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Andreas Malikopoulos is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University and the Director of the Information and Decision Science Laboratory. With a strong background in mechanical engineering, he has held positions at leading institutions, including the University of Delaware, where he served as the Terri Connor Kelly John Kelly Career Development Professor and the founding director of the Sociotechnical Systems Center. Prior to that, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as Deputy Director of the Urban Dynamics Institute and as a senior researcher at General Motors Global Research & Development. Professor Malikopoulos has received numerous accolades, including the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Young Researcher Award and the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. His research intersects learning and control systems, focusing on enabling vehicles, robots, and smart infrastructures to operate autonomously in dynamic environments. He emphasizes decision-theoretic foundations and learning-based methods in his work, particularly in the areas of connected automated vehicles and smart-city infrastructures. Additionally, he is heavily involved in teaching, striving to inspire students to face challenges with enthusiasm and dedication.
Department of Architecture