I am Nikos Vasilakis, a graduate student at the department of Computer and Information Science, at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, I am working with Prof. Jonathan M. Smith, Ben Karel and a whole bunch of other people in the SAFE OS, a clean-slate security-focused redesign of the HW/SW stack.
In the past, I have worked with Dr. Ioannis Chatzigiannakis and Prof. Paul Spirakis on wireless sensor networks while an undergraduate student at the department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, at the university of Patras, Greece. I was co-awarded for FinN, a framework for pervasive applications and interactive installations. My final thesis "Design and Implementation of a Novel Application of Ubiquitous Computing" is an a posteriori, in-depth analysis of the framework.
For the past two years, I have been working on EduTubePlus, a 17-partner EU project on media services, as the technical leader of the team at RA.CTI. On my spare time, I love creating tiny open source utilities that make my life, and the lives of others, easier. Apart from that, I am the founding member of a chill out musical duo, with several releases in numerous downtempo labels across Europe, I love designing t-shirts, playing sports and exchanging ideas!
EduTubePlus|
Lead Developer
Jan 2010 - now
5-member technical leadership in an international environment (17 partners from 12 EU countries).
Redesign; optimization of architecture tiers; implementation of custom development tools.
EduTubePlus work package integration;
www.edutubeplus.info
EduTubePlus|
Developer
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
International hybrid media service development; back-end & middle-tier design; implementation of critical components;
www.edutubeplus.info
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Fun in Numbers|
Researcher
2008-2009
Research and development on the award-winning FinN platform - a framework for developing and using entertainment interactive systems based on wireless sensor networks.
finn.cti.gr
University Projects|
Student
2003-2008
Extensive work (design & implementation) on various systems, technologies and frameworks (software, hardware, algorithms, math etc).
www.ceid.upatras.gr
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Thesis|
Student
2008
Design & implemen- tation of a novel app- lication of ubiquitous computing using interactive installations.
Download(200-page)
O.Akribopoulos, M.Logaras, N.Vasilakis, P.Kokkinos, G.Mylonas,
I.Chatzigiannakis and P.Spirakis: Multiplayer Pervasive Games and
Networked Interactive Installations using Ad hoc Mobile Sensor Networks.
In Proc. of 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment
Technology (ACE 2009) , Athens, Greece, Oct 29-31, 2009. Creative
Showcases Golden Award.
O.Akribopoulos, M.Logaras, N.Vasilakis, P.Kokkinos, G.Mylonas, I.Chatzigiannakis and P.Spirakis: Developing
Multiplayer Pervasive Games and Networked Interactive Installations using Ad hoc Mobile
Sensor Nets. In Proc. 5th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment
Technology (ACE 2009), Athens, Greece, October 29-31, 2009.
O.Akribopoulos, M.Logaras, N.Vasilakis, P.Kokkinos, G.Mylonas and I.Chatzigiannakis: Using Wireless
Sensor Networks to Develop Pervasive Multi-player Games. In Proc. 6th ACM Conference on
Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SENSYS 2008), Raleigh, NC, USA, Nov 5-7, 2008.
O.Akribopoulos, M.Logaras, N.Vasilakis, P.Kokkinos, G.Mylonas and I.Chatzigiannakis: Fun in numbers (FINN) : A Platform for Developing and Playing Multi-Player Pervasive Games. In Proc. 1st Student Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (SWWSN 2008), Athens, Greece, Nov 1, 2008
O.Akribopoulos, D.Bousis, D.Efstathiou, H.Koutsouridis, M.Logaras, A.Loukas, A.Nafas, G.Oikonomou,
I.Thireou, N.Vasilakis, P.Kokkinos, G.Mylonas and I.Chatzigiannakis: A Software Platform for Developing
Multi-player Pervasive Games Using Small Programmable Object Technologies. In Proc.
5th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2008), Atlanta,
Georgia, USA, Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2008. IEEE Society Best Demo Award.
Other appearences
ICT 2008
Lyon, FR
Centre de Congrès
FinN team participated at ICT Exhibition 2008: Europe's biggest research event for information and communication technologies
FET 2009
Prague, CZ
Clarion Congress Hotel
FinN team participated at FET'09: The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition - a new European forum dedicated to frontier research in future and emerging information technologies.
CEID 2009
Patras, GR
University Campus
FinN team organized & participated in numerous events throughout the university campus.
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Concepts CD
Iono Music Gmbh,
Germany
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Immateriia EP
Fatal Music,
The Netherlands
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SummberBreeze'08 CD
Aenaria Recordings,
Italy
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Goa Beach vol.8 CD
Yellow Sunshine Explosion,
United Kingdom
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Chillum vol.5 CD
Agitato Records,
Israel
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Aenaria Day CD
Aenaria Recordings,
Italy
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Crying Trees mix
Snake Sedrick,
Hungary
2010: Tech Excellence Award (PC Magazine and T3 magazine) for the year 2009.
2009: Golden Creative Showcase Award in 5th International ACM/SIGCHI Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment (ACE), October, 2009, Athens, Greece.
2008: Best IEEE Society Demo Award in 5th International IEEE Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), October 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
2007: Worldwide Distinction for “Concepts” CD release on Iono Music GmbH.
2003: Hellenic Ministry of Education Graduation Honor.
1997: Marathon Tennis Championship Golden Award.
1994: Bronze Award 4x25 meters Freestyle Swimming.
1993: Special Distinction for Swimming.
Note that this is a portable, abstract, 1-page résumé; actually, it is far less detailed than this web page. However, in case you need a full curriculum vitæ in pdf format, do not hesitate to contact me.
Latest update: December the 11th, 2011.
+1 (267) 205 8229 
n.c.vasilakis@gmail.com 
n.c.vasilakis
4738 Osage Ave. ,
Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA 
nikos.vasilak.is