Computer Science
Research Areas Computational Biology Data Management
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Professional Experience
Professor, Columbia University, 2005 - present Associate Professor, Columbia University, 1996 - 2005 Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 1991 - 1996 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, 1987 - 1991 Summer Intern, IBM T.J. Watson Research Laboratory, Hawthorne, NY, 1990 Teaching Assistant, Melbourne University, 1986 - 1988 Experimental Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia, 1987
Professional Affiliations
Computational Biology Data Management
Honors & Awards
NSF Young Investigator Award, 1994 Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1994 Packard Foundation Fellowship, 1993 NSF Research Initiation Award, 1992 IBM Graduate Fellowship, 1990 Melbourne University Pure Mathematics Prize, 1983 & 1984 Represented Australia at the International Mathematical Olympiad, 1981 & 1982
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Stanford University BSc (hons), Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Melbourne
Research Areas Graphics and User Interfaces Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Vision and Robotics Accessibility Technology Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR) Visualization Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2025- Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2019-2025 Research Scientist, Snap Inc., 2018-2022 Software Engineering Intern, PhD, Google Research, 2014 Software Engineering Intern, PhD, Google Inc., 2012 Game Design and Development Intern, Funtank, LLC, 2010 Sophomore Summer Analyst, Bank of America Securities, 2007
Professional Affiliations
Affiliate Member, Data, Media, and Society Center, Data Science Institute; Affiliate Member, Smart Cities Center, Data Science Institute; Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Honors & Awards
Best Academic Research, Game Accessibility Conference, 2024 NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2024 Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award, Columbia Engineering, 2023 Google Award for Inclusion Research (AIR), Google, Inc., 2022 Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA), 2021 Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2019 “From Data to Solutions” Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship (IGERT), National Science Foundation, 2015 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 2011 Center for Technology, Innovation, & Community Engagement Fellowship, Columbia Engineering, 2009 Costantino Colombo Outstanding Leadership Service Award, Columbia Engineering, 2009
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Columbia University MPhil, Computer Science, Columbia University MS, Computer Science, Columbia University BS, Computer Science, Columbia University
Research Areas Privacy Computer Security Related legal and privacy aspects
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Professional Experience
Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2014- Affiliate Faculty at Columbia Law School, 2018 - Technology Scholar, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 2016 Chief Technologist, Federal Trade Commission, 2012-2013 Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2005-2014 Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-2004 AT&T Fellow, AT&T Labs—Research, 1998-2004 Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Labs Research, 1987-1998 Member of the Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1982-1987 Instructor, Dept. of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1977-1978
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Honors & Awards
2023 Usenix Lifetime Achievement Award (“The Flame”), along with Matt Blaze and Susan Landau, for “profound and lasting impact on Computer Science, Com- puter Security, Law, and Public Policy through their groundbreaking research, their influential publications, and their dedication to advancing knowledge that informs public policy.” 2019 “Test of Time”award for Bellovin and Merritt, “Encrypted key exchange:Password- based protocols secure against dictionary attacks” 2016 ESORICS Outstanding Research Award 2016 EFF Pioneer Award (co-winner with the other authors of the “Keys Under Doormats paper) 2015 J.D. Falk Award (co-winner with the other authors of the “Keys Under Doormats” paper) 2014 Elected to the Cybersecurity Hall of Fame 2006 Received the 2007 NIST/NSA National Computer Systems Security Award 2001 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering 1998 AT&T Fellow 1995 Usenix Lifetime Achievement Award (“The Flame”), along with Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis, for creating Usenet
Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MS, Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BA, Interdisciplinary between Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Columbia University
Research Areas Security and privacy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Data privacy Cybersecurity Quantum computing
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Professional Experience
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1997- Chair of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1986-1987 Tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1987-1997 Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1984-1987 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 1979–1984
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Honors & Awards
Popular Science Award of “What Best of what’s new”, 2016. IBM Faculty Career Development Award Numerous best paper awards and IEEE Security & Privacy “most influential” paper. IEEE and ACM Fellow.
Research Areas Graphics and User Interfaces Natural Language Processing and Speech Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Artificial Intelligence Design Automation Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
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Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of Washington MEng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT BS, Economics, MIT
Research Areas Economics & Computation Game Theory
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Professional Experience
Associate professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, 2015 – now Assistant professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, 2011 – 2015
Honors & Awards
SIAM Outstanding Paper Award, 2016 EATCS Presburger Award, 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2012 NSF CAREER Award, 2012
Research Areas Economics & Computation Game Theory Algorithms Theoretical Computer Science
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Professional Experience
Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2004- Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University, 2002–2003 Head, Computing Principles Research Department, Avaya Laboratories, 2001-2002 Head, Computing Principles Research Department, Bell Laboratories, 1991-2001 Member of Technical Staff, Computing Science Research Center, Bell Laboratories, 1978-1991
Professional Affiliations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Honors & Awards
John von Neumann Theory Prize, INFORMS, 2023 Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2020 EATCS Award, 2020 Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2018 Member, Academia Europaea, 2013 Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2011 Knuth Prize, 2005 Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1998 Fellow, Bell Laboratories, 1997
Education
PhD, Computer Science, Princeton University MS, Computer Science, Princeton University BS, Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Research Areas Computational Biology Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Computational Biology
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Associate Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, 2024 - Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Columbia University, 2019 - 2024 Core Faculty Member, New York Genome Center, 2019 - Interdisciplinary Appointee, Systems Biology, Columbia University, 2019 - Affiliate Member, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, 2019 -
Education
PhD, Information Engineering, University of Cambridge MSc, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Imperial College London BA & MEng, Information Engineering, University of Cambridge
Research Areas Computational Biology Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Computational Neuroscience Economics & Computation Game Theory Generative AI & Large Language Models (LLMs) Natural Language and Conversational AIs Theoretical Computer Science Algorithms Complexity
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The Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science, 2017 – UC Berkeley, 1996-2017, where he was the C. Lester Hogan Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor, National Technical University of Athens, 1981-1988 Papadimitriou has also taught at Harvard, MIT, Athens Polytechnic, Stanford, and UC, San Diego
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, National Academy of Engineering (2002) Fellow, Association for Computer Machinery (2001) Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001)
Honors & Awards
IEEE John von Neumann Medal, 2016 EATCS Award, 2015 Gödel Prize, 2012, along with Elias Koutsoupias Elected to US National Academy of Sciences, 2009 IEEE Computer Society Charles Babbage Award, 2004 Knuth Prize, 2002 John von Neumann Theory prize, 2024 (shared with Mihalis Yannakakis)
Research Areas Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR) Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 Networked and Distributed Systems Robotics and Autonomous Systems Wireless, Embedded & Sensor Systems Sensor Systems Mobile Health
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Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara MS, Computer Science, Peking University MS, Computer Science, Wuhan University
Professional Experience
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, 2022- Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2018 - 2022 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2013 - 2018
Honors & Awards
UBICOMP 10-Year Impact Award, UBICOMP, 2024 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2019 ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award, ACM SIGMOBILE, 2019 N2Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communication, N2Women, 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2017 NSF CAREER Award, 2016 Google Faculty Research Award, 2014
Research Areas Security and Privacy Data Management Software Systems Computer Architecture and Engineering Networks and Distributed Systems Cloud Computing Data Privacy Operating Systems Scalable Data Systems Cybersecurity Sustainable Computing (Green Computing) Hardware Accelerators Networking
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Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023- Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019-2023 Senior Vice President of Email Protection, Barracuda Networks, 2016-2019 CEO and co-founder, Sookasa (Acquired by Barracuda Networks), 2012-2016
Honors & Awards
ACM CIDR Best Paper Award, 2024 Usenix OSDI Jay Lepreau Best Paper Award, 2022 NSF CAREER Award, 2022 Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 2021 Usenix Security Distinguished Paper, 2019 ACM EuroSys Best Poster Award, 2018 SC Rising Star Award, 2017 Usenix ATC Best Student Paper, 2013 Sohnis Promising Scientist Award, 2011 Finalist, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship, 2011 Leonard J. Shustek Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2010 Technion President's Honors List, 2009-2010
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University BS, Computer and Software Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Research Areas Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Vision and Robotics Computational Neuroscience Natural Language and Conversational AIs
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Professional Experience
Professor, Columbia University, Computer Science, 2021- Amazon Scholar, 2021- Research Director, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligene, 2018-2021 Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2009-2021 Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2001-2009 Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Computer Science, 2000-2001 Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Psychology & Computer Science, 1996-2000
Professional Affiliations
Advisory Board, Neural Information Processing Society (NeurIPS) Steering Committee, ACM Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FaCCT) Conference
Honors & Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian AI Association, 2023 Test of Time Award, ICML, 2023 AI Chair, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2020) Pioneers of AI, NVIDIA (2016)
Education
PhD, Computer Science, University of Toronto MS, Computer Science, University of Toronto BA, History and Science, Harvard University