Magdalini Eirinaki

Magdalini Eirinaki is a Professor and Academic Program Coordinator for the MS in Artificial Intelligence at San José State University's Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering. With a career spanning two decades, her work bridges recommender systems, machine learning, and smart city applications.

• PhD in Computer Science (2006), Athens University of Economics and Business
• MSc in Advanced Computing (2000), Imperial College London
• BSc in Computer Science (1998), University of Piraeus

Her research focuses on machine learning and recommender systems with extensions to generative AI, privacy-sensitive algorithms, and social network analysis. Recent publications explore federated learning, multi-resolution diffusion models, and autonomous network defense using reinforcement learning.

Current projects include

• NSF-funded CollaborAIte (2024)
• EU Horizon/Marie Sklodowska-Curie's MUSIT (2024)
• IBM SkillsBuild Cloud Credits for Sustainability (2024)

She has received multiple teaching and mentorship awards including:

• Newnan Brothers Award (2019)
• Applied Materials Award (2017)
• 5-time SJSU Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. Eirinaki advises students in AI, ML, and smart city projects, with recent graduates presenting at IEEE CAI (2025) and CSU Conference (2025).