Konstantinos Pelechrinis

Konstantinos Pelechrinis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Computing and Information. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside. His research focuses on network science, urban informatics, and sports analytics. He has been recognized with the Army Research Office Young Investigator Award for his contributions.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Riverside

Research Interests:

• Urban mobility patterns and infrastructure analysis
• Sports performance quantification and strategy
• Data-driven decision-making in transportation systems
• Network science applications in social and urban systems

His recent work explores topics such as implicit biases in sports refereeing, anomaly detection in NFT markets, and optimizing bike-sharing systems using predictive models. He also investigates urban infrastructure resilience through projects like the Epui platform for experimental urban informatics.

Awards:

• Army Research Office Young Investigator Award

He contributes to academic outreach through courses like TELCOM2125 (Network Science and Analysis) and collaborates on initiatives like the Healthy Ride Pittsburgh bike-sharing study. His lab focuses on bridging theoretical models with real-world urban and sports datasets.