Dr. Georgios Fakas

Associate Professor

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Biography

Georgios Fakas is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University, where he leads the Uppsala DataBase Laboratory. He has previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and has held positions at EPFL in Switzerland, UMIST in the UK, and Manchester Metropolitan University. His research focuses on areas such as database technologies, big data, data mining, and social networks. He has published in influential conferences and journals including SIGMOD, VLDB Journal, and IEEE TKDE. Dr. Fakas obtained his B.Sc. in Computation in 1995, M.Phil. in 1996, and Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of Computation at UMIST. He is involved in current projects aiming at applying machine learning to data-intensive analytics.

Research Interests

Big Data Data Mining Web Search Online (Geo) Social Networks Workflow Management Computers Education Distance Collaborative Learning

Experience

Associate Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Leading the Uppsala DataBase Laboratory. Research and teaching in the fields of data technologies.

Research Fellow

1999-01-01 — 2000-01-01

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology • Hong Kong

Research in data management and analytics.

Senior Lecturer

1998-01-01 — 1999-01-01

Manchester Metropolitan University • Manchester, UK

Teaching and research in computation and database technologies.

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)
Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.