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Nikolaos Mavridis, PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is an Academic and Consultant specializing in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He is the founder and director of the Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML), and has served as faculty at numerous institutions worldwide, including New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi and NYU Poly, the United Arab Emirates Uviversity, the Hellenic National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos.
Before his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he was awarded an M.Sc. from the University of California Los Angeles, and a M. Eng. from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with all degrees with Summa Cum Laude. His research interests include intelligent robots, and especially verbal and non-verbal communication with robots, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive systems.
Mavridis and his work has received significant media attention in the past. His work at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab received coverage from media of over than 20 countries, such as the BBC, Agence France-Presse (AFP), The National (Abu Dhabi), etc. He is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed academic publications.
Apart from his academic activities, Mavridis has been an active pro-bono contributor to a number of organizations: as a mentor in The Next Generation Initiative, a vice-president and executive committee member at the MIT HSA, as a vice-chair of the Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society, as a bid preparer and presenter and technical committee member that brought the World Robot Olympiad to Abu Dhabi, and as the founding chair of the IEEE UAE Robotics and Automation Society. Nikolaos has received certification for completing the "PhilanthropyU" courses at Berkeley Haas school of business, as well as for further professional development courses from the MIT Sloan School of Business, and courses in International Relations and Business from the London School of Economics. Furthermore, he has been an invited speaker at the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg, has been a TEDx Speaker four times, including Athens and Geneva, and has also served as Judge for the Dubai Prime Minister's Office "Drones for Good" and "Robotics and AI for Good" international competitions. He is a mentor for the MIT Enterprise Forum, and a member of the MIT Educational Council.
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