Eleni Tzirita Zacharatou is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen. Her research develops efficient data management tools for modern analytics workloads, with specialization in spatial data processing and geospatial applications. She leads projects on query optimization, spatial indexing, and distributed geocomputation. Her research focuses on improving the efficiency of spatial data analytics through novel indexing structures, approximation techniques, and hardware acceleration. Key areas include spatial join optimizations, geospatial stream processing, and scalable earth observation data systems. She develops specialized algorithms for polygon processing, raster operations, and spatiotemporal indexing. Dr. Zacharatou's publications demonstrate innovations in geospatial query processing, including raster-based approximations for spatial joins, distributed execution of zonal statistics, and FPGA-accelerated sketching techniques. Her work bridges database systems research with practical applications in earth observation, IoT monitoring, and transportation analytics. Awards & Recognition: Distinguished Reviewer (VLDB 2022) SIGMOD Best Demonstration Award (2018) She leads the GeoSpatial Systems Lab, developing open-source tools for processing massive geospatial datasets. Current projects include distributed spatial aggregation frameworks and learned indexing techniques for earth observation platforms.







