Alex Mariakakis
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
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.
11 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 (7)
opencv10
image-capture10
ranking8
science7
react7
computer-science6
machine-learning2
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
cjpark87/rdt-scan
Mar 2020 - May 2022
Image capture and interpretation of Rapid Diagnostic Test results using OpenCV
Contributions:133 commits, 11 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 2 months
image-capture
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