Mihalis Yannakakis

Mihalis Yannakakis is the Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. He previously held faculty and leadership roles at Stanford University and Bell/Avaya Laboratories. His research spans algorithms, complexity, optimization, game theory, databases, and verification.

• Positions: Columbia University (2004–present), Stanford University (2002–2003), Avaya Laboratories (2001–2002), Bell Laboratories (1978–2001)

Research Interests: His work focuses on foundational areas of computer science, including combinatorial optimization, algorithmic game theory, and system verification.

• Honors: Knuth Prize, National Academy of Engineering, ACM Fellow, Bell Labs Fellow

Leadership: Former editor-in-chief of the SIAM Journal on Computing and chair of major academic conferences like IEEE FOCS and ACM PODS.