Alex Mariakakis

Alex Mariakakis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, leading the Computational Health and Interaction (CHAI) lab. His research focuses on leveraging ubiquitous and wearable technologies for healthcare applications, including smartphone-based health sensing for conditions like traumatic brain injury, jaundice, and inebriation. He holds affiliations with KITE@UHN and AXL venture studio, emphasizing translational research.

Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Washington, advised by Shwetak Patel and Jacob O. Wobbrock), B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science (Duke University). Prior roles include postdoctoral work at Sage Bionetworks and academic advising roles at UW.

Key research interests include mobile health (mHealth), human-computer interaction, and machine learning applied to sensor data. His work has received Best Paper Awards at ACM CHI and COMPASS, and media attention from BBC and National Geographic.

Recent activities include talks on embracing ubiquitous tech for healthcare (KITE Research Rounds, June 2025) and contributions to courses like 'Advanced Topics in Mobile Health.'