Kostas Magoutis

Kostas Magoutis is Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete and collaborating researcher with FORTH-ICS. His research focuses on distributed systems, scalable data processing, IoT, and cloud computing, with projects including GreenInCities for urban regeneration and STREAMSTORE for stateful stream processing systems.

Research interests include:

• Distributed computer systems architecture
• Elastic stream processing platforms
• Quantum-enhanced computing applications
• Multi-cloud application lifecycle management

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on federated data systems, quantum computing applications, and IoT-enhanced infrastructure, with consistent output in high-impact conferences and journals.

Awards and distinctions:

• Multiple best paper awards from USENIX conferences
• Grand Challenge Audience Award at DEBS 2022
• Marie Curie Fellowship and IBM Research awards

Advises over 20 PhD and MSc students in distributed systems research. Leads multiple EU-funded projects and serves on program committees for top conferences including SOSP, EuroSys, and IEEE BigData.

Directs research groups in distributed systems and cloud computing at FORTH-ICS.