Yannis Kotidis is a Professor at the Department of Informatics of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the National Technical University of Athens (1995), and an M.Sc. (1997) and Ph.D. (2000) in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Prior to joining AUEB, he worked as a Senior Technical Specialist at AT&T Labs-Research (1995–2006). Research Interests: Data Management, Sensor Networks, Complex Event Processing, Blockchain Technology, Time Series Analysis, and Distributed Systems. Projects: Led initiatives like DBSENSE (sensor network data management), RECOST (real-time stream processing), and INFORE (cross-platform analytics). Collaborated on Smart-Views (blockchain-based OLAP systems) and EasyFlinkCEP (streaming analytics). Recent publications focus on HPC resource allocation (RATS), time-series compression (Chimp/Sim-Piece), and decentralized data management using blockchain. His work emphasizes scalable solutions for big data challenges in distributed and sensor environments. Collaborations include teams at Siemens and Statoil, and academic partnerships addressing semantic data integration. He contributes to open-source tools like FlinkCEP, enhancing accessibility of big data analytics.








