- Professor of Computer Science, Fitchburg State University
- Adjunct Teaching Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ricky J. Sethi is currently a Professor of Computer Science at Fitchburg State University. Ricky is also Director of Research for the Madsci Network, and an Adjunct Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Prior to FSU, he was a Research Scientist at UMass Amherst/UMass Medical School and at UCLA/USC Information Sciences Institute, where he was chosen as an NSF Computing Innovation Fellow (CIFellow) by the CCC and the CRA. Before that, he was a Post-Doctoral Scholar at UCR, where he was the Lead Integration Scientist for the WASA project and participated in ONR's Empire Challenge 10.
Ricky has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and reports and made numerous presentations on his research in machine learning, computer vision, social computing, and data science. He has taught various courses in Computer Science, Physics, and General Science. Ricky has also supervised/mentored undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral students at UCLA, USC, and UMass.
Ricky has served as a Panelist for several NSF programs, as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, as an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Computer Vision & Signal Processing, and a Program Committee member for various conferences. In addition, he is a member of the YSP/Madsci Financial Board, a member of the American Institute of Physics, and a member of IEEE.
Experience
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–presentAssistant Professor of Computer Science, Fitchburg State University
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2022–presentAdjunct professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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2022–presentProfessor, Fitchburg State University
Education
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2009University of California, Riverside, PhD
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2001University of Southern California, MS
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1996University of California, Berkeley, BA
Grants and Contracts
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2017Structured Discussions and Scientific Workflows for Data Analysis
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Amazon
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2016Cybersecurity
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation
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2016Scientific Workflows, Image Analysis, and Visual Stylometry in the Digital Analysis of Art
- Role:
- Co-PI
- Funding Source:
- National Endowment for the Humanities
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2010Machine Learning Framework for Social Computing and Collective Intelligence
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation
Contact Ricky for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
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