Ioannis Arapakis
Director At Telefonica Scientific Research & Head Of Human-Artificial Intelligence Research Lab at Telefónica Innovación Digital
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolIoannis Arapakis is a research-driven technology leader and Director at Telefónica Scientific Research, heading the Human-AI Research Lab with over a decade of experience translating machine learning and human behaviour research into telecom products. He has led projects applying graph convolutional networks, reinforcement learning and deep learning to mobile network optimisation, recommender systems, and privacy-defence methods, while working closely with product teams to move prototypes into operational use. Formerly a research scientist at Yahoo Labs and an adjunct MSc Data Science instructor, he combines academic rigor (PhD in Computer Science) with practical impact across large-scale user engagement, media recommendation and attention sensing studies. Known for measuring visual attention for gesture-less interactions and for making adversarial defence work publicly available, he blends behavioural measurement, applied ML and systems thinking to solve real-world telecom challenges. Based in Barcelona, he balances strategic leadership with hands-on experimentation and publication-grade research.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Major in Information Technology with specialization in Interactive Systems, Master of Science (MSc) Major in Information Technology with specialization in Interactive Systems at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan / KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at University of Glasgow
English, Spanish, Greek
Github Skills (25)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Telefonica-Scientific-Research/.github
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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