Shashi Shekhar

Shashi Shekhar
Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science & EngineeringContact
Kenneth H. Keller Hall Room 5-203 200 Union Street SeMinneapolis, MN 55455
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1989)
- M.S. in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley (1989)
- M.S. in Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley (1987)
- B.S. in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (1985)
Biography
Research Interests
Shekhar's research interests include spatial databases, data and knowledge engineering, and spatial data mining.
Research Areas
Data Mining, Databases, and Geographical Information Systems
Current Research
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Recent News
- CS&E faculty, students, and alumni instrumental in DEEPSPATIAL2021
- CS&E faculty ranked among top CS researchers in the world
- Cloud Connected Delivery Vehicles project receives award from CTS
- Traffic, transit data paint a picture of COVID-19 impacts
- Computing COVID-19
- Professor Shekhar interviewed on how apps can help track COVID-19
- U of M receives funding to improve efficiency of electric delivery trucks
- Shekhar re-elected to CRA Board
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University of Minnesota secures $2.5 million grant to improve quality of life in cities
Honors and Awards
- 2015: Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education
- 2015: University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Education Award
- 2011: Institute on the Environment Resident Fellow
- 2008: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
- 2006: IEEE Technical Achievement Award
- 2005: McKnight Professorships
- 2003: IEEE Fellow