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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)
Email spyrosdrgz@gmail.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/spyros-dragazis

Education

  • 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
  • 2023 - 2024
    M.S. in Computer Science
    Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Thesis: Contextual Bandits with Hard-safety Constraints
  • 2017 - 2022
    Integrated Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng ECE)
    National Technical University of Athens, Greece
    • GPA: 8.76/10

Experience

  • 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
  • 2018 - 2022
    Lab Assistant
    National Technical University of Athens
    • Courses: Intro to Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms, and Complexity
  • 2019 - 2021
    Volunteer Teaching
    High School and University Level (1st-2nd year courses)

Fellowships and Awards

  • 2024
    • Dean's Fellowship - Boston University (Fall 24)
    • G-Research travel grant (Summer 24)
  • 2023 - Present
    • Full scholarship for doctoral studies - Boston University
    • Eleni's Gatsogiannis scholarship for Boston University students
  • 2021 - 2022
    • Costas M. Lemos Scholarship
    • Gerondelis Scholarship

Educational Awards

  • 2019
    International Mathematics Competition (IMC 2019)
    • Honorable mention

Other Interests

  • Cooking, Photography, Chess