Alex Mariakakis
Assistant Professor at AXL: Human Potential, AI Superpowered
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolAlex Mariakakis is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto who leads the Computational Health and Interaction (CHAI) lab, applying ubiquitous and emergent technologies to improve health and wellbeing. With a PhD from the University of Washington and roughly a decade of research experience, he combines human-computer interaction expertise with computational methods to produce award-winning work recognized at top ACM venues like CHI and COMPASS. His research has attracted broad media coverage—from the BBC to National Geographic—demonstrating impact beyond academia. A former NSF Graduate Research Fellow and Qualcomm Innovation Fellow, he has a track record of translating student-led research into influential publications and public-facing insights. He also brings industry-facing experience from internships at Samsung and Hewlett-Packard and a recent Faculty Fellow role at AXL focused on AI-augmented human potential. Colleagues describe him as a curiosity-driven empiricist who blends rigorous evaluation with creative sensing and interaction designs.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of WashingtonBSE, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, BSE, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering at Duke University
Github Skills (13)
test-results10
interpretation10
image-capture10
rapid10
image-processing9
ranking9
python9
computer-vision9
react8
science8
computer-science7
machine-learning1
feature-matching1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
atm15/atm15.github.io
Jan 2017 - Jun 2019
Contributions:204 pushes, 1 branch, 18 issues in 2 years 5 months
mariakakis/mariakakis.github.io
Jun 2019 - Feb 2025
Contributions:115 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
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