Minos Garofalakis

Minos Garofalakis is a Professor at the School of Electronic & Computer Engineering at the Technical University of Crete, specializing in data stream management, complex event processing, and privacy-preserving analytics. His work bridges theoretical and applied computer science, with a focus on scalable algorithms for high-velocity data.

• Best Paper Award at VLDB 2024 for 'OmniSketch'
• Leader in sketch-based and distributed stream processing
• Pioneer in differential privacy for relational data

Research interests span stream analytics, probabilistic databases, and interactive query systems. Recent work includes oblivious parallel joins (2025), relational data synthesis under privacy constraints (2024), and cross-platform analytics frameworks (2020). His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on error-controlled approximations and real-time distributed processing.

Scientific contributions have been recognized at premier conferences like VLDB, with awards highlighting innovations in multi-dimensional stream analysis and privacy-preserving operations. Collaborations span academia and industry, particularly in bioinformatics and distributed systems.