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About Vishnu Pendyala

Vishnu S. Pendyala, PhD is a faculty member in Applied Data Science and an Academic Senator at San Jose State University; current chair of the IEEE Computer Society Santa Clara Valley chapter; and IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor. During his recent 3-year term as an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) distinguished speaker and before as an industry expert and researcher, he was invited to speak at 60+ engagements including conferences, faculty development programs, and other forums some of which are available on YouTube and IEEE.tv. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has over two decades of experience in the software industry in the Silicon Valley. His book, “Veracity of Big Data,” and two other edited books on machine learning and software development are available in major libraries in USA including the US Congress and internationally. Dr. Pendyala taught a one-week course sponsored by the Government of India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), under the GIAN program in 2017, to Computer Science faculty from across the country and delivered the keynote in a similar program sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India in 2022. Dr. Pendyala recently served on a National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal review panel. He received the Ramanujan memorial gold medal and a shield for his college at the State Math Olympiad in Andhra Pradesh, India. He also played an active role in the Computer Society of India and was the Program Secretary for its annual national convention. He has served as an Area Governor with Toastmasters International and has received the Distinguished Toastmaster, Area Governor of the Year, and Silver Scribe awards.

Positions

Present Professor, San Jose State University Data Science
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Curriculum Vitae


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Grants

2022 - 2022 University Grants Academy (UGA)
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Summer Fellowship
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2016 - Present Executive Council Member - SIGBDA, Computer Society of India
2022 Chair, IEEE Computer Society – Silicon Valley Chapter
2021 Secretary, IEEE Computer Society – Silicon Valley Chapter
2017 - 2020 Global Co-Lead, ICon (Cisco Indian ERO)
2018 - 2019 Board of Directors, Silicon Valley Engineering Council
2019 Vice Chair, IEEE Computer Society – Silicon Valley Chapter
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Courses

  • DATA 225 Database Systems for Analytics
  • DATA 245 Machine Learning
  • CMPE 195A & B Senior Design Project (4 students)
  • CMPE 295A & B Masters Project (30 students)
  • CMPE 188 Machine Learning for Big Data
  • CMPE 220 Software Systems
  • CMPE 255 Data Mining
  • DATA 225 Database Systems for Analytics
  • DATA 245 Machine Learning

Education

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Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Santa Clara University ‐ Department of Computer Engineering
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Graduate Studies in Computer Engineering, Stanford University
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MS, Computer Engineering & Certificate, Client-Server Computing, California State University, San Jose
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MBA, Finance and Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science & Engineering, Osmania University, India
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Books (4)

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Book Chapters (6)

Conference Papers (12)

Articles (7)