Dimitrios Hatzinakos

Dimitrios Hatzinakos is a tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He has held significant roles, including Chair of the Communications Group (1999–2004) and the Bell Canada Chair in Multimedia (2004–2014). He co-founded and has served as Director of the Identity, Privacy and Security Institute (IPSI) since 2009.

• Diploma, Electrical Engineering, University of Thessaloniki (1983)
• MASc, Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa (1986)
• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University (1990)

His research spans Multimedia Signal Processing, Multimedia Security, Multimedia Communications, and Biometric Systems. Recent work includes biometric authentication using Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions ("Earprint"), contributing to Cyber Security and Information Forensics.

Selected publications include "Earprint: Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission for Biometrics" (2015), which was featured in the Science of Security Index of Significant Research in Cyber Security. His work intersects signal processing, multimedia security, and biometric systems.

• Fellow of the IEEE (2016)
• Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (2012)
• University of Toronto Inventor of the Year Award (2012)
• World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University (2020)
• Best Paper Awards at ICASSP (2012), Cyberworlds (2020), and WUN CogCom (2014)

He leads the IPSI Institute at the University of Toronto, focusing on identity, privacy, and security research. His career includes collaborations with institutions like Fudan University, where he held an Honorary Professorship (2002–2005).