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Mohsen LesaniView profile

Associate Professor

• Reliability of software systems
• Security of software systems
• Concurrent systems
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Mohsen Lesani is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz's Baskin School of Engineering. His research focuses on reliability and security of software systems, particularly concurrent and distributed systems, with recent emphasis on secure replicated systems and distributed machine learning. Dr. Lesani received his PhD from UCLA, MS in artificial intelligence from Sharif University of Technology, and BS in software engineering from University of Tehran. He was previously a postdoc at MIT. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his interdisciplinary research spanning programming languages, distributed systems, and security. His research interests center on creating reliable and secure distributed systems. Current projects include resilient and secure distributed systems, heterogeneous and reconfigurable secure distributed systems, automatic analysis and synthesis of replicated objects, verification of distributed systems, data analytics, secure exchange across blockchains, machine learning for performance models, domain-specific languages and type systems, and automatic fence insertion for concurrent systems. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations to address real-world challenges in distributed computing. Lesani's research has been recognized with several prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER award in 2020 and DARPA YFA award in 2022. His work has also received the SIGPLAN Research Highlight in 2019, a distinguished paper award at OOPSLA 2018, and a best paper award at ISSRE 2015. These accolades reflect the impact and quality of his contributions to the field. He actively mentors PhD students in the Safe and Secure Software (S3) lab, including Xiao Li, Eric Chan, Javad Saber-Latibari, and Tejas Mane. His research has been supported by multiple NSF grants, demonstrating sustained funding for his innovative work. Lesani serves on program committees for major conferences including POPL, PLDI, OOPSLA, and DISC, contributing to the academic community. Lesani leads the Safe and Secure Software (S3) lab at UC Santa Cruz, where his team works on cutting-edge research in distributed systems, programming languages, and security. The lab fosters a collaborative environment where theoretical insights are translated into practical systems that address real-world challenges in reliability and security of distributed applications.

Sotiris ChristodoulouView profile

Associate Professor

• Web Engineering
• Web Application Performance Optimization
• Web Code Quality
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Sotiris Christodoulou is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the College of Engineering at the University of Peloponnese. He also serves as a research associate at the 'Diofantos' Institute of Computer Technology and Publishing. His academic career spans multiple institutions where he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses across seven different universities since 2004. Dr. Christodoulou earned his B.A. in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras in 1994 and completed his PhD in Web Engineering from the same institution in 2004. His educational background established the foundation for his extensive research career focused on web technologies and applications. His primary research interests include Web Engineering, Web Application Performance Optimization, Web Code Quality, Semantic Web technologies, Hypermedia Systems, and emerging Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 technologies. His work extends to Virtual Interactive Environments, 3D and Augmented Reality applications, and Spatial Hypertext systems. Christodoulou's research bridges theoretical web engineering principles with practical applications in cultural heritage, education, and urban infrastructure systems. His research output comprises over 45 publications in international journals, book chapters, and conferences, accumulating more than 450 citations. He has participated in over 23 European and National Research and Development Projects focused on web software technology, hypermedia applications, and 3D educational and cultural applications. Professional member of ACM Professional member of IEEE Member of organizing committees for over 15 international scientific conferences Reviewer for recognized international journals (ACM, IEEE, etc.) Christodoulou has extensive teaching experience across seven universities, specializing in programming languages, web software engineering, software quality, and data management. His research projects typically combine applied research with cutting-edge technology implementation for real-world problems in large organizational information systems. He maintains regular office hours at Building K, Office K2.02 at the University of Peloponnese, with appointments available on Mondays and Thursdays.

• Operational Research
• Computational Optimization
• Transportation Logistics
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Emmanouil Zachariadis serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology (DMST) within the School of Business at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He specializes in operational research and computational optimization, focusing on transportation logistics, supply chain systems, and environmental impact minimization. Education : BSc in Chemical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College London PhD in Chemical Engineering from NTUA His research integrates mathematical programming with optimization algorithms for operational challenges in transportation and production systems. He has published 26 articles in top-tier journals, accumulating over 1200 Scopus citations by June 2024. Recent scholarly trends emphasize vehicle routing problems with complex constraints (cross-docking, loading, time windows) and optimization methods for logistics sustainability. His work spans production-routing integration, emergency evacuation planning (EVITA project), and hybrid metaheuristics. Scientific Awards : Teaching excellence award for undergraduate course 'Optimization Methods in Management Science', Dept. of Management Science & Technology AUEB (2021-22) Teaching excellence awards for postgraduate course 'Large Scale Optimization', MSc in Business Analytics AUEB (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) He has participated in European and National research projects, applying his expertise in supply chain optimization and sustainability. His teaching portfolio covers quantitative methods, operational research, and supply chain optimization at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Vikram S. AdveView profile

Professor

• Compilers
• Programming Languages
• Parallel Computing
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Vikram S. Adve is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He co-founded and co-leads the Center for Digital Agriculture and directs the USDA-funded AIFARMS Institute , focusing on AI applications in sustainable agriculture. His research bridges compilers, parallel systems, and AI to address challenges in edge computing and digital farming. Research interests span compiler technologies (LLVM, HPVM), parallel programming models , software reliability , and AI-driven agriculture . Key projects include: CropWizard : Generative AI for agricultural decision-making. HPVM/ApproxHPVM : Compiler IR for edge devices. Hydride/MISAAL : Automated retargetable compiler construction. Recent publications (2018-2025) emphasize compiler optimizations, approximate computing, binary analysis, and AI for systems. Trends show convergence of compiler techniques , heterogeneous computing , and AI applications in agriculture and edge devices. Adve actively recruits students for projects funded by USDA, Intel, Amazon, and Illinois DPI. He leads the HPVM compiler team and digital agriculture initiatives , integrating cross-disciplinary research across CS, engineering, and agronomy.

Christos DiouView profile

Associate Professor

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare Applications
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Christos Diou is an Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece. His academic career spans over 15 years of participation in national and international research projects, with a focus on machine learning algorithms, domain generalization, causal inference, and bias mitigation. He earned a BSc and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research emphasizes the application of machine learning to healthcare, addressing challenges such as visual bias mitigation, causal effect estimation from observational data, and fairness-aware representation learning. Notable projects include REBECCA and RELEVIUM , both EU-funded, and MELIORA , targeting lifestyle interventions for breast cancer risk reduction. He has published extensively in top-tier venues like IEEE TPAMI, CVPR, and ICCV. Christos is a leading voice in AI ethics and healthcare innovation, with over 150 publications and best paper awards at IEEE Big Data Service 2023 and AIAI 2022. His work includes developing platforms like Effector for feature effects and Beam for behavior studies. He collaborates with institutions such as Karolinska Institutet and CERTH/ITI, and his students include PhD candidates Ioannis Sarridis and Aristotelis Ballas.

Panagiotis HadjidoukasView profile

Associate Professor

• Parallel Computing
• Distributed Systems
• High Performance Computing
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Panagiotis Hadjidoukas is an Associate Professor and Head of the Laboratory for Computing at the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, University of Patras, within the School of Engineering. His work focuses on high-performance computing systems and parallel programming models. His research spans parallel and distributed computing , runtime support for parallel programming models , and automation of AI/ML workloads . Key contributions include developing the torc runtime system for task parallelism and pioneering work in extreme-scale scientific simulations. His interests bridge theoretical computer science with practical applications in scientific computing and AI acceleration. Notable achievements include the ACM Gordon Bell Prize Winner (2013) for 11 PFLOP/s cloud cavitation simulations and Finalist (2015) for in-silico lab-on-a-chip microfluidics. His software tools ( torc_lite , torcpy ) enable efficient parallelism across diverse architectures. Doctor of Philosophy (2003), University of Patras Master of Science (2001), University of Patras Diploma in Computer Engineering (1998), University of Patras As Head of the Laboratory for Computing, he leads infrastructure development while maintaining active research collaborations with IBM Research and ETH Zurich. His teaching portfolio includes graduate courses on high-performance computing for data sciences and parallel processing principles.

Kalogeraki VanaView profile

Professor

• Distributed Systems
• Real-Time Systems
• Big Data Systems
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Prof. Vana Kalogeraki is a Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics , Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) , and serves as the Dean of the School of Information Sciences and Technology and Director of the Computer Systems and Communications Laboratory . She has held academic positions at the University of California, Riverside and was a Research Scientist at Hewlett-Packard Labs . PhD: University of California, Santa Barbara M.S. & B.S.: University of Crete, Greece Her research focuses on Distributed and Real-Time Systems , Big Data Systems , Cloud Computing , Human-Centered Systems , and Crowdsourcing . She has published over 200 papers at top journals (IEEE TPDS, ACM TOS, etc.) and conferences (RTSS, DSN, ICDCS, VLDB, MDM), including co-authoring the OMG CORBA Dynamic Scheduling Standard . Her 2023-2025 publications address AI pipelines in serverless environments, edge computing for trauma detection via eye-tracking, and fairness in resource scheduling. She has received prestigious awards including an ERC Starting Grant , Best Paper Awards (DEBS 2017, IPDPS 2009), a Best Poster Award (EuroSys 2024), and multiple UC Research Awards . Her research is funded by the European Union (ARISTEIA, THALIS), NSF, and industry partners like SUN and Nokia. Advising Legacy : Supervised 10 PhD graduates (now at Google, Amazon, IBM, Apple) and over 60 MS/PhD committees Labs & Teams : Leads the Computer Systems and Communications Laboratory at AUEB, focusing on mobile human-centered systems and urban data analytics

Michael D. BondView profile

Professor

• Programming Languages
• Systems
• Security
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Michael D. Bond is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Ohio State University's College of Engineering. He leads the Programming Languages and Software Systems (PLaSS) Research Group, which focuses on designing program analyses and software and hardware systems that enhance computing reliability, scalability, and security. His academic service includes general chair for PLDI 2027, program committee membership for multiple top conferences, and committee roles in SIGPLAN Research Highlights (2024-2027). Professor Bond's research spans programming languages, systems, and security, with particular expertise in memory management, concurrency, hardware transactional memory, information flow control, and predictive race detection. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations, as evidenced by numerous open-source projects accompanying his publications. The PLaSS group has made significant contributions to understanding and improving memory models, developing efficient garbage collection techniques for modern architectures, and creating novel approaches to secure programming in languages like Rust. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward addressing security and reliability challenges in modern computing systems, particularly through language-based approaches. His work increasingly focuses on Rust programming language security mechanisms, memory disaggregation for datacenters, and advanced techniques for detecting and preventing concurrency bugs. The research demonstrates strong continuity in exploring memory models and concurrency while adapting to emerging hardware trends and security challenges. Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ohio State University (2018) Lumley Research Award, College of Engineering, Ohio State University (2016) OOPSLA 2015 Distinguished Paper and Artifact Awards NSF CAREER Award ACM SIGPLAN Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Intel PhD Fellowship Professor Bond actively mentors several PhD students including Chujun Geng, Vincent Beardsley, Chris Xiong, Victor Chen, and Noah Charlton, with external co-advisee Zixian Cai at Australian National University. His research is currently supported by multiple NSF grants including SaTC-2348754 (2024-2027), CyberCorps-2336531 (2024-2029), and CSR-2106117 (2021-2025), reflecting sustained funding for his work in information flow control, security, and systems research. The PLaSS Research Group maintains a strong presence in both academic and industrial communities, with graduated PhD students securing positions at major technology companies like Google, Amazon Web Services, and Huawei, as well as academic positions at institutions like UIUC and IIT Kanpur. The group's work combines theoretical rigor with practical implementation, consistently producing open-source artifacts that enable reproducibility and further research in the systems and programming languages community.

Andy D. PimentelView profile

Professor

• Multi-core embedded systems
• System-level design, modeling and simulation
• Design space exploration
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Andy D. Pimentel is a Full Professor at the University of Amsterdam, where he chairs the Parallel Computing Systems (PCS) group within the Systems and Networking Lab at the Informatics Institute. His work focuses on the design, programming, and run-time management of multi-core and multi-processor computer systems, with particular attention to performance, power/energy consumption, system dependability, and design productivity. His academic background includes: PhD in Computer Science, 1998, University of Amsterdam MSc in Computer Science, 1993, University of Amsterdam Professor Pimentel's research spans multiple critical areas in modern computing systems. His primary interests include multi-core embedded systems, system-level design and simulation, design space exploration, performance and power analysis, system dependability, hardware/software co-design, run-time resource management, and Edge AI. His work addresses the growing challenges of making computer systems faster, more sustainable, energy efficient, reliable, and secure in an era of increasing computational demands and climate concerns. The PCS group he leads performs research on the modeling, analysis and optimization of extra-functional aspects of computing systems, which play a pivotal role in their work. An analysis of Professor Pimentel's recent publications reveals a strong focus on edge computing, distributed AI, and energy-efficient system design. His work bridges theoretical computer architecture with practical implementation challenges, particularly in the context of resource-constrained environments. Key trends include the adaptation of AI models for edge devices, thermal management in advanced architectures, and optimization of multi-core systems for both performance and energy efficiency. His research increasingly addresses sustainability concerns in computing, reflecting broader industry and academic priorities. His notable scientific achievements include: IEEE CEDA Outstanding Service Recognition Award DATE Fellow Award Professor Pimentel has served in numerous leadership roles in the academic community, including as General Chair of Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) 2024, Vice General Chair of IEEE/ACM Embedded Systems Week 2025, and General Chair of IEEE/ACM Embedded Systems Week 2026. He has secured significant research funding for projects related to sustainable computing, edge AI, and multi-core system design. His professional service includes board membership with the ICT Research Platform Nederland (IPN) since 2020 and leadership roles in major conferences such as DATE, Embedded Systems Week, and SAMOS. The Parallel Computing Systems group he chairs is a vibrant research team within the Systems and Networking Lab at the Informatics Institute. The PCS group focuses on the challenges of modern computing systems, particularly addressing the extra-functional aspects like performance, power consumption, and system dependability. Their work is highly relevant to current technological challenges in edge computing, sustainable systems design, and the integration of AI into resource-constrained environments.

Stavroulakis GeorgiosView profile

Professor

• Smart Structures
• Structural Engineering
• Vibration Control
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Stavroulakis Georgios is a Professor at the School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete. His research focuses on smart structures, vibration control, finite element methods, and advanced materials. He leads interdisciplinary projects in structural mechanics, acoustics, and computational mechanics with applications in engineering systems and heritage preservation. Key areas include: (1) Development of robust control systems for smart structures, (2) Numerical modeling of masonry and composite materials, (3) Applications of artificial intelligence in structural analysis and material science. Office: Δ5.109, DPEM Building. Research activities emphasize: Active vibration suppression using piezoelectric systems and auxetic materials Advanced finite element analysis for biomedical and historical structures Data-driven computational methods for material characterization Acoustic comfort optimization in urban environments Structural health monitoring through physics-informed neural networks His work bridges traditional engineering disciplines with modern AI tools, addressing challenges in infrastructure resilience and sustainable design. Publications span smart materials innovation, nonlinear mechanics, and heritage building restoration.

Stefanos PapadakisView profile

Lecturer

• Software Defined Radio
• Cognitive Radios
• Radio Resource Management
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Stefanos Papadakis serves as a Research Staff Scientist at the Telecommunications and Networks Laboratory (TNL) of the Institute of Computer Science at Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) and holds an Adjunct Lecturer position in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete. Since 2001, he has pioneered hardware and software prototyping at TNL-FORTH, currently leading the Software Defined Radio (SDR) group he established to drive vertical integration from physical layer design to application development. His educational foundation includes a Physics degree (2001) and M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2009) in Computer Science, all earned at the University of Crete. Teaching responsibilities encompass core courses CS-330: Introduction to Telecommunication Systems Theory and CS-435: Network Technology & Programming. Papadakis' research spans wireless innovation frontiers including software-defined/cognitive radios, spectrum sharing, heterogeneous networking, position location, radio propagation modeling, and emergency communications. His work emphasizes practical implementation, yielding functional prototypes across the entire communications stack. Notable contributions include GPU-accelerated SDR frameworks, robust spectrum virtualization techniques, and emergency response communication systems validated through international competitions. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2010-2016) reveals dominant themes in SDR optimization for IoT and critical communications, with significant focus on GPU parallelization, interference management in dense networks, and real-time spectrum sharing mechanisms. His experimental approach consistently bridges theoretical models with hardware validation, particularly in emergency response and heterogeneous network scenarios. Key recognitions include: Ericsson Award of Excellence in Telecommunications for position location research First place in PENED doctoral proposal competition Fourth place in IEEE DySPAN 2015 5G Spectrum Challenge Second place in Virginia Tech ShaRC 2016 with the 'Skynet' cognitive radio system Mentorship spans 16 undergraduate projects (11 completed), 8 M.Sc. students (3 completed theses), and 1 Ph.D. candidate. His research is sustained through major EU and national projects including REDComm (emergency communications), EU-MESH (metropolitan networks), RERUM (IoT security), and Heraklion smart city initiatives. The SDR group maintains critical infrastructure like the Heraklion metropolitan wireless network, FORTH campus network, and specialized mobile emergency nodes equipped with multi-radio SDR platforms, satellite transceivers, and high-performance computing resources.

Michael F. P. O'BoyleView profile

Professor

• Optimizing compilation
• Machine learning
• Heterogeneous systems
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Michael F. P. O'Boyle is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics. He is a leading researcher in compiler technology, specializing in optimizing compilation, machine learning for compilation, and heterogeneous systems. His work addresses the critical challenges of compiling software for increasingly diverse hardware architectures in the post-Moore's Law era. Professor O'Boyle's research interests focus on: Optimizing compilation techniques Machine learning applications in compilation Heterogeneous computing systems Program synthesis Neural machine translation for code Hardware/software co-design His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on tensor optimization, compiler infrastructure for heterogeneous systems, and machine learning applications in program analysis and transformation. O'Boyle's work bridges traditional compiler techniques with modern AI-driven approaches to code optimization, addressing the growing complexity of hardware-software interfaces. Professor O'Boyle has received several notable honors and awards: ACM CGO Test of Time award (2017) Senior EPSRC Research Fellow Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS) He holds significant leadership roles including Director of the ARM Research Centre of Excellence at Edinburgh and Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Pervasive Parallelism. O'Boyle is also a founding member of HiPEAC, a European network for high-performance and embedded architecture and compilation, and has delivered keynote addresses at major conferences including PPoPP 2019 where he presented his vision for "Rethinking Compilation in a Heterogeneous World."

• Parallel & Distributed Systems
• Parallel Programming
• Systems Software
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Vassilios V. Dimakopoulos is a Professor of Parallel Processing at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece. He has been affiliated with the university since 1998, initially as an adjunct professor and later as a regular faculty member. Currently, he serves as the Dean of the School of Engineering and Chairman of the Technical Council of the University of Ioannina. His academic journey includes a Diploma in Computer Engineering from the University of Patras (1990), and M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Victoria, Canada (1992 and 1996, respectively). His research focuses on parallel and distributed systems, parallel programming models, systems software, computer architecture, embedded systems, and performance analysis. He has held administrative roles such as Deputy Chairman of the Department (2014–2017) and Director of Graduate Studies (2016–2020). His contributions include pioneering work on OpenMP runtime systems, adaptive scheduling for embedded multicore architectures, and probabilistic search protocols in dynamic networks. Dimakopoulos is a member of the IEEE and the Technical Chamber of Greece. His work emphasizes bridging compiler design, runtime systems, and hardware constraints to optimize parallel computing efficiency. Recent research trends include hybrid OpenMP-MPI offloading strategies, adaptive task scheduling in heterogeneous environments, and fog computing cost modeling. His administrative leadership spans multiple institutional committees, reflecting his dual role as an academic leader and researcher. His research group collaborates on projects involving high-performance numerical optimization, task-based global optimization for protein folding, and embedded systems integration.

Isambo KaraliView profile

Assistant Professor

• Knowledge Representation and Reasoning with Uncertainty
• Artificial intelligence
• Logic Programming
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Isambo Karali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a position she has held since November 2007. Prior to this, she served as a Lecturer at the same department from September 1999 to November 2007. Her academic career spans over three decades with significant contributions to knowledge representation, uncertainty reasoning, and semantic web technologies. Dr. Karali's educational background includes: PhD in Informatics (1995) from the University of Athens MSc in Computer Science (1988) from University College, University of London Bachelor of Mathematics (1986) from the Department of Mathematics, University of Athens Dr. Karali's research focuses on Knowledge Representation and Reasoning with Uncertainty, Artificial Intelligence, Logic Programming, and Object-Oriented Programming. She has made significant contributions to applying Dempster-Shafer theory for handling uncertainty in Semantic Web applications. Her work bridges theoretical foundations of logic programming with practical applications in knowledge representation, particularly in distributed and heterogeneous environments. She has supervised numerous PhD and master's theses in these areas. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward integrating uncertainty reasoning with Semantic Web technologies, particularly using Dempster-Shafer theory and fuzzy logic. Her work addresses challenges in managing imprecise and uncertain information in large-scale knowledge systems, with applications in recommendation systems, news analysis, and semantic search. The interdisciplinary nature of her research connects artificial intelligence, knowledge representation, and web technologies to solve complex information management problems. Dr. Karali has been actively involved in research funding and collaboration: Principal Investigator for "Handling uncertainty in data intensive applications on a distributed computing environment (cloud computing)" under the "Thalis" Program Scientific Responsible for "Artificial Intelligence and Logic Programming Techniques for Knowledge on the World Wide Web" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Scientific Responsible for "Semantic Web and Logic Programming - Application to Guided Search" at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Participant in multiple EU research projects including MISSION, COSMOS, ADDSIA, PARACHUTE, APPLAUSE, and EDS As an educator, Dr. Karali has taught core undergraduate courses including Object-Oriented Programming and Logic Programming, as well as graduate courses on Knowledge Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. She has supervised numerous PhD and master's students, with a focus on uncertainty reasoning, semantic web technologies, and logic programming applications. Her mentorship extends to student competitions, including guiding the Department's team in the Microsoft ImagineCup 2009. Dr. Karali has also contributed to the academic community through service activities, including membership on program committees for conferences like IEEE ICTAI, reviewer for prestigious journals, and organizational roles in academic events. From 2000 to 2012, she was responsible for the Department's website, contributing to its architecture design and system development.

• Large-scale Scientific Computing
• Computational Linear Algebra
• Parallel and Distributed Processing
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Professor Efstratios Gallopoulos is a faculty member at the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics , University of Patras, where he holds the Division of Computer Software . He currently serves as Deputy Department Chair and Director of the High Performance Information Systems Laboratory (HPCLab) . His academic career spans multiple institutions including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California Santa Barbara, and collaborations with INRIA Rennes and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Education : B.Sc. in Mathematics (First Class Honours) from Imperial College London (1979) Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1985) Research Focus : His work centers on Large-scale Scientific Computing with emphasis on Computational Linear Algebra , Parallel/Distributed Processing , and Data Mining . Recent publications highlight innovations in Randomized Numerical Linear Algebra , Heterogeneous Cluster Scheduling , and GPU-Accelerated Inversion Techniques . Article Trends : His research bridges High-Performance Computing with Data Science , focusing on scalable algorithms for Matrix Computations , Recommender Systems , and Biomarker Analysis . The work spans theoretical advancements (e.g., Givens Rotations ) and practical implementations (e.g., pylspack library). Scientific Awards : NASA Group Achievement Award for Massively Parallel Processor (MPP) development ACM SIGWEB Hypertext Ted Nelson Newcomer Award (2012) Advising and Grants : He has advised numerous research projects funded by European Research Council , Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) , and international bodies like the US National Science Foundation. Notably, he co-organized the 2015 Gene Golub SIAM Summer School and served as Chair of the SIAM Gene Golub Summer School Committee (2020-24). Labs and Teams : He leads the High Performance Information Systems Laboratory (HPCLab) and co-directs the interdisciplinary graduate program Data Driven Computing and Decision Making . His teams have contributed to the Cedar vector multiprocessor project at UIUC and Text-to-Matrix Generator (TMG) tools for data mining.