Shrikanth Narayanan
Also known as Shri Narayanan, Narayanan Shrikanth
Shrikanth Narayanan is a University Professor at the University of Southern California, where his research centers on human-centered signal processing and machine intelligence, with speech and spoken language processing at its core. He earns his engineering degrees in Chennai and at UCLA, then works at AT&T Labs-Research from 1995 to 2000. At USC he holds the inaugural Viterbi Professorship in Engineering, and in 2013 he co-founds Behavioral Informatix, which ultimately leads to the founding of Behavioral Signal Technologies. Honors include the 2023 ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement, and in 2026 the National Academy of Engineering elects him. In 2024 USC President Carol Folt names him vice president for presidential initiatives.
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- 1,361
- Citations
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- h-index
- 77
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1988–1995
Engineering degrees from Chennai and UCLA
He earns a bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering in Chennai in 1988. At UCLA he completes M.S., Engineer and Ph.D. degrees in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
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1995–2000
Research at AT&T Labs
He works at AT&T Labs-Research from 1995 to 2000, first as a senior member and later as a principal member of its technical staff.
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2007–2016
The inaugural Viterbi Professorship
At USC he holds the inaugural Viterbi Professorship in Engineering from 2007 to 2016.
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2013
Behavioral signal companies
He co-founds Behavioral Informatix in 2013, which ultimately leads to the founding of Behavioral Signal Technologies.
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2016–2024
Honors from ISCA, ACM and IEEE
He is named an ISCA Fellow in 2016 and receives the 2020 ACM ICMI Sustained Accomplishment Award. In 2023 he receives the ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement and the IEEE Signal Processing Society's Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award. In 2024 the IEEE Computer Society honors him with the Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award.
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February 2024
Vice president for presidential initiatives
In 2024 USC President Carol Folt names him vice president for presidential initiatives.
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2025–2026
Flanagan award and NAE election
He receives the 2025 IEEE James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award. In 2026 the National Academy of Engineering elects him.
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As of October 2026
University Professor at USC
He is University Professor and holder of the Niki and Max Nikias Chair in Engineering at USC, and he serves as vice president for presidential initiatives. His research centers on human-centered signal processing and machine intelligence, with speech and spoken language processing at its core.
Sources and credits
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