Research Interests
My current research interests include mainly the design and analysis of Algorithms (in particular approximation and randomized algorithms), Algorithmic Game Theory (congestion games, mechanism design), computational complexity, combinatorial optimization.
Education
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
PhD in Computer Science, 2009-present
Advisor: Eva Tardos
GPA: 4.052/4
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY of ATHENS (NTUA), GREECE
Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2004-2009
Major: Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Minor: Control Theory and Networks
Thesis: Equilibria in Congestion Game Models: Existence, Complexity and Efficiency
Thesis Advisor: Stathis Zachos
GPA: 9.66/10.00, (10/10 major GPA)(top 1%)
2nd PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL OF VOLOS, VOLOS, GREECE
GPA: 19.7/20
Awards and Honors
- Sarafi's Award for ranking 1st during the 4th year of studies, 2007-2008
- Award by the Greek State Scholarship's Foundation for ranking 1st among 500 students of my department during the 4th year of my studies, 2007-2008 (expected).
- Onassis Foundation Scholarship for participation in the "Onassis Foundation Lectures in Computer Science 2008: Embedded and Networked Systems", 2008
- 12th place in the International Programming Competition IEEE Xtreme, 2008
- "Papakyriakopoulos" Award for excellence in Mathematics amongst the Electrical and Computer Engineering students, 2005-2006
- Participation in the 2004 Physics Olympiad, Pohang, Korea, 2004
- 4th place in Panhellenic Student Physics Competition, 2004
- 9th place in Panhellenic Student Astronomy Competition, 2004
- 5th place in Panhellenic Student Physics Competition, 2003
- Regional Awards from the Hellenic Mathematic Society for the Mathematical Student Competition "Thalis", 2001 and 2002
- Awards by the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs for ranking first in class in the last two years of high school.
Teaching Experience
- Spring 2012: TA of Cornell Porf. Eva Tardos in Algorithmic Game Theory
- Spring 2010: TA of Cornell Prof. John Hopcroft in Mathematical Foundations in the Information Age
- Fall 2009: TA of Cornell Prof. Dexter Kozen in Data Structures and Functional Programming
- 2008: Teaching assistant of NTUA Professor Stathis Zachos in Algorithms and Complexity course
- 2008: Teaching assistant of NTUA Professor Stathis Zachos in Introduction to Programming course
- 2008: Teaching assistant of NTUA Professor Theodora Varvarigou in Internet Programming course
Research Experience
National Technical University of Athens, August-September 2008
Intelligent Robotics and Automation Laboratory
Research in Mobile Robot Path Planning and Navigation using Potential Fields. Under
the supervision of NTUA Lecturer Costas Tzafestas
- Realized a C++ program using the ARIA framework for the navigation of a MobileRobots AmigoBot. I mplemented several techniques for space decomposition and fast obstacle avoidance using artificial potential field methods.
Technical Skills
Programming: C, C++, C#, Pascal, ML, Java, UNIX shell scripting, SQL, Assembly(x86, AVR), VHDL
Web Development: PHP, MySQL, Javascript, HTML, AJAX, Joomla Framework
Applications: LATEX, MATLAB, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Eclipse, NetBeans, Mathematica
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP/2000, Unix/Linux
Activities
- December 2008 - August 2009: Chair of the IEEE NTUA Student Branch
- September 2008: Participation at the "International Summer School on Rescue Robotics 2008" at the University of Jaume, Spain
- August 2008: Participation at the "Athens Colloquium on Algorithms and Complexity 2008" at the University of Athens.
- August 2008: Attended the "Onassis Foundation Lectures in Computer Science 2008: Embedded and Networked Systems"
- 2008: Member of the Organizing Committee of the 2nd Panhellenic Conference of ECE Students (attended by more than a 1200 students from all ECE departments of Greece)
- 2006: Participation at the 4th Panhellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence
- 2005: Participation at the 4th Panhellenic Conference on Amateur Astronomy
Memberships
2008-now: IEEE Member
2008-now: IEEE Computer Society Member
2008-now: IEEE Communications Society Member
Languages
Greek: Native Language
English: Excellent, Certificate of Proficiency in English by the University of Cambridge
with Grade A, 2001
French: Intermediate, Diplome D'etudes en Langue Francaise (DELF) 2nd Degre, 2002