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Subhash Suri

Subhash Suri is a computer scientist whose algorithms research spans computational geometry, networks and game theory, and reaches AI through combinatorial auctions for multiagent systems. He studied at IIT Roorkee, earned a doctorate at Johns Hopkins in 1987 under Joseph O'Rourke, and worked at Bellcore and Washington University before joining UC Santa Barbara in 2000. With Tuomas Sandholm, he published an AAAI 2000 paper on optimal winner determination in combinatorial auctions, and building on his auction research he co-founded the e-sourcing company CombineNet. He became an ACM Distinguished Scientist in 2007 and a Fellow of the IEEE in 2009, of the ACM in 2010 and of the AAAS in 2011, and he chaired UCSB's computer science department from 2011 to 2014. He is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UCSB, where he directs the Applied Algorithms Lab and the Center for Geometric Computing.

Born
1960
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Timeline

  1. 1981–1987

    Roorkee and a Johns Hopkins PhD

    He earns a B.S. in electronics and communication at IIT Roorkee in 1981 and an M.S. in computer science at Johns Hopkins in 1984. In 1987, he completes his Ph.D. in computer science at Johns Hopkins under Joseph O'Rourke.

  2. 1987–2000

    Bellcore and Washington University

    He works as a research scientist at Bellcore from 1987 to 1994. In 1994, he becomes an associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he stays until 2000.

  3. 2000

    Winner determination at AAAI

    In 2000, he and Tuomas Sandholm publish "Improved Algorithms for Optimal Winner Determination in Combinatorial Auctions and Generalizations" at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The paper presents a search algorithm for optimal, anytime winner determination in combinatorial auctions, which allocate resources and tasks among agents in multiagent systems.

  4. 2000

    Professor at UC Santa Barbara

    He moves from Washington University in St. Louis to a full professorship at UC Santa Barbara in 2000. In 2006–07, he is a visiting professor at ETH Zurich.

  5. 2007–2011

    ACM, IEEE and AAAS honours

    He is named an ACM Distinguished Scientist in 2007 and an IEEE Fellow in 2009 for contributions to algorithmic foundations in geometry, networking and economics. He becomes an ACM Fellow in 2010 and an AAAS Fellow in 2011 for contributions to computational geometry, networks and computational economics.

  6. 2011–2014

    Chair of UCSB computer science

    From 2011 to 2014, he chairs the computer science department at UC Santa Barbara.

  7. 2019

    Alumnus award and CombineNet

    In 2019, he is one of two recipients of the Indian Institute of Technology Distinguished Alumnus Award in the category of Academic Excellence. He is also a co-founder of CombineNet, an e-sourcing company built on his combinatorial auctions research, whose software drives the procurement of goods and services at several Fortune 500 companies.

  8. As of October 2026

    Distinguished Professor at UCSB

    He is a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara, where he directs the Applied Algorithms Lab and the Center for Geometric Computing. Research from his group has spanned areas that include AI.

Career

  1. Since 2000University of California, Santa BarbaraFull Professor, Chair of the computer science department
  2. From 2006ETH ZurichVisiting Professor
  3. 1994–2000Washington University in St. LouisAssociate Professor
  4. 1987–1994Bell Communications ResearchResearch Scientist
  5. CombineNetCo-founder

Education

  1. 1987Johns Hopkins UniversityPh.D. in computer science
  2. 1984Johns Hopkins UniversityM.S. in computer science
  3. 1981Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeB.S. in electronics and communication

From the biography.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of California, Santa Barbara. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of California, Santa Barbara. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of California, Santa Barbara. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.
  4. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of California, Santa Barbara. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Subhash Suri - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Subhash Suri - The Mathematics Genealogy Project mathgenealogy.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Subhash Suri | UCSB Computer Science cs.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Improved Algorithms for Optimal Winner Determination in Combinatorial Auctions and Generalizations | ML Anthology mlanthology.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Subhash Suri | UCSB Center for Responsible Machine Learning ml.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Professor Suri Named ACM Distinguished Scientist | UCSB Computer Science cs.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. IEEE Fellow: Prof. Subhash Suri | UCSB Computer Science cs.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. ACM Fellows: Prof. Amr El Abbadi and Prof. Subhash Suri | UCSB Computer Science cs.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Eight Distinguished UCSB Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows news.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.
  10. Subhash Suri recognized as IIT Distinguished Alumnus | UCSB Computer Science cs.ucsb.edu. Checked 20 October 2026.