Shrideep Pallickara is a Professor of Computer Science at Colorado State University where he also directs the Center for eXascale Spatial Data Analytics and Computing (XSD). His research explores the design of large-scale computing systems for big data, distributed analytics, and GeoAI helping to shape the ways in which we can illuminate the dynamics of complex systems. He has published over 175 peer-reviewed articles. His research has been supported by major funding agencies in both the United States and the United Kingdom, including the National Science Foundation’s flagship programs in scientific innovation, computing systems, and artificial intelligence; the Department of Homeland Security; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the U.K. EPSRC’s e-Science program; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His research and assorted systems software have been deployed in domains such as epidemiology, precision agriculture, urban resilience, earthquake science, environmental and ecological monitoring, and high-energy physics. He is a recipient of the Board of Governor’s award, the NSF CAREER award, and a Monfort Professorship.