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General Information
| Full Name | Spyridon (Spyros) Konstantinos Dragazis |
| Date of Birth | 18th May 1999 |
| Nationality | Canadian, Greek |
| Pronouns | he/him/his |
| Languages | English (C2), French (C1), Greek (native) |
| spyrosdrgz@gmail.com | |
| linkedin.com/in/spyros-dragazis |
Education
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2023 - Present Ph.D. in Computer Science
Boston University, Boston, MA - Advisor: Professor Aldo Pacchiano
- Research Interests: Reinforcement Learning, Bandit Algorithms, Optimization
- Located at Center for Computing & Data Sciences
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2023 - 2024 M.S. in Computer Science
Boston University, Boston, MA - Thesis: Contextual Bandits with Hard-safety Constraints
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2017 - 2022 Integrated Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng ECE)
National Technical University of Athens, Greece - GPA: 8.76/10
Experience
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Spring 2025 Teaching Fellowship - DS 592
Boston University - Introduction to Sequential Decision Making - Bandit Algorithms -
Fall 2024 Teaching Fellowship - CS 630
Boston University - Advanced Algorithms -
Spring 2024 Teaching Fellowship - CS 237
Boston University - Probability in Computing -
2023 Competitive Programming Instructor
EPY Coding Summer School - Hellenic Association of Scientists and Professionals in Information Technology and Communications
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2018 - 2022 Lab Assistant
National Technical University of Athens - Courses: Intro to Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms, and Complexity
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2019 - 2021 Volunteer Teaching
High School and University Level (1st-2nd year courses)
Fellowships and Awards
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2024 - Dean's Fellowship - Boston University (Fall 24)
- G-Research travel grant (Summer 24)
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2023 - Present - Full scholarship for doctoral studies - Boston University
- Eleni's Gatsogiannis scholarship for Boston University students
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2021 - 2022 - Costas M. Lemos Scholarship
- Gerondelis Scholarship
Educational Awards
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2019 International Mathematics Competition (IMC 2019)
- Honorable mention
Other Interests
- Cooking, Photography, Chess