Scholar
Nikos Kanakaris
Google Scholar ID: rX-SfF8AAAAJ
Applied Scientist, Amazon, AWS
Citations & Impact
Citations
317
H-index
11
i10-index
13
Publications
20
Co-authors
39
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- An active reviewer of programming books at Manning Publications and for various scientific Journals and conferences, including ECML, ECAI, Learning on Graphs (LoG), AIRE, PLOS ONE, MDPI, and IEEE.
Research Experience
- Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the CPS group, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California (USC), working with Paul Bogdan. Experienced in research, end-to-end machine learning projects, full-stack software development and deployment. Has experience both in academia and industry.
Education
- Ph.D. in Graph Mining & NLP from the University of Patras (supervisor: Nikos Karacapilidis); BSc. in Computer Science from the Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens (supervisor: Dimitrios Michail).
Background
- Research interests lie in machine learning, particularly in the domain of graph mining, graph neural networks, natural language processing, and large language models (LLMs). Specifically interested in topological deep learning, hypergraphs, simplicial complexes, combinatorial complexes, and their potential applications in higher-order data analysis and LLM design.
Miscellany
- In free time, enjoys listening to podcasts on Spotify, reading books, and working out. Curious about new applied engineering and automotive technologies, often experiments with electronics like Arduino and Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, CAD design, lathe, and milling machines.
