Alex Mariakakis
Scholar

Alex Mariakakis

Google Scholar ID: YeGQtewAAAAJ
University of Toronto
Ubiquitous computingMobile healthHCI
Citations & Impact
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Citations
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Publications
20
 
Co-authors
170
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Oct 16, 2025: Delivered a talk for Georgia Tech's IPaT GVU Lunch Lecture Series
  • Oct 1, 2025: Delivered a talk for UC San Diego's Design Lab Research Meeting
  • Sep 26, 2025: Delivered a talk for University of Michigan's HCI Seminar
  • Sep 23, 2025: Delivered a guest lecture for Dr. Rajalakshmi Nandkumar's course at Cornell Tech
  • Sep 22, 2025: Delivered a talk for Columbia University's Department of Biomedical Informatics
Background
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto
  • Runs the Computational Health and Interaction (CHAI) lab, leveraging ubiquitous technologies like smartphones and wearables to address health-related problems
  • Uses sensor data from momentary assessments or passive recordings with signal processing and machine learning to generate digital biomarkers related to physiology, context, and behavior
  • Research spans topics at the intersection of ubiquitous computing and human-computer interaction, including mobile interaction, user-centered design, and novel sensing techniques
  • Also an Affiliate Scientist at KITE@UHN, Education Faculty Affiliate for T-CAIREM, and Faculty Fellow at AXL (a Toronto-based venture studio for human-centric AI)