Biography
Giri Narasimhan is a University Distinguished Professor and former Ryder Endowed Chair holder in the Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences at FIU, where he heads the Bioinformatics Research Group (BioRG) and the Algorithms for Machine Learning and Data Analytics (AMaDAys) research group. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Algorithms. His work is interdisciplinary and has applied AI and ML techniques to the fields of Environmental Science, Bioinformatics, Public Policy, and Engineering. His research has been funded by the NSF, NIH, NIJ, DoD, FDOH, USDA, DoE, DARPA, NPS, and private industry. He was FIU’s representative for the Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE), an NSF-funded consortium. His recent publications on the applications of AI/ML for improving computer caches, predicting the strength of three-dimensional biomolecular interactions, and for mitigating floods in coastal river systems have gained recognition. More details are at: https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~giri/ and http://biorg.cs.fiu.edu/.
Awards & Honors
- • Distinguished University Professor, FIU, 2024-present.
- • Ryder Endowed Professorship, KFSCIS, FIU, 2023-25.
- • CEO & Founder, Euleris LLC, Since Oct 2025.
- • CEO & Founder, GRaiL 2025 LLC, Since Oct 2025.
- • CEO, GRaiL 2024 LLC, Jan to Oct 2025.
- • Google Cloud Research Innovator, 2024.
- • FIU Top Scholar, Engagement Beyond the Classroom, 2023 & Dedicated Mentoring, 2021.
- • Director, Academy for CS Education, FIU, 2016-present
- • Advisory Board & Steering Committee, Biomedical Sciences Institute, FIU, 2013-2024.
- • Board of Directors, FIU Research Foundation, Inc., 2010-15.
- • Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies, College of Engineering & Computing, 2009-15.
- • Coach, Programming Team, Florida International University, 2007-present.
Education
- B. Tech. Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India 1982
- Ph. D. Computer Science University of Wisconsin, 1989