlett-Packard. During her tenure, she contributed to large-scale software systems, further developing her expertise in distributed computing and networked environments.
In 1998, she joined the University of California, Irvine, as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Over the years, she has advanced to a full professorship and has been actively involved in research, teaching, and mentorship. She has advised numerous graduate students and collaborated with industry partners and governmental agencies on projects related to networked systems and emergency response technologies.
Research and Contributions
Venkatasubramanian's research spans multiple areas, including:
* Distributed and Networked Systems – Developing frameworks for scalable resource management in cloud and edge computing.
* Multimedia Computing – Optimizing data transmission and processing for multimedia applications.
* Crisis Informatics – Designing computing infrastructures for disaster response, including real-time data analysis for emergency situations.
* Ubiquitous Computing – Creating adaptive computing environments that integrate seamlessly into everyday life.
Her work has contributed to the development of intelligent crisis response systems that assist emergency services by providing real-time data and resource allocation strategies. She has been involved in interdisciplinary projects that apply computer science solutions to urban planning, disaster management, and cybersecurity.
Awards and Recognition Venkatasubramanian has received several awards and research grants for her contributions to computer science. She has served on program committees for major computing conferences and as an editorial board member for academic journals in distributed computing and multimedia systems.
Publications
She has authored numerous research papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, covering topics such as networked multimedia systems, cloud computing, and emergency response systems.
External Links
* University of California, Irvine Profile
* Google Scholar Profile
Awards
· Teaching Excellence Award (2002): Honored by the Division of Undergraduate Education at UC Irvine for outstanding teaching.
· Best Paper Award (2006): Awarded at the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference in Las Vegas.
· Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Teaching (2014): Recognized by UC Irvine for excellence in undergraduate education.
· Dean’s Award for Service (2015): Acknowledged for significant service contributions to the university.
· US Ignite Extreme Software Defined Networking (SDN) Challenge – 1st Prize (2015): Led Team DSM to first place in this national competition.
· ACM Distinguished Member (2021): Recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery for outstanding engineering contributions to computing.
References
nalini.ics.uci.edu
awards.acm.org

## Awards

* NSF (National Science Foundation) Career Award, 1999. Networking Research Program.
* Teaching Excellence Award, Division of Undergraduate Education, 2002, University of California, Irvine
* Best Paper Award, IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking (CCN) Conference, Las Vegas, Jan 8th - 10th, 2006.
* Deans Award for Undergraduate Teaching, University of California, Irvine, 2014
* IEEE Fellow, 2025