- School of Science and Engineering
- Balaji Iyangar
Balaji Iyangar
- School of Science and Engineering
- Balaji Iyangar
Dr. Balaji Iyangar is an accomplished Associate Professor of Computer Science at Benedict
College in Columbia, South Carolina. At Benedict College, Dr. Iyangar plays a pivotal role in
shaping the academic and professional trajectories of computer science students. Dr. Iyangar’s research is focused on the evolution of
software technologies, with a strong emphasis on applications in autonomous vehicles, machine
learning, and artificial intelligence. His work aims to bridge the gap between emerging
technological trends and robust, scalable software solutions, contributing meaningfully to the
advancement of intelligent systems and next-generation computing paradigms.
1. Jasper Flynn, Balaji Iyangar, “Detecting Adversarial Back-Door attacks on Deep Neural Networks
by Activation Clustering”, presented at the Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research
Symp., July. 17, 2025.
2. Alyssa Gerhart, Balaji Iyangar, Ronnie Chowdhury, “Saving AI from itself: Defending healthcare
systems against adversarial threats”, presented at the SC EPSCoR State Conf., Columbia, SC, USA,
Apr. 4, 2025.
3. Tosin Jimoh, Balaji Iyangar, Ronnie Chowdhury, “Autoencoders vs FGSM: Comparison of
machine-learning models for detecting adversarial perturbations in image classification”,
presented at the SC EPSCoR State Conf., Columbia, SC, USA, Apr. 4, 2025.
4. Shapelle Pinder, Gurcan Comert, Balaji Iyangar, Adrian Gale, Mashrur Chowdhury, “Preparation
of graphical user interface in real-time for low-cost methane detection sensors using shiny”, presented at the 3rd Annual EM MSIPP Achievement Workshop, Augusta, GA, USA, Aug. 5,
2024.
5. Rolle, C., Pinder, S., Godboy, H., Tadessa, N., Majumder, R., Iyangar, B., Gale, A., Werth, D.,
Comert, G., “Edge-centric cloud-based distributed surveillance for environmental detection
surveys: Graphical user interface for real-time methane monitoring”, presented at the 3rd
Annual EM MSIPP Achievement Workshop, Augusta, GA, USA, Aug. 5, 2024.
6. Sweeting, D., Iyangar, B., Comert, G., Begashaw N. “Traffic incident detection using SUMO
simulation with TracII interface”, presented at the Benedict College Summer Undergraduate
Research Institute, Columbia, SC, USA, Jul. 16, 2024.