Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan, Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award Recipient 

Shrikanth “Shri” Narayanan is a luminary of affective computing at the University of Southern California (USC) as the University Professor and the Niki & C. L. Max Nikias Chair in Engineering. He holds various appointments such as Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Research Director of the Information Sciences Institute. His journey, which first started as an internship at AT&T Bell Labs, displays a dedicated commitment to understanding the human condition through the power of engineering and computing technology. He is an IEEE Fellow, has published over 1000 papers, and his inventions/patents have led to technology commercialization.