Shivani Shukla

Dr. Shivani Shukla teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the application of machine learning and AI to business. She is committed to creating a dynamic learning experience that equips students with the professional skills and personal growth needed to thrive in varied business roles.

Shivani is an active researcher in the fields of reinforcement learning, optimization, and computer vision applied to cybersecurity and intelligent systems. Her research has been published in prominent academic journals and has garnered attention in international press. She is passionate about bridging academia and industry, ensuring that her students are well-prepared for careers in technology-driven business environments.

Before becoming Associate Dean at USF’s School of Management, Shivani led the business analytics programs at the undergraduate level for four years, shaping future leaders at the intersection of business and technology.

• AI
• Computer vision
• Optimization
• Probability
• Reinforcement learning

• Cybersecurity
• Intelligent systems

• Co-Chair, Undergraduate Program Committee
• Faculty Lead, Business Analytics Major and Minor

• University of Massachusetts, PhD in Management Science, 2017
• Gujarat University, MS in Statistics, 2009

• Associate Professor, Business Analytics, University of San Francisco
• Assistant Professor, Business Analytics, University of San Francisco

• Teaching Innovation Award at School of Management, 2024
• Outstanding Teaching Award at School of Management, 2022
• Outstanding Research Award at School of Management, 2019

• Nagurney, A., Shukla, S., Nagurney, L., Saberi, S. (2018). A Game Theory for Freight Service Provision Security Investment for High Value Cargo. Economics of Transportation.
• Nagurney, A., Shukla, S. (2017). Multifirm models of cybersecurity investment competition vs. cooperation and network vulnerability. European Journal of Operational Research, 260(2), 588-600.
• Nagurney, A., Daniele, P., Shukla, S. (2017). A supply chain network game theory model of cybersecurity investments with nonlinear budget constraints. Annals of Operations Research, 248(1-2), 405-427.
• Nagurney, A., Nagurney, L. S., Shukla, S. (2015). A supply chain game theory framework for cybersecurity investments under network vulnerability. Computation, cryptography, and network security (pp. 381-398). Springer International Publishing.
• Nagurney, A., Saberi, S., Shukla, S., Floden, J. (2015). Supply chain network competition in price and quality with multiple manufacturers and freight service providers. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 77, 248-267.