Sathiya Keerthi Selvaraj

Research Area: Machine Learning
Location: Yahoo! Research Silicon Valley

Profile

Dr. Keerthi joined Yahoo! Research in December 2003. Over the last fifteen years his research has focused on the development of practical algorithms for a variety of areas, such as machine learning, robotics, computer graphics and optimal control.

His works on support vector machines (improved SMO algorithm), polytope distance computation (GJK algorithm) and model predictive control (stability theory) are highly cited.

He has published more than 100 papers in leading journals and conferences. His current research focuses on kernel methods, in particular on the development of fast kernel methods for large scale datamining problems.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, he worked for 10 years at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and for 5 years at the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Keerthi is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.

Recent Publications, Projects and News

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  • Featured Researcher - Keerthi Selvaraj - Keerthi Selvaraj was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore when a colleague first sparked his interest in machine learning. "My focus was large scale optimization and my friend informed me that machine learning offered ample scope for optimization," Keerthi says.