George Roussos

Professor George Roussos is a faculty member at Birkbeck College, University of London, holding the position of Professor of Pervasive Computing within the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. His primary affiliation is the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Research Focus: His work centers on pervasive computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), with a strong emphasis on mobile health applications, such as the cloudUPDRS app for Parkinson's disease and PDkit, a data science toolkit for digital biomarkers. He also explores AI ethics, privacy-preserving technologies, and smart city initiatives. Notable projects include ESPRESSO (decentralized search frameworks) and participatory self-quantification using IoT devices.

Education & Roles: He leads the Mobile Computing and IoT Lab and the Experimental Data Science Group. His academic contributions include foundational work on federated identifier services, which informed ITU's Recommendation Y.4805. He has supervised three doctoral students and teaches modules like Mobile Computing and IoT (MSc) and Research Methods (PhD).

Grants & Collaborations: Involved in projects like the Critical Path for Parkinson's consortium and has collaborated on initiatives such as Urban Tapestries and iBats. His work bridges academia and industry, focusing on real-world applications of pervasive technologies.

Publications & Impact: Over 90 publications, including influential papers on decentralized search, Parkinson's digital assessment, and IoT security. His research has been featured in IEEE journals and venues like PerCom and UbiComp.