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Announcement: Dr. Sanjay Ahuja has been awarded the Fidelity National Financial Distinguished Professorship in Computer and Information Sciences at the University of North Florida.



Hi. I am a Full Professor of Computer Science in the
School of Computing at the University of North Florida. I joined the School of Computing as an Associate Professor in the College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction at UNF in 1999. Prior to this I was an Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. I graduated with my Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering (1993) from the University of Louisville. I also have an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (1990) from the University of Louisville. I have a B.Engg. in Electronics Engineering (1987) from the University of Bombay. I am active in consulting and technology training . I am a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Besides the IEEE, I am a member of several professional organizations. I am the Faculty Advisor to the UNF chapter of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Computer Science Honor Society. I received the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award from the University of North Florida Provost and President in Fall 2003. I am the Fidelity National Financial Distinguished Professor in Computer and Information Sciences at the University of North Florida. I was voted Students' Choice Outstanding Professor, College of Computing Sciences and Engineering, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, in December 2001. I have been selected as an OFE Faculty Fellow at the University of North Florida for the 2005-2006 academic year. I have 68 refereed research publications in journals and international conferences. I am listed in the Who's Who In Engineering Higher Education. and the Who's Who in America, 2009 edition.

Cloud Computing Research Group (CCRG) at UNF

Dr. Ahuja's article on Cloud Security and Cloud Data Center Certifications in the Jacksonville Business Journal - Feb 2013

Courses taught

  • Computer Networks and Distributed Processing
  • Cloud Computing
  • Distributed and Internet Systems
  • Operating Systems Environments
  • Network Architecture and Client-Server Computing
  • Introduction to Computer Hardware Organization
  • Operating Systems
  • My research interests include:

  • Cloud Computing
  • Performance analysis and capacity planning of high-availability and high-performance distributed systems
  • Security of networks and distributed applications using PKI, Public key, and Symmetric key cryptography
  • Performance Evaluation of Distributed Object Architectures like CORBA, and Java RMI
  • Reliability and Performance Evaluation of Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation of Computer Networks
  • Computer Science Education
  • Applications of the Genetic Algorithm (GA)
  • Research Publications and Grants

    Awards and Professional Activities

    Consulting

    Graduate Students

    UPE and Other pictures

    Contact Information

    Dr. Sanjay P. Ahuja, Ph.D
    Full Professor
    Fidelity National Financial Distinguished Professor in CIS
    Senior Member, IEEE
    School of Computing
    College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction
    University of North Florida
    Jacksonville, FL 32224.

    Direct phone line: (904) 620-1317
    Phone: (904) 620-2985
    Fax: (904) 620-2988

    Sanjay Ahuja's home page/ sahuja@unf.edu

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