MLBDBI 2019

Welcome Prof. Nikolaos M. Freris from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Greece to be keynote speaker！

Prof. Nikolaos M. Freris, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Greece

Research Area:

distributed estimation, optimization and control, machine learning, wireless networks, signal processing and applications in sensor networks, transportation, robotics and power systems

Research Experience:

Nick Freris is Professor in the School of Computer Science and Technology at USTC. He received the Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, in 2005, and the M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the M.S. degree in Mathematics, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2007, 2008, and 2010, respectively. 

His research lies in Cyberphysical Systems: machine learning, distributed optimization, data mining, wireless networks, control, and signal processing, with applications in sensor networks, transportation, robotics, cyber security, and power systems. Dr. Freris has published 35 papers in high-profile journals and conferences held by IEEE, ACM and SIAM. He holds two patents and three patent applications. His research was recognized with the 1000-Talents award, the USTC Alumni Foundation Innovation Scholar award, and the IBM High Value Patent award. Previously, he was assistant professor at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and global network assistant professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU-Tandon), from 2014 to 2018. From 2012 to 2014, he was senior researcher at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, and from 2010 to 2012, he was postdoctoral researcher at IBM Research – Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr. Freris is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM and SIAM.