Alexios Balatsoukas-Stimming

Dr. Alexios Balatsoukas-Stimming is an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Systems group of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research focuses on the intersection of communications, hardware design, and machine learning, with specific interests in VLSI circuits for communications, error-correction coding, non-linear signal processing, and massive MIMO systems. He also explores applications of approximate computing and machine learning in communication signal processing.

Education:

• Dipl.-Ing. (2010) Electronics and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete
• MSc (2012) Electronics and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete
• PhD (2016) Computer and Communications Sciences, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Research Interests:

His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to improve communication systems' speed, reliability, and energy efficiency. Key areas include VLSI implementation of coding algorithms, belief propagation decoding, and leveraging machine learning for signal processing tasks. He has contributed to advancements in polar codes, LDPC codes, and full-duplex communication systems.

Affiliations:

• Holds an honorary adjunct assistant professor position at Rice University (USA).
• Active in conferences and journals as a committee member, founding editor (IEEE journal), and reviewer.

Labs/Teams:

Associated with the Signal Processing for Communications Lab, Electronic Systems group, Center for Wireless Technology Eindhoven, and the EAISI initiative at TU/e.