Professor Dr. Gerasimos Spanakis

Biography

Gerasimos (Jerry) Spanakis is currently an assistant professor at Maastricht University, where he is part of the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences and associated with the Maastricht Law+Tech Lab. His research primarily focuses on Social Computing, which encompasses computational modeling, dialogue systems, information retrieval, and topic detection. In particular, he is interested in the use of Large Language Models, such as chatGPT, to create applications that deliver value to relevant stakeholders in a controlled manner. He actively participates in several research initiatives, including being a principal investigator for the EU project VOXReality and contributing to research projects like NSMD, HumanAds, and RegTech4AI. His expertise lies in Machine Learning, Data Mining, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Topic Models, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning. Spanakis has a background that includes positions as a postdoctoral researcher, adjunct lecturer, and scientific associate, reflecting his comprehensive involvement in academia and industry.

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