Ioannis Paschalidis

Ioannis Paschalidis is the Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Boston University, holding joint appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. He is also the Director of the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering and a Founding Professor in Computing & Data Sciences. His research spans optimization, control theory, machine learning, and computational biology, with applications in healthcare, robotics, and smart infrastructure.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (1996)
• MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (1993)

Research Interests:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Optimization and Control Theory
• Stochastic Systems and Networks
• Computational Biology and Medicine
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Healthcare Analytics and Predictive Modeling

Awards and Recognition:

• IFAC Fellow (2022)
• IEEE Fellow (2014)
• NSF CAREER Award (2000)
• Charles DeLisi Award (2020)

Lab and Collaborations:

• NOC Lab: Focuses on optimization, control, and data science with applications in healthcare, robotics, and network systems.
• Affiliated with the Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE), BioMolecular Engineering Research Center (BMERC), and the Precision Diagnostics Center (PDC).

Grants and Projects:

• Funded research in smart city infrastructure, pandemic monitoring tools, and predictive models for chronic diseases.
• Developed AI-driven tools for early detection of dementia and cognitive decline.