Alex Mariakakis
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Contact Info
Email: mariakakis at cs dot toronto dot eduI am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. My main research focus is on mobile health, but I also work in other areas of ubiquitous computing and human-computer interaction like mobile interaction and novel sensing.
Recruiting
I am actively looking for motivated people to join my research group. I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds, so I encourage anyone who is interested in working with me to fill out this form. In the interest of time, I will look at submissions during recruitment periods (e.g., beginning of semester, before grad school applications) and only respond to cases that I find particularly exceptional. Please fill out the appropriate form below:
- Pursuing MSc or PhD: Closed
- Current undergraduates at University of Toronto: link
Graduate Career
Before joining the University of Toronto, I completed a joint-postdoctoral role under Larsson Omberg and Anind Dey, where I split my time between the Sage Bionetworks and the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. I completed my PhD at the University of Washington under the advising of Shwetak Patel and Jacob O. Wobbrock. I completed my undergraduate studies at Duke University with a double major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. During that time, I conducted research under Romit Roy Choudhury.
I was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Despite my hometown, I am a diehard fan of Duke Men's Basketball. I love eating, drinking, doing puzzles (like sudoku and puzzle hunts), and playing video games (like League of Legends and FIFA). My girlfriend Bichlien Nguyen is a talented researcher at Microsoft Research, and we have a samoyed named Tchai (short for Tchaikovsky).