Dr. Sushil Jajodia was recognized as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Scholars for his outstanding and vibrant contributions to the field of Computer Security by the AMiner Most Influential Scholar Annual List.
The annual list names the world's top-cited research scholars from the fields of science and engineering. It is conferred in recognition of outstanding technical achievements with lasting contribution and impact to the research community. The 2016 winners are among the most-cited scholars from the top venues of their respective subject fields as of 2016. Recipients are automatically determined by a computer algorithm deployed in the AMiner system that tracks and ranks scholars based on citation counts collected by top-venue publications.
Jajodia ranked #5 while Mason PhD graduates Peng Ning (#9) and Sencu Zhu (#37) were also mentioned on the list. Department Chair of Computer Science, Sanjeev Setia, appeared at #28 on the list.
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