Apostolos Filippas
Personal Information
Date of Birth September 11, 1988
Nationality Greek
Education
2012–2014 Ph.D Student , Department of Information, Operations and Management Sciences,,
Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University.
2006–2011 Diploma in Computer Science (summa cum laude), Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras.
Scholarships and Awards
2012–now Doctoral Fellowship, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University.
2013–2014 Gerondelis Doctoral Scholarship, Gerondelis Foundation, Inc. .
2010–2011 Scholarship for excellent academic performance, State Scholarships Foundation, for
ranking first in my class and department in the 5th year of studies (GPA: 9.93/10).
2009–2010 Scholarship for excellent academic performance, State Scholarships Foundation, for
ranking first in my class in the 4th year of studies (GPA: 9.49/10).
2001–2006 Hellenic Mathematical Society, 6 awards in national mathematics competitions.
Research
{ Strength in Numbers: Can Big Data Eliminate the Need for Complex OpinionMining Algorithms?, with Theodoros Lappas, working paper (draft available)
{ The Trembling Hand Load Balancing Game, Undergraduate Thesis, supervised by
Paul Spirakis
{ Computational Models for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey, with Stavros
Nikolaou, Andreas Pavlogiannis, Othon Michail, Ioannis Chatzigiannakis, and Paul
Spirakis, in International Conference for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in
Computer Engineering, Informatics, related Technologies and Applications 2010
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Experience
Mathematics, Economics and Computer Science.
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Microeconomic Theory, Game theory and Mechanism Design
Applied Probability, Stochastic Processes, Statistics
Optimization (combinatorial, convex, robust)
Dynamic Programming, Optimal Control, Approximate Dynamic Programming
Algorithms (distributed, online, parallel, randomized)
Real Analysis
Linear Algebra
Computational Complexity Theory
Management Science.
{ Choice Models
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{ Supply Chain Management
Teaching.
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Teaching Assistant, Decision Under Risk - MSBA, Prof. Gustavo Vulcano, Fall 2014
Invited lecture on Population Protocols, Distributed Systems Course, 2011
Review sessions for undergraduate courses (Linear Algebra, Networks and Game Theory)
12500+ downloads of my notes for various undergraduate courses via http://www.ceidnotes.net
Programming.
{ Python, C, Java
{ Php, MySql, Javascript
{ Matlab, R
Languages
Greek Native
English Fluent
German Good
Personal Interests
{ Music
{ Cinema
{ Sports
KMC 44 West 4th Street, Suite 8-152 – New York, NY 10012
H +1 917 816 0934 • T +1 212 998 0458 • B [email protected]
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