Summary
Theodoros Chondrogiannis is an Associate Professor at NTNU with a PhD focused on efficient route planning for road networks and nine years of postdoctoral and research experience in query processing, graph databases, and transportation network analysis. He brings a strong academic pedigree from institutions across Europe and the US, combining theoretical algorithm design with practical systems work on spatial and spatio-temporal queries. His research has produced partition-based algorithms for fast shortest-path and alternative-route computation, and he has applied these methods to trajectory analysis and distributed spatial query processing. Known for bridging database optimization and transportation applications, he moved from a long-term postdoc at the University of Konstanz to NTNU in 2025, reflecting a trajectory from focused algorithmic research to academic leadership. An interesting, less obvious strength is his early work on personalized search and privacy-aware location sharing, showing a long-standing interest in user-centric, privacy-conscious systems.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, 8.54 out of 10 (Excellent), MSc, Computer Science, 8.54 out of 10 (Excellent) at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Free University of Bozen - Bolzano
BSc, Computer Science and Technology, 7.75 out of 10 (Very Good), BSc, Computer Science and Technology, 7.75 out of 10 (Very Good) at University of Peloponnese
Greek, English, Italian